From the desk of Jon Snyder
Outdoor Recreation and Economic Development
Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Jay Inslee
November 5, 2020
Here’s my monthly round-up of interesting WA state outdoor recreation news.
CORONAVIRUS resources:
All the latest updates: https://coronavirus.wa.gov/
November HOTLIST
- Fishing group goes to court over Washington State salmon management
- State has fined 11 businesses over COVID-19 mask mandate
- Community forests: Group aims to preserve 27,000 acres in Central Cascades
- How COVID-19 Is Crushing Climbing Areas
- High school sports concerns:
Coaches, AD’s frustrated by new high school sports guidance from Thurston County health official
WA outdoor business news:
Eddie Bauer Sub-Pop collab debuts
American, Southwest, Alaska add to airline loss parade in 3Q
Nike Partners With Seattle Storm To Grow Sport For Girls
Hunting and Fishing news:
New whale watch licensing system will reduce noise, disturbance of endangered orcas
Trails:
More in store for Olympic Discovery Trail
Planning on Track to Extend Yelm Prairie-Line Trail Into Pierce County
Connector trail could link Newberry Hill Heritage Park, Green Mountain State Forest
Governor news:
Best state responses to the pandemic
Inslee order allows live running, cycling competitions again
Additional news:
Revised management plan for Columbia River Gorge approved
Let it snow: Methow valley gears up for winter rec
Outdoor Recreation Caucus Hill Briefing – Recreation During COVID-19
The Legacy of Cooper Jones: How a Family’s Loss Led to Washington’s ‘Share the Road’ License Plates
Gratitude to Refuge Outdoor Festival
Icicle Canyon climbing area protected as public land
Revised management plan for Columbia River Gorge approved
Protester who climbed tree in Capitol Forest is still ‘going strong,’ friend says
Pierce County ski town on the verge of collapse after floods, fires and COVID-19
“Zoom towns” are exploding in the west
When COVID-19 hit, local swim team traded an 80-degree pool for this 56-degree option
Grants:
State launches new grant program to conserve community forests
USDOT TIFIA Rural Project Initiative loans can be used to construct pedestrian/bicyclist infrastructure
Applications Being Accepted for Grants to Conserve Forests
Planning:
Please take the Yelm Prairie Line Trail survey to help improve the trail
Public asked to help plan for the future of recreation at three southeastern state parks
Take the 2020 ferry rider survey now
Spokane county seeks e-bike input
Jon Snyder
(he/him/his)
LATEST COVID-19 UPDATES & RESOURCES: https://coronavirus.wa.gov/
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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