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Jon Snyder’s OREC Hot List – June 2020

June 16, 2020 by Todd Elsworth Leave a Comment

From the desk of Jon Snyder 

Outdoor Recreation and Economic Development
Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Jay Inslee

June 2020

CORONAVIRUS resources:

New outdoor recreation guidance released: Updated Phase 1 & 2 Outdoor Recreation – (PDF)
Now includes aquariums

Updated Phase 2 Golf- Mini Golf/Putt Putt/Pools– (PDF)
Includes SCUBA 

Memo– (Includes moving certain gymnastics activities up to modified phase 1)

All business guidelines (updated frequently):

Governor’s COVID guidance website

Health and safety information in multiple languages:

Information on COVID19 from DOH available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese

All the latest updates: https://coronavirus.wa.gov/

June HOTLIST

  1. Black Lives Matter and  public spaces:

The toxic intersection of race and public space

Russell Wilson: ‘I don’t even want to talk about football’

Central Park: Black Bodies Green Spaces, White Minds

Manny Ellis died handcuffed in the street. How Tacoma responds with define us.

The System Is Broken for Us Already

Words aren’t enough this time

  1. Black Lives Matter; running, birding and outdoors while black:

‘Running while Black’

Ahmaud Arbery’s death, mobility justice, and the open streets debate

You Better Run, Boy

George Floyd, killed in Minneapolis, is why Amy Cooper’s Central Park call was so repugnant

Birding While Black: Just the Latest Bad Reason for White People to Call Police

These Black nature lovers are busting stereotypes, one cool bird at a time

Multiracial family harassed, trapped on camping trip near Forks

  1. Black Lives Matter and economic justice:

Our 400-year nightmare demands a new American Dream

Unemployment in King County hits communities of color hardest

African-American economic gap remains despite US expansion

  1. Black Lives Matter and inclusivity:

The challenges of inclusivity: Priced out of participation

The challenges of inclusivity: Opening the gates

  1. Black Lives Matter: businesses and organizations respond:

Black Lives Matter: Statements from the industry

Big Tent Coalition Support Racial Justice

Black Lives Matter protest in Friday Harbor, June 5

UW athletic director Jennifer Cohen listening to student-athletes in wake of George Floyd’s death

6 ways to be antiracist, because being ‘not racist’ isn’t enough

WA outdoor business news:

Making masks with her magazine on hold (Out There Outdoors)

White Elephant owners ending 74 year legacy.

REI and West Elm announce collaboration

Silent solo walks on Bainbridge Island: podcasts take on whole new meaning in coronavirus

Ski resort reopening with reservations

NWSL announces tournament to be played in Utah in June

Group says pandemic has costs Spokane County $21M in lost tourism

American desperate to travel are buying up covid campers

Colbert biker works alone (Elephant Bikes)

Spokane bike shops pedaling hard to keep up with demand

Summer camps adapt and make changes for covid-19

REI plans to reopen area stores

Large cruises banned in Canada at least until Oct. 31

Companies unveil plans to resume river cruises on US waters

Bicycle sales surge with people eager to get moving again

Mount St. Helens Institute in financial trouble due to coronavirus

Governor news:

Inslee orders independent review of Manuel Ellis’ death in Tacoma

Hunting and Fishing news:

Westport charter boat operations to resume Thursday, with restrictions

Catching a band of wildlife killers

Razor clam digs officially over for the season

Trails:

STUDY: Many Transportation Pros Wrongly Think ‘Distracted Walking’ Kills

The Government Must Decide If It Wants Pedestrians to Die or Not 

Additional news:

‘Parklets’ eyed to help Vancouver eateries

Overnight camping to be recommended soon (Clallam County)

Stopping coronavirus superspreaders

Outdoor conditions and coronavirus spread

Great American Outdoors act and covid-19

State Parks announces some parks open for camping

Justice Dept. Says Maine’s 2-week quarantine rule discriminates against tourists

How to camp, fish, and recreate safely in WA parks

WA coast reopens to walking, biking, and fishing

What does it take to reopen WA wilderness?

North Cascades Nat. Park reopens

What can you safely do outside during coronavirus?

Alpinist Kathy Phibbs a trailblazer for women in the outdoors

No camping in county campgrounds

Kitsap County parks department, faced with budget cuts, lays off three

7 Eastern Washington counties move to Phase 3 of reopening

Tourist towns balance fear, survival in make-or-break summer

Mt. Rainier Reopens some areas to the public

As parts of the Gorge reopen, officials warn ‘area is still in recovery, still adjusting’

Forest Service lands reopening

Commissioners cancel Walla Walla County Fair & Frontier Days

Planning:

None this month.

Grants:

Safe Routes to School and Pedestrian/Bicycle Program Call for Projects

If you missed our informational webinar on the Pedestrian and Bicyclist Program and the Safe Routes to School Program grants you can view the archived edition for an overview of program goals, evaluation criteria, eligible project elements, and the online portion of the application.

Applications are due July 13 (Pedestrian/Bicyclist Program) and July 20 (Safe Routes to School).The archive and other information are linked on the program page. 

Contact for questions: Charlotte Claybrooke, Active Transportation Program Manager, . 

LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES & RESOURCES: https://coronavirus.wa.gov/     

Outdoor recreation and Economic Development
Senior Policy Advisor to Gov. Jay Inslee

Jon Snyder
Outdoor recreation and Economic Development Senior Policy Advisor to Gov. Jay Inslee
Office: 360-902-0488   Mobile: 360-584-3804

Todd Elsworth

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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