Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition Legislative Reception: February 12

You're invited to the Coalition's Legislative Reception in Olympia! Join Coalition leaders and our co-hosts, Capitol Land Trust and the Washington Council of Trout Unlimited, on Tuesday, February 12, from 5:30 to 7:30.

The event is a special opportunity to show your support for wildlife habitat, farmlands and state and local parks. RSVP with Stephanie@WildlifeRecreation.org. For more information, visit our website.

Apply for state funding for parks, habitat and farmland projects

Attend a workshop to learn about the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program and learn how to apply for state grants for parks, habitat and farmland preservation projects in your community. Grant application deadlines for this funding are May 1, 2008.

The Recreation and Conservation Office will hold workshops on Feb. 7, 8, and 9 in Mount Vernon, Spokane, Tukwila, and Yakima. Read more about this valuable opportunity and sign up for a workshop today! Learn more here.

Help protect threatened farms!

Ten valuable farms will be protected from development if the legislature approves grants for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Programs (WWRP) farmland preservation account this session. For a list of the farm projects, click here.

Contact your legislators though the Legislative Hot Line (800-562-6000) to ask them to protect these farms that use sustainable agriculture practices to provide healthy, local products.

New faces at WWRC

WWRC welcomes our new board members:

• Lincoln Bormann, Director, San Juan County Land Bank
• Bob Bugert, Director, Chelan Douglas Land Trust
• Kaleen Cottingham, Director, Recreation and Conservation Office
• Peter Dykstra, WA State Director, Trust for Public Land
• Tim Gallagher, Superintendent, Seattle Parks and Recreation
• Mark Isaacson, Director, King County Water and Lands Division
• Rep. Judy Warnick, R-13, Moses Lake

Governor announces reappointments to the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board

The Governor re-appointed three board members to the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board (RCFB): Bill Chapman and Karen Daubert of Seattle and Jeff Parsons of Leavenworth will continue to serve on the board through December, 2010.

The RCFB is an eight-member board consisting of five citizen volunteers and three state agency heads. The board leads the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) in administering WWRP grants for outdoor recreation, wildlife habitat conservation and farmland preservation projects. 

Priorities for a Healthy Washington

The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition is a member of the Priorities for a Healthy Washington Coalition. The four Priorities for the 2008 Legislative Session: Washington Climate Action, Local Solutions to Global Warming, Evergreen Cities and Local Farms-Healthy Kids.

Check our website for ways to be active on these important bills during the legislative session.