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 & Red Tape: 5 Federal Public Land Bills Hikers Should Care About
- Opponent of public lands is picked to oversee them (BLM)
WA outdoor business news:
Filson And Merrell Launch Sandal Collaboration
REI Brings Vista Outdoor Brands Back to Stores
Trail news:
Rural politics and empty coffers didn’t stop ferry county conservationists from building a new trail
Plan to add mountain biking trails at Kaiser Woods pleases bikers, concerns neighbors
These trail donation “parking” meters are raking it in
A ‘yes’ for King County Prop 1 is a vote for a connected regional trail network
Hunting and Fishing news:
Statewide efforts underway to restore fish passageways for salmon recovery
State asks county landowners to allow hunting on property
Despite $20 million budget shortfall WDFW not planning significant cuts
WDFW Commission OKs Asking Lawmakers For $24.5 Million From General Fund
Q&A with WDFW director Kelly Susewind
Out and about: Governor appoints two new commissioners
Governor news:
Governor’s Smart Communities Award Program (Bellingham bike plan & Walla Walla area trails plan)
Inslee visits Whale Trail site
Inslee announces $1.3million in grants to get kids outside
Proclamation by Gov. Inslee spotlights paddle sports safety this week
Additional news:
I Hated Golf. Then I Actually Played It.
Mission Ridge delaying installation of new chairlift to 2020 (Squilchuck)
Charge your electric car in the National Parks (Rainier and Olympic)
How Minneapolis Freed Itself From the Stranglehold of Single-Family Homes
$1.3 million in funding for Washington kids to explore outdoors
Big grants awarded for outdoor education in NW WA
Oregon passes version of “Idaho Stop” law that allows bike riders to treat stop signs as yields
Could Hetch Hetchy Valley be worth 100 billion? (mentions Elwha dam removal)
After nearly two decades, Colville Forest plan coming to a close
How Latino Outdoors connects kids with nature while working on Mount Rainier
7th Seattle area beach shut down because of poor water
Getting There: Bikeways are coming to East Sprague
Wash. AG Ferguson sues Navy over noisy Growler jets at Whidbey
Deaf disc golfers duke it out at national tournament in Bremerton
Planning:
WDFW seeks applicants for Skagit Wildlife Area Island Unit Advisory Group
Upcoming grants:
None this month
Jon Snyder
Outdoor recreation and Economic Development Senior Policy Advisor to Gov. Jay Inslee
Office: 360-902-0488 Mobile: 360-584-3804

Todd Elsworth is one of the many “Mossy-haired lunatics roaming the dripping peninsulas”, described in “I’m Here for the Weather” by Tom Robbins. As executive director, he works to fulfill our mission to teach the health benefits of nature, promote outdoor recreation, and steward the places where we play.
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