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Response 2.1 <br />Projection * <br />Response 2.1*Evtdence <br />Response 2.2..*F/rolectron <br />1. Away fromtheir place of residence or business and staying oven.tight irr paid acconrmdatrcxrs: <br />With over 1.1 nrillion annual drivers and thousarrds of birders visiting the Canyon <br />annually. the Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest is sure to be a very rrell attended <br />event. <br />KEEN anticipates 500 attendees in our third year. Based on 2018 <br />attendance, we estimate that 60% of event attendees will be considered tourists <br />(-300 people) and 80% of them will be staying in paid overnight accommodations <br />(-240 people). <br />2500 character linit <br />We eslimaled attendance numbers based on similar bird \,atching festivals in the <br />state that regularly attract many hundreds of attendees. a survey \rs conducted in <br />20'14, Kittitas County Tourism and Recreaiion Plan that identifies wildlife viewing as <br />the third most popular activity and among the highest day-trip ependiture <br />category, and WA State SCORP with nearly 60% of tourists engaging in wildlife <br />viewng activiLies. <br />We also based our 3rd year numbers on attendance resLllts from last year - our <br />second year of the event. <br />Because of this information, lr,e knowthat birders visiting the Yakima River Canyon <br />Scenic Byway are split equally between males and females with an average age of <br />61 years old and over. The majority of respondents lived in Western Washington <br />(King, Pierce, Skagit. and Snohomish Counties) with an income between $100.000 <br />and 9'149,000. <br />Birders that participated in the survey said lhat they typically travel about 100 <br />miles, but will travel between 100 miles and 500 miles to seek out great birding <br />opportunities that have a wide variety and rare bird species. Several survey <br />respondents take yearly trips out of state or country for birding eperiences. When <br />traveling for birding excursions away from home, mosl stay overnight for <br />approximately 2 nights in a motellhotel. The nrajority of birders wtro took this survey <br />said that they have been to the Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway for birding <br />excursions. What they like best about the Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byvr,ay is <br />the varieiy and numLrer of birds ihat show up due to the diversity of habitat. <br />We also base our projections on use statistics that rare receive from the Bureau of <br />Land Management about their recreation siies in the Yakima River Canyon Scenic <br />Bytmy. Recently released use survey numbers show a steady and significant r-rse <br />pattern in the Canyon thal shows nearly 400,000 overnight stays in the Canyon <br />during 6 rnonths (May-Oct) in 2017. <br />2500 cliaracler lin'it <br />2.To a place fifly niles or nore away fronrtheir $ace of residence o' business fol the day or slaying overnight: <br />With over 1 .1 million annual drivers and thousands of birders visiting the Canyon <br />annually, the Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest is sure to be a very well attended <br />event, <br />KEEN anticipates 500 attendees in our third year. Based on 201B attendance, we <br />estimate that 60% of event altendees will be considered tourists (-300 people) and <br />20% of them will be staying for the day or staying overnight in non-paid <br />accommodations (-60 people). <br />2500 characler lirit