Partnering with doctors and other health care providers to prescribe time outdoors. Parkscriptions connects patients with positive outdoor experiences for healthier lifestyles and improved mental and physical health utilizing Park Finder as a tool.
We promote outdoor recreation and bring people together to enjoy, preserve and improve the places where we play.
Blue Lake, WA.
Great Outdoors Awards
Saturday, October 12th
Celebrating our colleagues, organizations and businesses’ accomplishments throughout Washington State.
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Advocating for the economic engine of the Recreation Industry in Washington State with localized focus, we recently launched the Washington Outdoor Business Alliance. Attend one of our Gatherings and check out our event schedule.
Our Stewardship of Fairhaven Park works to improve the trail system for public access and sustainable development, restoring wetland habitat through native plantings and removing invasive species.
We are proud to launch the Washington Outdoor Business Alliance. This is a formalization of the work that Recreation Northwest has been committed to over the years.
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August Dose of Parkscriptions
Your monthly dose of Parkscriptions related articles and inspiration
“I go to Nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put together.” – John Burroughs
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Our latest Confluence blog posts
Jon Snyder’s OREC Hotlist – August 2019
From the desk of Jon Snyder Outdoor Recreation and Economic Development Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Jay Inslee August 2019 Climate change is the public-health challenge of this century State Invests $126 Million in Grants to Expand Outdoor Recreation Opportunities and Preserve Habitat and Working Farms and Forests Hatchery movie misguided, inaccurate Roads, Trails &... Read More →Jon Snyder’s OREC Hotlist – July 2019
From the desk of Jon Snyder Outdoor Recreation and Economic Development Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Jay Inslee July 2019 Costs to maintain state parks could skyrocket by billions State Court sides with river advocates on minimum flows and recreation What the outdoor rec industry doesn’t get about Pride Month Washington’s roads are becoming increasingly... Read More →Elsworth joins Board of Directors for Big Tent Outdoor Recreation Coalition
On Friday, June 28th, Todd Elsworth attended his first Big Tent Outdoor Recreation Coalition meeting at their annual Board Retreat in Port Townsend, WA. as a board member. “I was honored to sit at the table with fellow leaders in Washington State’s outdoor recreation landscape,” Elsworth reflects. Elsworth will serve a 2 year term from... Read More →
