2013 Stories
Annual Report 2013
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Recreation DNR offers diverse outdoor recreation opportunities on more than 143 sites and over 1,000 miles of trails statewide. With input from the public, DNR provides quality recreation opportunities based on sustainability and sound scientific principles.
Recreation Planning Is Underway Statewide
two new day-use areas. The project was made possible by $270,000 from the state Capitol improvements budget.
In many blocks of DNR-managed lands, the department works closely with users to establish a recreation plan so that trails, campsites, and other uses are sustainable and managed in an environmentally responsible manner. Users stay involved by attending public meetings, participating in advisory committees, subscribing to electronic newsletters, and following DNR’s social media and other outreach efforts.
Reiter Foothills Forest
As 2013 came to an end, DNR adopted the Green Mountain and Tahuya State Forest Recreation Plan. The plan will guide public use and recreation on almost 38,000 acres of state trust land on and near the Kitsap Peninsula for the next 10 to 15 years. The Snoqualmie Corridor Recreation Plan is nearing completion. The planning area encompasses about 53,000 acres of DNRmanaged state trust lands and natural areas along the I-90 corridor in eastern King County.
Sherry Creek Transformed DNR completed renovation of Sherry Creek Campground in 2013. The new campground in Stevens County offers both individual and group sites, potable water, toilet facilities, and
New Capitol State Forest Map DNR's award-winning Capitol State Forest map, updated in 2013, also is available in a mobile version that can be used on smartphones— even in areas without cell phone service. The map details roads, trails, and other features in the popular 100,000-acre forest.
Volunteers Make It Possible More than 61,300 volunteer hours were reported on recreation projects in 2013. DNR volunteers are vital to promoting safe and enjoyable outdoor experiences and maintaining recreation facilities and trails. Volunteers who accrue 24 or more hours on eligible projects can redeem them for a complimentary Discover Pass. In 2013, 10,710 volunteer hours were redeemed for 377 complimentary Discover Pass vouchers. Volunteers put in an average of 28 hours per voucher.
DNR partnered with Spokane County and the nonprofit Dishman Hills Conservancy in 2013 to replace outdated, damaged, or missing signs throughout the Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation Area (NRCA). Located near the city of Spokane, Dishman Hills NRCA was among the first group of NRCAs created by the legislature in 1987. This popular 530-acre area is jointly owned and managed by DNR, Spokane County, and the Dishman Hills Conservancy to provide conservation, environmental education, and low-impact recreation. DNR manages 55 natural area preserves and 36 natural resources conservation areas on more than 151,000 acres statewide.
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In 2013, great progress was made on the Naneum Ridge to Columbia River Recreation Plan. This joint planning process with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife focuses on about 230,000 acres between Ellensburg and Wenatchee.
In 2012, DNR reopened this popular off-road vehicle recreation area to the public. In 2013, crews added three miles of new ATV and singletrack motorized trails, designed and constructed new sections of the 4x4 challenge course, and began construction of the non-motorized trail system.
Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation Area