OLYMPIA, Wash. — The state is awarding more than $5 million to Whatcom and Skagit Counties to support parks, forests and farms.
The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Funding Board announced a series of grants Tuesday, totaling nearly $142 million.
Revenue comes from a mix of federal grants, the sale of state bonds, gas taxes and user fees.
Funded projects will conserve agricultural land, protect the California Creek estuary in Birch Bay, maintain trails near Mount Baker and the Chuckanut Mountains, and kickstart a park across from Silver Reef Casino, the Lummi Nation Community Park.
You can find a full list detailing the awards here.
Projects specific to Whatcom County include the following:
- Bellingham Grant Awarded: $350,000
Building Fields in Squalicum Creek Park - Blaine-Birch Bay Park Recreation District 2 Grant Awarded: $299,400
Buying California Creek Estuary - Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District Grant Awarded: $458,000
Conserving California Creek Estuary - Lummi Nation Grant Awarded: $350,000
Building the First Phase of the Lummi Nation Community Park - Lynden Shotgun Club Grant Awarded: $22,850
Buying Wireless Equipment - Nooksack Nordic Ski Club Grant Awarded: $10,450
Maintaining the Salmon Ridge Trail System - U.S. Forest Service Grant Awarded: $198,140
Developing Hart’s Pass Trailhead - U.S. Forest Service Grant Awarded: $10,000
Hiring a Mount Baker Climbing Ranger - U.S. Forest Service Grant Awarded: $150,000
Maintaining Mount Baker District Trails - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Grant Awarded: $505,000
Redeveloping the Lake Whatcom Boat Launch - Whatcom County Grant Awarded: $75,000
Conserving TeVelde Agricultural Lands - Whatcom County Grant Awarded: $175,000
Conserving the McLeod Property - Whatcom County Grant Awarded: $100,000
Conserving the Roper Property - Whatcom Land Trust Grant Awarded: $864,260
Preserving Skookum Creek - Washington Department of Natural Resources Grant Awarded: $1,238,510
Preserving Steptoe Butte - Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Grant Awarded: $1,741,699
Connecting Malden and Rosalia via the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail - Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Grant Awarded: $1,014,114
Renovating a Trestle on the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail