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:
All the latest updates: https://coronavirus.wa.gov/
June HOTLIST
- 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
- Black Lives Matter; running, birding and outdoors while black:
Ahmaud Arbery’s death, mobility justice, and the open streets debate
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
- 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
- Black Lives Matter and inclusivity:
The challenges of inclusivity: Priced out of participation
The challenges of inclusivity: Opening the gates
- 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 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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