From the desk of Jon Snyder 

Sept 5, 2019 

1. Washington follows national trend, see decline in high school sports participation
2. Electric bikes coming to National Park trails
3. ‘The administration is doing real damage’: Trump proposal could threaten Washington species
4. Realizing game-changing trail connectivity in King County
5. The Mind-Building Magic of a Muddy Childhood

WA outdoor business news:

​22 layoffs at Cascade Designs as part of internal reorganization

REI Partners With National Outdoor Leadership School

Brooks Running Company and Locally to Begin Offering Same-Day Delivery to Runners

Eddie Bauer to shut down its Midwest call center, send jobs overseas

Dropping: New Indie Multi-Resort Ski Pass (Features four WA resorts)

REI Co-op names two new executives: vice president of marketing; vice president of customer and brand shared services

Marshawn Lynch goes BMX mode

Retail survivors: How four family-owned Washington shops have made it in the Amazon era (includes Brown’s Outdoor)

Trail news:

After local backlash, proposed clearcut near Hantwick Trail put on hold

I represent the new working-class Ballard and support the Burke-Gilman ‘missing link’

Blanca Lake: Just One Place WTA is Working to Save Iconic Trails

 

Hunting and Fishing news:

Statewide wolf recovery meetings cancelled

Salmon are in the Upper Columbia River for the first time in 80 years  

Grant PUD, Tribes Asking for Help in Eradicating Northern Pike

More than a viral sensation, the Salmon Cannon could bring the species back to the Upper Columbia after 90 years

Alaska’s nonprofit hatcheries give us hope for Washington’s salmon runs

Clam ho! Razor clam surveys find 5.2 million available for 2019-20 harvest

 

Governor news:

The National Governors Association launched the Outdoor Recreation Learning Network

It’s Official! National Governors Association Launches Outdoor Recreation Learning Network

 

Additional news:

New pumpout facility serves recreational boaters in the San Juan Islands

Doctors in Washington are now prescribing nature to their patients

All work and no play: Americans skip leisure activities because of cost, survey finds

Program elevates patients’ health by encouraging any contact with the outdoors

Tiny Trees Preschoolers Get to Know Their World, Rain or Shine

People with disabilities need to get around. Seattle needs to make it easier

WSU study links Spokane childhood obesity to parental fear in low-income neighborhoods with high crimes rates and busy streets

Standing up for paddling safety: Life jackets, other precautions are encouraged

Recovery Beyond program helps people work through homelessness and addiction by getting them to scale mountains and explore the outdoors

State-led climate goals like Washington’s will lead the way

Connelly: Stealth Trump — take public lands out of Americans’ hands

Bat-Killing Disease Confirmed for First Time East of the Cascades in Washington

The feds tried to make an example of a small Washington coal mine. It didn’t work.

Nation’s Most Important Environmental Law at Risk

Planning:

Winter Recreation Program seeks new members for advisory committees

Washington State Parks asks: What should we focus on in the future?

The Future of Climbing: Access Fund to Convene Annual Summit Celebration

State Recruiting Members to Serve on the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board

Upcoming grants:  

None this month

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