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Bud Blancher Trail
- Status
- Funded in 2011
Eatonville will use this grant to build a 2.3-mile, non-motorized, multi-use trail between Eatonville and the University of Washington’s Pack Forest. The 10-foot-wide trail will begin at the Eatonville School District playfields near the town center and end at Pack Forest, providing access to the hundreds of miles of trails within the forest. The town’s long-term goals would extend the trail to Rim Rocks County Park, the planned Nisqually Mashel State Park, the Cascade Foothills Trail, and the Yelm Tenino Trail. The Bud Blancher Trail was identified as the backbone of a local trails system and momentum for the proposed trail has been growing. Eatonville received about $500,000 in donations from the Bud Blancher Estate, the Rails to Trails Conservancy, and Peter and Christine Koch. When constructed, this trail would be the first paved, multi-use trail in south Pierce County. The Town will contribute $702,546 in cash and cash donations.
Location
Head south on SR-161 towards Eatonville. Turn left at Lynch Creek Road. The baseball field parking lot is about 1000 feet east on the right side of the road. The trail will head south then east from the baseball field.
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Bud Blancher Trail
- Eatonville will use this grant to build a 2.3-mile, non-motorized, multi-use trail between Eatonville and the University of Washington’s Pack Forest. The 10-foot-wide trail will begin at the Eatonville School District playfields near the town center and end at Pack Forest, providing access to the hundreds of miles of trails within the forest. The town’s long-term goals would extend the trail to Rim Rocks County Park, the planned Nisqually Mashel State Park, the Cascade Foothills Trail, and the Yelm Tenino Trail. The Bud Blancher Trail was identified as the backbone of a local trails system and momentum for the proposed trail has been growing. Eatonville received about $500,000 in donations from the Bud Blancher Estate, the Rails to Trails Conservancy, and Peter and Christine Koch. When constructed, this trail would be the first paved, multi-use trail in south Pierce County. The Town will contribute $702,546 in cash and cash donations.
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What is the WWRP?
The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) is a state grant program that creates and conserves local and state parks, wildlife habitat and working farms. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office administers WWRP grants, and the legislature funds the program.
