Jill W

Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition

Creating a greener, healthier, more equitable, and better Washington for all through community outreach, network building, and advocacy for conservation and outdoor recreation funding. The Coalition is a non-profit citizens group founded in a historic bipartisan effort by former Governors Dan Evans and Mike Lowry. Our membership consists of a diverse group of over 280 organizations representing conservation, business, recreation, hunting, fishing, farming, and community interests. The Coalition promotes and advocates for state and federal funding for parks, wildlife habitat and working lands across Washington state. In 1989, the Coalition founded the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP grant program) to address the need to preserve more land for outdoor recreation and wildlife habitat. The Coalition also advocates for the national Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), promoting federal investments in Washington's natural heritage and outdoor recreation economy. Our breadth and diversity is the key to our success -- no one member of the Coalition could secure such high levels of funding for parks and habitat on their own!