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REI 2006 Sponsored Projects		 Founded in Seattle in 1938 by a group of mountaineers seeking quality equipment, REI now has 3 million active members and operates 89 retail stores nationwide, two online stores – REI.com and REI-OUTLET.com – and an adventure travel company, REI Adventures. REI was recently listed on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in America.” REI has been included in the rankings for 10 consecutive years.
REI currently has 5 stores in NC and has announced another store in the Charlotte area to be opened in spring 2008.

For store locations and online ordering visit the REI Web site
 
REI presented grants in 2006 to Falls Lake State Recreation Area as well as Crowders Mountain, Eno River and William B. Umstead state parks.
Thanks REI!
Crowders Mountain State Park
Prairie restoration project to establish a 2 acre piedmont prairie ecosystem with native grasses and other species. This will bring back a plot of land just as it was prior to European settlement. The land near the visitor center has been cleared and replanted.
Pictures of REI led volunteers clearing and seeding the prairie in April
Work to be done
Work to be done
Building the fire
Building the fire
 The Burn
The Burn
Trail Building
Trail Building		 Digging a Drainage Ditch
Digging a Drainage Ditch		 Teamwork
It takes a Team		 Draining the field
Draining the field
Setting the base of the platform
Setting the base of the platform		 Sucess
The finishing touches		 Platform ready for viewing
Prairie platform ready for your visit		 Sucess
Teamwork

Falls Lake State Recreation Area
A new amphitheater overlooking the lake as well as new campsites
Amphitheatre
Amphitheatre steps
Eno River State Park
A new campsite under construction and a new pit toilet on Bobbitt's Creek
campsite
Toilet
William B. Umstead State Park
Renovation of Crabtree picnic area in the Reedy Creek section of the park
Picnic tables
picnic tables
The 501c Non Profit status of Friends of State Parks and Eno River Organization were used to help REI fund the money for the park projects.
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