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HomeMy WebLinkAbout083122 August E-News_ New Grant for Rec Planning________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ Register for our Fall Celebration All the news you can use on Washington's great outdoors View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/wildliferecreation/october-e-news-indigenous-peoples-day-1198957?e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/49c275d6-c246-1f35-adae-7ad8c398c4e0.png> Coalition E-News: August 2022 Unifying voices for Washington's great outdoors <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=1488328511&e=8c3506b728> <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=74f3fde54a&e=8c3506b728> <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=6bc1dc2afd&e=8c3506b728> <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=f17189b3fc&e=8c3506b728> Support the Coalition <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=5ff42a588e&e=8c3506b728> Recreate Responsibly: Wildfire Edition <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=93470c6ff9&e=8c3506b728> Whose ancestral land do you recreate on? Click here to find out <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=3316c7b1c5&e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/c4b9bb8c-a2f4-88a1-6a5f-92169bc26e7e.png> DON'T MISS REGISTRATION! For our annual Fall Celebration! This year’s theme is Connect Outdoors. Join us at Meadowbrook Farm in North Bend, WA on Sunday, September 18 for lunch, drinks, and a celebration of how the outdoors connects us all here in Washington. Register HERE! <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=040c201a74&e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/4519a872-1e5c-f144-2087-d0c84ffac88d.png> Introducing one of our Fall Celebration Speakers It is our responsibility not just to benefit from nature, but to nourish and give back to it as well. We invite you to come hear about the possibilities and begin the discussion among your fellow outdoor enthusiasts on September 18th from 12-2 at Meadowbrook Farm in North Bend, a very important historical and cultural location for the sdukʷalbixʷ (Snoqualmie) people. We thank them for loving and taking care of these lands since time immemorial, and for welcoming us on this day. Introducing our first speaker, Lylianna Allala, Climate Justice Director at the City of Seattle's Office of Sustainability and Environment. Read more <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=2a3a50295c&e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/dcdc0310-f6ac-8c56-b2d6-1226d37ea98d.png> New Grant for Recreation Planning The Recreation and Conservation Office's (RCO) Planning for Recreation Access (PRA) grant can help your community with the first big step towards building your next outdoor recreation space. Whether you need a comprehensive plan, a feasibility study, or construction-ready documents, this program will help communities move closer to their recreation goals. Most importantly, with this grant RCO is prioritizing diverse urban neighborhoods, small rural communities, and those that are less experienced with our grant process. Read more <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-m anage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=6088e8f617&e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/2405f9c1-c682-1116-e690-83d8553ad11c.png> 12 Months of the WWRP: Natural Areas This month's featured project is along the Queets River on the ancestral land of the Quinault and Queets people. The Department of Natural Resources used this grant to acquire approximately 585 acres along the Queets River in Jefferson County adjacent to Olympic National Park. This river system has been recognized as a place of high terrestrial and freshwater conservation value and one of the best opportunities to protect and restore native salmon and coastal temperate rainforest ecosystems in the U.S. Read more <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/c lick?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=b7f3e72ddd&e=8c3506b728> <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=19566cdf16&e=8c3506b728> What does the wild mean to Americans today? To find out, Baratunde journeys into Minnesota’s Arrowhead Region, one of the last places where you can hike or paddle your way into the remote wilderness. From passionate birders to harvesters of wild rice, he encounters a fascinating cast of characters—and hears from them why wilderness means so much. 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