Signers to Gov. Letter Requesting $100 Million

In October of 2010 we delivered this letter to Governor Gregoire, requesting $100 million in funding for the WWRP.  The following opinion leaders, businesses, organizations, and individuals signed on in support of this request.

Opinion Leaders

Ann Daley Ryherd—Former Director, Wa. State HEC Board

Bob Jacobs—Fomer Mayor, Olympia

Brian Cladoosby—Swinomish Indian Community Tribal Chairman

City of Mossyrock

Commissioner Dave Somers—Snohomish County

Commissioner David Sullivan—Jefferson County

Commissioner Josh Brown—Kitsap County

Commissioner Karen Valenzuela—Thurston County

Commissioner Ken Dahlstedt—Skagit County

Commissioner John Austin—Jefferson County

Commissioner Lynda Ring Erickson—Mason County

Commissioner Mike Chapman—Clallam County

Commissioner Mike Doherty—Clallam County

Commissioner Phil Johnson—Jefferson County

Commissioner Ron Wesen—Skagit County

Commissioner Ross Gallagher—Mason County

Commissioner Sandra Romero—Thurston County

Commissioner Sharon Dillon—Skagit County

Commissioner Steve Bauer—Kitsap County

Commissioner Steve Tharinger—Clallam County

Council Member De'Sean Quinn—City of Tukwila

Council Member Lisa Jensen—City of Newcastle

Environmental Priorities Coalition

Executive Dow Constantine—King County

Executive Pat McCarthy—Pierce County

John Wise—Former Mayor, City of Enumclaw

Leon Kos—Former Lt. Gov.

Martha Kongsgaard—Leadership Council Chair, Puget Sound Partnership

Maryanne Tagney-Jones—Board member, Land Trust Alliance

Mayor Ava Frisinger—City of Issaquah

Mayor Charles Hunter—City of Gig Harbor

Mayor Dan Pike—City of Bellingham

Mayor Dave Enslow—City of Sumner

Mayor David Cooper—Town of Yarrow Point

Mayor Dennis Johnson—City of Wenatchee

Mayor Gale Howe—City of Pateros

Mayor Jack Durney—City of Hoquiam

Mayor Joan McGilton—City of Burien

Mayor Liz Reynolds—City of Enumclaw

Mayor Mike McGinn—City of Seattle

Mayor Shirley Sands—Cityof Newport

Mayor Tom Trulove—City of Cheney

Randy Hutson—CEO, American Red Cross Serving King & Kitsap Counties

Rep. Bill Fromhold—Former Legislator (D-49)

Rep. Larry Seaquist (D-26)

Rep. Sharon Nelson (D-34)

Ruth Mahan—Former Chair, Recreation & Conservation Funding Board

San Juan County Council

Secretary Ralph Munro

Senator Fred Jarrett—Deputy King County Executive

Sonya Campion—Campion Foundation

Speaker Joe King

Terry Lavendar—King County Charter Commission

Tom Harville—Former CEO, The Bon Marche (Macy's)

US Rep. Jay Inslee (D-1)

Vernon V. Veysey—Former Clark County Commissioner

Business

Abby’s Gallery of Homes

Barry Gordon—Executive Director of Business Dev., Group Health Cooperative

Brian Harris—Vice President, Group Health Cooperative

Carol Blayden—Director of Marketing, Cascade Designs

Cascadia Consulting Group

Cobblestone Gardens

Dave C. Sturtevant—Vice President, CH2M Hill

Deborah Huntington—VP Sales, Group Health

Deborah Knutson—Chair, Snohomish Economic Development Council

Doug Walker—Former Chairman and CEO, WRQ

Icicle Outfitters & Guides

Jensen Roofing Company

Joel Suelzle—Vice President, Group Health

Jon Rose—President, Olympic Property Group, A Pope Resources Company

Mary Johnston—Partner/Owner, Johnston Architects

Mike Collins—Vice President, REI

Nahkeeta Northwest Wildlife Services

North Central Wa. Economic Development District

Northwest Guides and Anglers Association

Northwest Marine Trade Association

Outdoor Alliance

Outdoor Industry Association

Richard Wynne—Director of Geopolitical and Policy Analysis, Boeing

Robert Droll—owner, RWD Landscape Architects, PS

SLA Landscape Architecture

Suncadia

Jerry Hillis—Hillis Clark

The Alpine Experience

Tom Byers—Cedar River Group

Washington Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects

Washington Realtors

Wenatchee Valley Medical Center

Westport Charterboat Association

Windermere Real Estate/Whatcom, Inc.

