Category Overview
Local Parks grants help protect these symbols of vibrant communities, providing places for families to gather and play and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle in an era when people spend increasing amounts of their time inside. The WWRP is the largest source of local parks funding in Washington, helping communities fund the acquisition, development, and renovation of vital recreation areas and green spaces.
Project Highlights
The City of Tenino will use this grant to develop a trailhead in the Old City Park that will include at least 25 parking stalls, trailer parking, a one-way re-graded gravel drive, a renovated 242 sq ft restroom, water spigot, a hitching post and mounting block, and a trailhead kiosk.The city will also use the grant to develop a .90-mile loop that will link to an existing .20 mile of access road that leads to the trailhead area in the Old City Park. This trail also connects to the rest of our current trail system. A later phase will extend these trails further. The Aquisition portion of the project is the addition of 60.63 acres of woodlands that we call Norseman. The purchase of this property from Norseman Timber Company was made possible by a generous donation from the Angela J. Bowen Conservancy Foundation for the purposes of conservation and outdoor recreation. A waiver of retroactivity was filed. This land is where the new trail will be located. This project is located in South Thurston County, an area that needs more hiking opportunities. The goal of this project is to create a better user experience in the Old City Park, and to create more hiking, biking and horseback opportunities for the area residents. This is also a conservation project. The property was purchased to become a passive recreation space and carries a conservation easement so that it will continue to be vital habitat in South Thurston County.