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<br />§ Suncadia – lead agent for development of emergency and multi-
<br />use access to the Cle Elum River at Bullfrog Road Bridge and
<br />wayfinding and river kiosks at Old Winston Bridge.
<br />§ Private owners – participant in the sale of properties necessary
<br />for the development of new multi-use public access sites at Old
<br />Church Camp and Swauk Creek Access.
<br />§ NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) – including Forterra,
<br />Trust for Public Lands, Nature Conservancy, Mountains to Sound
<br />Greenway, and others as lead and/or participant in the securing of
<br />funds necessary to acquire properties necessary for the
<br />development of new multi-use public access sites at Old Church
<br />Camp and Swauk Creek Access.
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<br />Public access project funding sources
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<br />A number of sources can be packaged to implement public access
<br />programs, including educational material and wayfinding signage,
<br />and projects by type of enhancement or improvement.
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<br />State and federal funds
<br />Washington State’s Recreation & Conservation Office (RCO)
<br />administers a variety of state and federal funds for which public
<br />access projects qualify provided the applicant has adopted a
<br />comprehensive parks, recreation, and open space (PROS) plan and,
<br />in this instance, a public access plan for the Yakima River area that
<br />project applications will be submitted, and that the site will be for
<br />public use:
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<br />§ NCLI (No Child Left Indoors) – provides funds for under-served
<br />students with quality opportunities to experience the natural world
<br />including outdoor environmental, ecological, agricultural, or other
<br />natural resource-based education and recreation programs serving
<br />youth including orienteering, fishing, hiking, canoeing, kayaking,
<br />rock climbing, camping, and hunting.
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<br />§ BFP (Boating Facilities Program) – provides funds to buy,
<br />design, build, and renovate motorized boating facilities for craft
<br />less than 26 feet in length including launching ramps and hoists,
<br />moorage floats, docks, and buoys for guest boaters, and supporting
<br />facilities for boating amenities including picnicking, parking, and
<br />restrooms for transient boaters provided the project is on navigable
<br />portions of the Yakima River.
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<br />§ RTP (Recreational Trails Program) – provides funds to
<br />rehabilitate and maintain recreational trails and facilities that
<br />support a backcountry experience such as trailheads and trail
<br />connections to the PTC Trail, Cle Elum Skyline Trail, and Ellensburg
<br />River to Canyon Trail with an emphasis on annual, routine
<br />maintenance including clearing downed trees, repairing flood and
<br />fire damage, and replacing bridges and drainage structures.
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<br />§ ALEA (Aquatic Lands Enhancement Act) – provides funds to
<br />buy, protect, and restore aquatic lands habitat and to provide
<br />public access to the waterfront including wildlife viewpoints,
<br />platforms, and blinds, fishing piers and platforms, launching ramps
<br />and guest moorage for small boats, non-motorized paths, trails,
<br />ramps, and stairs, open-water swim areas, interpretive signs and
<br />kiosks, and supporting facilities for benches, tables, parking, and
<br />restrooms provided the project is on navigable portions of the
<br />Yakima River.
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<br />§ NOVA (Non-Highway & Off-Road Vehicle Account) – provides
<br />funds to buy, develop, or maintain backcountry recreational areas
<br />including projects for non-motorized trail recreation that is
<br />accessed by a non-highway road such as trailheads and trail
<br />connections or rerouting trails to the PTC Trail, Cle Elum Skyline
<br />Trail, and Ellensburg River to Canyon Trail as well as wildlife
<br />viewing areas, non-motorized boating access facilities, picnicking,
<br />camping, parking, sanitary facilities, and utilities. Grants may also
<br />be used to fund education and enforcement officers patrolling areas
<br />eligible for such grants.
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<br />§ LWCF (Land & Water Conservation Funds) – provides funds to
<br />buy or develop public outdoor recreation areas and facilities.
<br />Grants support both acquisition and development of active and
<br />passive recreation areas and conservation lands including
<br />waterfront areas, water access, beach restoration, shoreline trails,
<br />and waterfront boardwalks.
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