Note: this is 2006 tour info. Stay tuned for updates on 2007!

Ashland:
Date: Saturday, October 14, 9:00 am
Location: Ashland Civic Center, 1175 East Main Street
Registration: $ 5 - Participation is limited to 100.
Contact: City of Ashland Conservation Division at (541) 552-2065

Find out how solar energy can be used to power and heat your home, and how homes can be more energy efficient, healthier and better for the environment. Participants will visit homes with solar and wind electric, solar hot water, solar space heat, rainwater harvest and storage and water conservation systems, increased energy efficiency, healthier indoor air, and reduced environmental impacts. Learn about current technologies, and financial incentive programs to implement them. The tour will begin at 9:00 AM at the Ashland Civic Center 1175 East Main St., and travel by buses to four homes with a bring-your-own lunch stop along the way.

October is Energy Awareness Month. The Ashland tour is one of hundreds of events planned throughout the state and across the country to raise awareness about energy conservation and clean, renewable energy. The City of Ashland and Home Power Magazine sponsor the tour, for more information call the City of Ashland Conservation Division at 552-2065.

Grants Pass:
Date: Saturday/Sunday, October 14, 10am - 4pm
Contact: Energy Outfitters - Chris Houghton or Kirpal Khalsa.

The Grants Pass Tour is being held in conjunction with the Josephine County's Fall Tour of Homes. The tour will feature solar electricity, solar pool heating, and geothermal heating/cooling. All homes are grid connected and the homeowners will be present to answer questions.

Klamath Falls:
Date: Saturday, September 30, 9:00am
Location: Meet at Klamath County Government Center, 305 Main Street, Klamath Falls
Registration: Free
Contact: (541) 883-8410

Roseburg:
Date: Saturday, October 7
Location: Umpqua Community College, 1140 Umpqua College Rd, Roseburg OR 97470
Registration: by October 1 through UCC Community Education; nominal fee for morning workshop and afternoon tour information.
Contact: Jim Long - (541) 673-3713.
Program leader: Al Walker, Energy Independence Co.
(541) 496-3987

In the morning, a workshop at Umpqua Community College will overview technologies, contractors and incentives, and introduce the self-guided tour of homes that afternoon.

The afternoon is the tour of homes in urban, suburban and rural settings in the Roseburg area. An information packet for the afternoon tour will be available offering instructions about the route, and a summary of solar/green features to discuss with home owners. An in depth workshop may be developed after Oct. 7 on the how-to's.