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Jon Snyder’s OREC Hot List – July 2020

July 9, 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

July 9, 2020

CORONAVIRUS resources:

New Face covering order:

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/NovelCoronavirusOutbreak2020COVID19/ResourcesandRecommendations/ClothFaceCoveringsandMasks

COVID 19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers

All business guidelines (updated frequently):

Health and safety information in multiple languages:

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

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

July HOTLIST

  1. Senate passes LWCF and National Parks funding:

U.S. Senate passes bipartisan legislation to fully fund critical conservation fund, repair and maintain National Parks

Cantwell is a policy wonk for great outdoors

  1. More Black Lives Matter; climbing, birding and chalk art outdoors while black:

The tale of the Black birders and ruffled feathers on Facebook

An Apology From the Publisher: Offensive Climbing Route Names

Selah city attorney warns family they could be prosecuted for creating more chalk art

  1. Black Lives Matter and transportation justice:

Study: AVs May Not Detect Darker-Skinned Pedestrians As Often As Lighter Ones. 

How can transportation planners better serve black and brown people?

Amid rising racial tensions parts of the Pacific Northwest don’t feel safe, BIPOC travelers say. Do we need a new Green Book?

 

  1. New Washington Outdoor Coalition Shares Six Important Tips for How to #RecreateResponsibly

 

  1. Harassment of mixed-race family camping in Clallam County :

Camper tells of harrowing ordeal

From hundreds of Clallam County families, an apology

WA outdoor business news:

New online resources make getting outdoors easier

As people clamor to get outside recreation businesses recover

Coronavirus concerns in gyms

Will Seattle’s tourist dependent businesses survive the lost summer season of 2020?

Pandemic leads to bicycle boom and shortages around the world

Upstart group Let Them Play to Gov. Kate Brown: It’s time to get youth sports back in the game

Accell Group Sees Bike Sales Rebound In May As Europe Re-Opens; Cuts Dividend

Fox Racing Partners With LOGE

REI to close Westminster store

A new survey outlines the pandemic’s far-reaching effects on the guiding industry

This Whatcom Waterpark cannot opendue to COVID-19

How the Outdoor Industry Responded to Coronavirus

 

Hunting and Fishing news: 

WDFW announces furloughs

St. John and Colfax area men charged with poaching

Trails: 

Touchet Valley Trail concept takes another step forward. (Walla Walla)

Additional news:

County moving forward on tourism promotion

Access Fund Purchases Climbing Areas Outside Leavenworth, Washington

Fitness centers ready for Kitsap’s Phase 3 green light

Local outdoor briefs: Recreationists asked to be on lookout for Asian giant hornets

Are playdates still OK? Summertime guidance for parents and kids from PNW pediatricians

Two timber harvests planned near Gold Bar recreation areas

Camping during coronavirus brings escape and anxiety

Too many visitors forces BC to shut park on Canada-US border

Jefferson County Board of Health urges reopening of overnight camping

Loss of tourism felt in east Skagit County

Access Fund announces save Mt. Washington crags campaign

How safe are outdoor gatherings?
Spokane County Pools will stay closed this summer

A loophole for couples getting married in Peace Arch Park

Can the coronavirus travel in swimming pool water?

Planning:

Pierce County is leading an effort to work with property owners, community members, recreation groups, Mount Rainier National Park, the US Forest Service and others interested in the future of recreation in the Carbon River Corridor.   

Anyone who is interested is invited to learn about this process at the project website at: https://www.piercecountywa.gov/6801/Carbon-River-Corridor-Cooperative-Action

People can begin to be involved by:

  • Taking a survey (open from June 15 to August 7, 2020)

Signing up for email updates

You can do either at the project website: https://www.piercecountywa.gov/6801/Carbon-River-Corridor-Cooperative-Action

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/     

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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