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StreamFest’s People-Powered Participants
North Olympic Discovery Marathon organizers Larry and Michelle Little are creating incentives for participants in North 
Olympic Land Trust’s StreamFest to use their own power to get to Ennis Arbor Farm events Sept. 8 and 9.
“People-Powered Participants” will be able to choose from three different routes to walk, run or bicycle, ranging from 1 to 4 miles to StreamFest’s Ennis Arbor Farm site across from Peninsula Golf Club. Trailheads will be the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Peninsula College and the Eagles parking lot. Suggested routes will be available at the North Olympic Discovery Marathon’s StreamFest page.
For Saturday’s StreamFest, those arriving by their own power will have an opportunity to be recognized in the Big Top Tent. For Sunday’s StreamFest, they will qualify for entering a raffle. The Littles are rounding up raffle prizes, including a framed Elwha Reflections print by Bob Kaune.
Larry Little said he wants to encourage people to enjoy existing trails and become advocates for more trails that will encourage a healthy lifestyle and enjoyment of the area’s exceptional environment.
“One of the reasons the Port Angeles Discovery Marathon is attracting people from great distances as well as our area is the scenery they get to enjoy,” he said. “I like contributing to StreamFest’s success because the Land Trust is helping preserve such qualities.”
For those needing other power to get to StreamFest, free transportation will be available for both Ennis Arbor Farm events and the Insider’s Tour. All Points Charters and Tours is donating shuttle service between the Eagles parking lot, at the corner of Penn and First streets, and Ennis Arbor Farm from 3 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday. It will be joined by a 7 Cedars Casino van and Olympic Bus Lines bus for continuous service from the Eagles parking lot between 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
For Saturday’s Insider’s Tour, All Points Charters and Tours is providing pickups and returns from the Port Angeles Plaza at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Sequim Village shopping center at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The tour coach will take participants to talk with people who are trying to protect habitat and farm lands in the Dungeness River Valley, stopping at Railroad Bridge Park, the Hurd Creek Hatchery, farms protected by the Land Trust and PCC Farmland Trust, Nash’s Organic Produce packing shed and a Dungeness overlook area.
People wanting to join the tour of the Rayonier site with Environmental Affairs Director Dana Dolloff will need to get to the Rayonier gate at the end of Ennis Street by 5:30 p.m. Sunday after registering at Rayonier’s StreamFest booth.
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This entry was posted on Friday, August 17th, 2007 at 3:34 pm and is filed under More News.