Mid-Columbia Community Forestry Council Your Custom Text Here We offer events from tree planting to classes on tress click here to see whats coming up. The MidColumbia Community Forestry Council The purpose of the MidColumbia Community Forestry Council is to promote recognition of the value benefits and importance of urban trees by Increasing public awareness of urban trees Providing educational programs and technical support Providing leadership on community forestry issues that enhance and heighten the awareness of urban trees community forests and associated natural resource management Cultivating cooperation among all area sectors involved in community forestry Functioning as a clearinghouse of information for people with an interest in community forestry and urban trees The Council encourages economical beneficial and appropriate tree care practices and policies that promote urban tree health. Membership is open to all residents of the Benton Franklin and Walla Walla counties and seeks the broadest possible involvement of individuals organizations societies associations businesses public and private agencies and groups interested in community forestry and the objectives of the Council. The Council assists in coordinating activities of institutions entities and persons involved in community forestry to avoid duplication and inefficiency and to promote beneficial economical community forestry policies and practices.