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2 § Wildlife § Hunting § Fishing and guides § State and tribal agencies § Rafters § Landowners § Boating - non-fishing § Emergency responders § Camping and hiking The 90-minute workshops involved 47 persons representing various interest groups as well as their own opinions - the results of the workshops and a list of attendees are provided in Appendix A. On-line survey The consultant team and committee members designed and the county hosted and promoted a river use on-line survey to solicit the behaviors, opinions, and priorities of county residents and tourists during the planning process. The survey was publicized on the county website, distributed to interest groups by committee members, and promoted at the workshops and open houses. A total of 373 respondents completed the survey. The respondents were self-selected and do not necessarily represent the behavior and opinions of all county residents or tourists - the results of the on-line survey are provided in Appendix A. Open houses Open house events were conducted by the consultant team and committee members in the Upper Kittitas County Courthouse in Cle Elum and Manastash Room in the Kittitas Valley Event Center on 19 June to preview proposals and obtain feedback from the public. The consultant team exhibited maps for each type of river use ranging from shoreline fishing to recreational floating to rafting to wildlife trails; photo sheets for each of the existing and proposed 46 publicly accessible sites on the Yakima, Cle Elum, and Teanaway Rivers, and illustrative development concepts for 10 proposed specific enhancements to existing sites and new site acquisitions and developments. Over 40 people attended and participated in the open houses – comments and the names for those that signed in are provided in Appendix A.