Northwest Lamboree

Klickitat County

Klickitat is a rural county that stretches over 100 miles along the Columbia River. It is located in the south central part of Washington. The population is approximately 19,000. Our county is named after the Klickitat Indian band of the Yakama Indian Nation.
It is the gateway to the Columbia River Gorge, the Cascade Mountains, the Gifford-Pinchot National Forest, and the Mount Adams Recreation area. Klickitat County is a popular for outdoor recreation. The county has everything from forests, agriculture products, orchards, windsurfing, fishing, hunting, rafting, hiking, camping biking, skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, horseback riding, rodeos, Klickitat County to many cultural activities.
You can follow the footsteps of Lewis and Clark, on their 1805 Corp of Discovery expedition to the Pacific Ocean.
Join us at the Lamboree and enjoy the many benefits of Klickitat’s hospitality.

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The History and Mission of the Northwest Lamboree

Our Mission
The mission of the Northwest Lamboree is to promote all aspects of the sheep/fiber industry.

Our mission is to develop markets for lambs, wool, and other important products of the industry.

The Northwest Lamboree goals are to educate the general public and individuals participating and interested in the sheep industry. We sponsor the Northwest Lamboree as resource guide, and educational activities to present to the public and livestock growers.

Our History
The Klickitat County Wool Growers mission is to promote the sheep industry. WSU 4-H and Extensions mission it to sheep educate. The collaboration to produced the first annual Northwest Lamboree in May 2005. The Lamboree promotes the sheep industry and educate both youth and adults. Since the beginning youth, adults, and producers from Oregon, Idaho and Washington have attended the Lamboree events held on the Klickitat County Fairgrounds.