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Response 2.1..*ProJectron Response 2.1*tsvtoence Response 2.2:..*Prolectron 1. Away fromtheir place of residence or business and staying ovenright in paid acoorn'ndations: With over 1.1 nrillion annual drivers and thousarrds of birders visiting the Canyon annually, the Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest is sure to be a very \ /ell attended event. KEEN anticipates 500 attendees in our third year. Based on 2018 atlendance, raie estimate that 60% of evenl attendees Wll be considered tourists (-300 people) and B0% of lhem will be staying in paid overnight acconrmodations (-240 people). 2500 character linit We estimated attendance numbers based on similar bird watching festivals in the state that regularly attract many hundreds of attendees, a survey \i\,e conducted in 2014, Kittitas County Tourism and Recreation Plan that identifies wildlife viewing as the third most popular activity and among the highest day{rip ependiture category, and WA State SCORP with nearly 60% of tourisis engaging in wildlife viewng activities. We also based our 3rd year numbers on attendance results from last year - our second year of the event. Because of this information, r,r,e knowthat birders visiting ihe Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway are split equally between males and females with an average age ol 61 years old and over. The majority of respondents lived in Western Washington (King, Pierce, Skagit. and Snohomish Counties) wilh an inconre betra,een $100,000 and $149,000. Birders that participated in the survey said that they typically travel about 100 miles, bLrt will travel betrareen 100 nriles and 500 miles to seek out great birding opportunities that have a wide variety and rare bird species. Several survey respondents take yearly trips out of state or country for birding e>periences. When traveling for birding excursions away from home, most stay overnight for approximately 2 nighis in a motellhotel. The majority of birders wiro took this survey said that they have been to the Yakima River Canyon Scerric Byvray for birding excursions. What they like best about the Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway is the variety and number of birds that show up due to lhe diversity of habitat. We also base our projections on use statistics that we receive from the Bureau of Land Management about their recreation sites in the Yakima Rrver Canyon Scenrc Byuay. Recently released use survey numbers show a steady and significant use pattern in the Canyon that shous nearly 400,000 overnight stays in the Canyon during 6 months (May-Oct) in 2017. 2500 characler linit 2.To a place fifly niles or *ore away fronrtheir place of residence ol business for the day or stayirrg overnrght: With over 1.1 million annual drivers and thousands of birders visiting the Canyon annually, the Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest is sure to be a very well attended event. KEEN anticipates 500 attendees in our third year. Based on 2018 attendance, we estimate that 60% ot event attendees will be considered tourists (-300 people) and 20% of them will be staying for the day or staying overnight in non-paid accommodations (-60 people). 2500 character lirrit