Conservation

Access Fund

Alliance for Puget Sound Shorelines

American Farmland Trust

American Rivers

Bainbridge Island Land Trust

Blue Mountain Land Trust

Capitol Land Trust

Cascade Land Conservancy

Chehalis River Basin Land Trust

Chelan-Douglas Land Trust

Columbia Land Trust

Conservation Northwest

Coolmom

Cowiche Canyon Conservancy

Eastside Audubon

Environmental Education Association of Washington

Environmental Law Society, Seattle University

Environmental Priorities Coalition

Friends of Rocky Prairie

Great Peninsula Conservancy

Heernett Environmental Foundation

Hoh River Trust

Hood Canal Coordinating Council

Inland Northwest Land Trust

Jefferson Land Trust

Kitsap Community and Agricultural Alliance

Kittitas Conservation Trust

Land and Water Stewards Association

Lummi Island Heritage Trust

Lutheran Public Policy Office of Washington State

Methow Conservancy

Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust

National Parks and Conservation Association

Newcastle Weed Warriors

Nisqually Land Trust

North Central Washington Audubon Society

North Olympic Land Trust

Northwest Watershed Institute

Okanogan Valley Land Council

Pacific Forest Trust

PCC Farmland Trust

Ridges to Rivers Open Space Network

San Juan Preservation Trust

Save Lake Sammamish

Sierra Club

Skagit Audubon Society

Skagit Land Trust

Spokane Audubon Society

Stewardship Partners

Tahoma Audubon Society

Tapteal Greenway

The Nature Conservancy of Washington

The Trust for Public Land

The Wilderness Society

Trumpeter Swan Society

Vashon-Maury Island Audubon Society

Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust

Washington Native Plant Society

Washington Water Project, Trout Unlimited

Westport Southbeach Historical Society

Whidbey-Camano Land Trust

Willapa Hills Audubon Society

Yakima Greenway Foundation

Recreation

Alki Kayak Tours

American Alpine Institute

American Hiking Society

American Whitewater

Back Country Horsemen of Washington

Bicycle Alliance of Washington

Bridle Trails Community Club

Cascade Bicycle Club

Eastside Football Club

Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance

Foothills Rails to Trails

Issaquah Alps Trails Club

Jefferson Trails Coalition

Methow Valley Sport Trails Association

Middle Fork Outdoor Recreation Coalition

Mountaineers

North Kitsap Trails Association

Northwest Paragliding Club

Peninsula Trails Coalition

Spokane Regional Sports Commission

Tacoma Metro Park Board

Vashon Park District

Washington Recreation & Park Association

Washington Trails Association

Washington Water Trails Association

Your Enumclaw Area Stadium (YEAS) Committee

Hunters and Anglers

B.A.S.S. Federation of Washington

Clark-Skamania Flyfishers

Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs

Fisherman's Coalition, Skagit County

French Creek Hunt Club

Izaak Walton League of America

NW Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society

Puget Sound Anglers

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Steelhead Committee of the Federation of Fly Fishers

Washington Council of Trout Unlimited

Washington State Council Federation of Fly Fishers

Washington Waterfowl Association

Washington Wildlife Federation

Wild Salmon Center

Wild Steelhead Coalition

Agencies

Key Peninsula Parks

Aberdeen Parks and Recreation

Arlington Parks and Recreation

Cheney Parks and Recreation

King County Water and Land Resources Division

Kent Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Longview Parks and Recreation

