mt hoodOregon's Clackamas County, the outdoor recreation mecca that includes Mount Hood, is looking for outside PR help to woo travel writers.

The county's tourism and cultural affairs entity has released an RFP for PR firms well-versed in developing and conducting desk-side media tours and other media events that will lure reporters to the region.

Clackamas, part of the Portland metropolitan area, boasts the country's only year-round ski resort on Mt. Hood and a bevy of other outdoor recreation choices, in addition to the Willamette Valley wine country.

Proposals are due Sept. 10. View the RFP notice (PDF).