EDITORIAL: Natural-Areas Program Deserves Better

November 25, 2012

Read an editorial by The Olympian in support of the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition’s request for $90 million in funding for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program.

Excerpt: “With 2013-15 budget talks about to begin, a broad coalition of 135 members, which calls itself the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, is making a compelling case to up the ante on behalf of quality of life, habitat protection and the state’s robust recreation-based economy.

The coalition’s request for $90 million for the next two years deserves serious consideration by state lawmakers.”

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