Columbia Breaks

Fire Interpretive Center

Future

What will develop at CBFIC with community support?

Capital Projects:

1. Construct an entry portal.

2. Install a display panel at the north end of the shelter

3. Convert the picnic shelter into a display center

4. Create an interpretive garden of “fire-safe” plants around the shelter

5. Provide water and electrical service to the shelter

6. Finish making the interpretive trail and amphitheater accessible to visitors with physical challenges


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Personnel

Professional staff of paid employees and volunteers, operating in a self-sustaining capacity through cooperation with other public agencies and private partnerships.

Partnerships: Move the Entiat Historical site projects to the CB site

Verbal Interpretation: lectures * forums * panel discussions * tours * special speakers

Multi-media Interpretation: lookout towers * maps * videos * historic photographs * rotating displays/exhibits * historical documentation * research information * reference library

Interactive Interpretation: self-guided tours * antique & contemporary equipment * informative performances * demonstrations * fireside chats

Training: Ongoing training for fire fighting agencies * School field trips *Teacher education