Marysville Parks and Recreation

Mason County Parks

Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation

PenMet Parks, Gig Harbor

Seattle Parks and Recreation

Individuals

A. William Way—President, Greater Seattle Chapter of Izaak Walton League

Adrienne Sellers—Account Executive, Entercom

Aiko Schaefer

Al Garman

Alec Osenbach

Alex Bates—IT Director, Pyramid Communications

Ali Higgs

Allan W. Munro—Attorney

Allen Zulauf

Amit Ranade—former Seattle Parks member

Amy Sweitz

Andrea Imler—Communications Manager, The Wilderness Society

Andrea McFadden

Anita Rockefeller

Anne M. Powell

Arlene Fischer—City Administrator, Cheney

B. Christina Gallegos—Naturalist, Seattle Parks & Recreation

Barb Meyer—HR Manager, Port Blakely Tree Farms

Barbara DeCaro—Sustainable Landscapes Program, Seattle Parks & Recreation

Becky Petersen—Acquisition Project Manager, King County

Becky Phillips—Board member, Palouse Audubon Society

Ben Greul—Public Lands Organizer, Sierra Club

Ben Kantner—Grants Accounting Coordinator, Cascade Land Conservancy

Bethany Johnson

Betsy Davis—Executive Director, The Center for Wooden Boats

Bill Ingham—Whidbey Camano Land Trust

Bill Mitchell—Flatcoat Consulting

Bonnie Jacobs

Brenda Kramer—Strategic Advisor, Seattle Parks & Recreation

Brendan W. Donckers—Co-chair KCCV, Executive Committee Sierra Club

Brian Harris—Vice President, Group Health Cooperative

Brian Shay—City Administrator, City of Hoquiam

Bruce Bentley—Principle, Bentley Green Consulting

Bruce Dees—Principal, Bruce Dees & Associates

Bruce Hanson

Carol James—Integration Association

Casey O’Connor—Executive Vice President, Cascade Land Conservancy

Cathy Curley—Sr. Operations Manager, National Wildlife Federation

Charlotte Alkine—Methow Conservancy Board President

Chris Smith Towne

Chris Wilke—Puget Soundkeeper Alliance

Christin Hilton

Claudia Johnson

Claudine Reynolds—Wildlife Biologist, Port Blakely Tree Farms

Colie Hough-Beck—Principal, Landscape Architect

Courtney Sullivan—Education Manager, National Wildlife Federation

Craig Hansen—Senior Biologist, Parametrix

Cris Yoshimi

Curtis Sundquist—President, Cowiche Canyon Conservancy

Cynara Lilly

Dan Siemann—Environmental Policy Specialist, National Wildlife Federation

Dana A. Diederich

Daniel Quinn-Shea

Darren Greve—TDR Program Manager

Darryl Price—Principal, Actionable Strategies

Dave Bryant—Senior Park Planner, City of Richland

David F. Smith

David G Jennings

David L. Towne

Diana H. Gale—Leadership Council, Puget Sound Partnership

Donna Sandstrom—Executive Director, The Whale Trail

Dr. Mike Halperin—Physician

Duncan Greene—Attorney, Gordon Derr

Eleanor Munro

Elizabeth Bottler

Elizabeth Guss—Director of Outreach and Development, Whidbey Camano Land Trust

Elizabeth Rodrick—Land Conservation Manager, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Ellen Zulauf

Eric Delvin—Conservation Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy

Erica Doctor

Erik Laschever—Stoel Rives LLP, adjunct professor Seattle University School of Law

Floyd Rogers

Frank Flannigan

Frank Stower

Frankie Chapmen

G. Val Tollefson—Board President, Bainbridge Island Land Trust

Gary Carlson

Gary T. Smith—Partner, Smith & Stark

Gerald Lisi

Gordon H Orians

Gordon McHenry Jr.

Grace Stiller—President, Weed Warriors

Greg Trapp—Director of IT, Port Blakely Tree Farms

Gwen Vernon—Senior Associate, Cascadia Consulting Group

Gwendolyn High

H. Bradley Keihn—Senior Vice President, Pyramid Communications

Hannah Anderson—Rare Species Project Manager, The Nature Conservancy

Harry Romberg

Hemda Arad

Ivar Chhina

James DePew—President, Great Peninsula Conservancy

Jenae Reyes—Administrative/Accounting, Trust for Public Lands

Jennifer K. Faubion—Attourney

Jennifer Stephens—Communications Director, The Wilderness Society

Jennifer Watkins

Jerry Tone—Director, Trust for Public Land and Seattle Parks Foundation

Jessi Richardson—Director of Parks and Rec., City of Sammamish

Jessica Kuchan—Attorney, Mentor Law Group

Joan M. Lee—Water Solutions Program Manager, Parametrix

Joanna Grist

Joanna Richey

Jodie Salz—Stewardship Programs Director, Cascade Land Conservancy

Joe Hyer—Owner of The Alpine Experience

Joe Mentor Jr.

Joe Mitter—President/Owner, Kalani Corporation

Joel C. Wolf

Joey Gray—Cyclistas

John Barry

John E Lederer—Associate Director, HEC Board

John E. Lantz—Past President, Great Peninsula Conservancy

John Floberg—Cascade Land Conservancy

John Magoteark

John Mauro—Commute Director, Cascade Bicycle Club

John Rose

John Wyble—Principle, WinPower Strategies

John Zumdieck

Jolly Sue Baker—Principal, Baker Consulting Group

Joseph Bogaard—Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust

Joseph F. Baier

Judith A. Maxwell—Mountaineers and Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust board member

Judy Schwarz

Karen Daubert—Director, Seattle Parks Foundation

Karen Molinari

Karlin Gray

Keith Loveless

Kelly Ramierz

Kelsey Gray

Ken Ghalambor

Kim Thorburn—2010 Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife Volunteer of the Year

