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Jon Snyder’s OREC Hotlist – October 2019

October 9, 2019 by Todd Elsworth Leave a Comment

From the desk of Jon Snyder 

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

October 2019

  1. How climate change will impact outdoor recreation in the Pacific Northwest
  2. State of Play report on King County youth release:

King County’s kids aren’t getting outside, new report shows. Here are the systemic reasons why.
Lift barriers to youth sports and physical activity

Too much money, too little fun: Youth sports are out of reach for too many kids in King County

  1. Washington becomes first the nation to license outdoor pre-schools
  2. New Government Report Reaffirms Outdoor Recreation’s Role as a Significant Economic Driver
  3. ‘Dead tree after dead tree.’ The case of Washington’s dying foliage

WA outdoor business news:

​ Title Nine Movers and Makers Pitchfest Announces Winners (WA-based Heroclip one of the winners)

Hot new product of the week: Ignik gas growler

Mead graduate, REI team to bring outdoors to hospitalized kids

Trail news:

A population explosion on popular trails

Urging mountain bikers onto a sustainable path

Hunting and Fishing news:

The tiny but mighty Olympia oyster regains a foothold in Washington waters

Baby oysters can’t build healthy shells in Washington’s acidified waters

Invasive European green crabs found in Drayton Harbor near Washington-Canadian border

Trump’s Fish and Wildlife pick is entangled with industry

Governor news:

Inslee appoints Sophia Danenberg to State Parks Commission

How big oil blocked the nation’s greenest governor on climate change 

Students strike for climate in Spokane, receiving praise from Gov. Inslee

Regional Trail Effort Nets Governor’s Award

Additional news:

‘Nature keeps me grounded’: How burns, racism and death inspired this WA outdoor festival

The Environment Is Being Weaponized for Hate

In the era of climate disaster, camping with your kid is an act of defiance

Endangered bird, loggers both get something from new plan for state lands

5 Adventures in Seattle Reachable by Public Transport

The Latest: California state lawmakers call athlete pay law ‘historic’

State Parks considering golf course, lodging proposal for Westport Light State Park

Outdoors Access: A Rare Bipartisan Issue in Deadlocked Congress

Parks are a public health solution waiting on our doorstep

The secret’s out: Tacoma parks recognized as among the best in the nation

Police sting uses unlocked bike as bait outside a Seattle Goodwill

How restoring old-growth forests in Washington could help fight climate change

I’m all up in the wilderness and how the heck did I get here? (WA National Park Fund)

Mr. Pickleball takes his sport to parks and prisons

Planning:

Feds again seek comment on North Cascades grizzly bear plans

WDFW seeks applications and nominations for Puget Sound Sport Fishing Advisory Group

Candidates needed for Wolf Advisory Group

Upcoming grants:  

IMBA Accelerator mountain bike grants deadline October 15

  • Smart Cities Challenge: Transforming Intersections. Deadline Oct. 18 to apply. Cities and counties are asked to identify their smart city vision for mobility and safety, as well as intersection problems they’d like solved, including rush hour gridlock or pedestrian-driver crashes

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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Filed Under: Recreation Northwest, Washington Outdoor Business Alliance Tagged With: Governor Inslee, Hunting and Fishing news, Olympia, REI, Snyder, Trail news, Washington Outdoor Business Alliance

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