The Dalles Community Action Team will make its semi-annual trip to Washington, D.C. next month. The City and Port of The Dalles, Wasco County, North Wasco County School District 21, Columbia Gorge Community College, Northern Wasco PUD, The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Mid-Columbia Economic Development District take part in the long-running effort. Port Executive Director Andrea Klaas says the group’s representatives will be seeking support of a number of different local projects that could be helped by federal policy support or money. During this year’s trip, the team will be looking help for getting a back-up facility located in Wasco County for Internet service connecting to the east, ensuring a two million dollar appropriation for Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area counties for economic development comes through, and forest management issues.