Konrad Liegel

Kurt Watkins

Len Barson—Senior Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy

Linda Berry-Maraist

Linda Oestreich—City of Olympia-Parks, Arts and Recreation

Lindsay Malone—King County Project Manager, Cascade Land Conservancy

Lindsey M. McDonald

Lisa Mitchell

Lisa Neihaus

Lita Dawn Stanton—Special Projects, City of Gig Harbor

Lora Leschner—Washington Coordinator, Pacific Coast Joint Venture

Mackenzie Dolstad

Magaret Rader—Holm Farm, Lewis County

Maggie Coon

Maia Hicks—Jr. Associate, Cocker Fennessy

Marcia Fromhold

Margaret M. Peterson—Resident of the City of Entiat

Mark Heckert—Owner, H & S Consulting, Puyallup

Mark Wolf-Armstrong

Martinique Grigg—Executive Director, Mountaineers

Mary Fite Black

Mary Gallagher

Mary Jane Swindley

Maryann Kirkby—Bainbridge Island Land Trust Board Member

Matthew Hyde—EVP, REI

Maura Rendes—Outreach and Education Assistant, PCC Farmland Trust

Megan Black

Melinda Hews

Melissa Campbell—Lands & Stewardship Associate, PCC Farmland Trust

Melissa Hurd—Marketing Director, Boeing

Michael Holly—Parks Program Manager, City of Newcastle

Michael Lakeman—Boeing

Michael Vaska—Member, Foster Pepper LLC

Mike Ryherd

Monica Clarke—King County Parks

Nancy McReynolds

Nancy Way

Nash McBride

Nathon Keen—Treasurer, Wild Steelhead Coalition

Norma Smith

Omari Patterson

Patricia Kaald

Patty Rose

Paul Avery—Aquatic Director, Briggs Community YMCA

Paul Balle—Major Gifts Officer, Woodland Park Zoo

Peter Braman

Peter C. Hanson

Phil Harlan

Philip Davis—Executive Director, Hoh River Trust

Rakesa Malik—Owner, White Crane Photography

Ray Johnston—Johnston Architects PLLC

Reverend C.L. Rucker

Rhonda Berry—Assistant Deputy County Executive, King County

Richard K. Simms—President, Wild Steelhead Coalition

Robert C. Farrell—Attorney

Robert Sargent

Robert Stagman

Russ Young

Sabrina Porter Lindquist

Sandra Kilroy—Rural and Regional Services Manager, King County

Sara S. Marinello—Principal, Blue Heron Strategies LLC

Sarah R. Cody—Associate, Cocker Fennessy

Seam H. Waite—Vice President, Seattle University School of Law Environmental Law Society

Sean Flynn

Shamra Clark

Shannon Braddock

Sharon Nelson

Sharon Zumdieck

Shawn Temming

Sherry Richardson

Sonya Stoklosa—WAC Member, Trust for Public Land

Sophia N. Fields

Sorena Lehman—Cascade Bicycle Club

Stacy Cachules—Manager of Outreach Programs, Cascade Land Conservancy

Stephanie Coontz—author

Stephanie Frans—Commute Program Coordinator, Cascade Bicycle Club

Stephanie Gilfeather

Stephen Hyer Sr.—Partner/Owner of The Alpine Experience

Stephen Romein

Stephen Worthy—Manager, Worthy and Associates

Steve Phillips—WWF Board

Steve Schmitt—Director of Development, Ducks Unlimited

Steven Malloch—Western Water Manager, National Wildlife Federation

Sue Goodwin—Recreation Director, Seattle Parks & Recreation

Sue Pauley—Wa REALTORS

Sujata Goel

Sumi Almquist

Susan O’Neil—Senior Associate, Evergreen Funding Consultants

Susan Wyckoff

Suzanne E Fischer

Tami Fairweather—PR and Partnership Manager, Cascade Designs

Tarrell Wright

Ted Jackson—IBEW LU 46 Political Action Committee, Sky Valley Recreation and Tourism Group

Terese Neu Richmond—Attorney, Gordon Derr

Terry Miller—Wa REALTORS

Theiliine W Cramer

Thomas Barrett—Sr Planner

Thomas E. Spring

Thomas H Vogl

Tim Gallagher

Tom Bugert

Tom Cahill—Board President, Whidbey Camano Land Trust

Wendy Tyner—Corporate and Major Gifts Officer

Werner Janssen

William Black

William Sherman

William T. Pope

To add your name to the list, please email Tom@WildlifeRecreation.org with your name and title.