Hood River County and Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers will be applying to the National Rural Conservation Service’s Conservation Innovation Grant program to purchase an air curtain burner.  County Administrator David Meriwether says it’s an effort to dispose of orchard waste in a more environmentally friendly manner by eliminating air emissions when orchards wastes are burned.  Meriwether noted a couple of dozen orchards have signed on to participate.  In other business, the County transferred ownership of the History Museum of Hood River County to the recently formed Hood River County Heritage Council, which is a non-profit that will take on the role of financially supporting the museum’s mission, while utility and facility needs will still be overseen by County Public Works.