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Great Washington State Birding Trail
Statewide Plan - Executive Summary, February
2005 Vision for the Great Washington
State Birding Trail
Audubon Washington envisions three results from a statewide
birding trail program:
- Local communities identify and conserve
areas for birds and other wildlife, viewing birding areas
as economic and quality-of-life assets.
- Tens of thousands of nature tourists
travel the birding trail, helping generate sustainable revenue
for rural communities.
- Audubon programs – Important
Bird Areas, nature centers, environmental education, citizen
science, and local chapters – enhance the experience
of birding-trail travelers, adding to visitor enjoyment
and encouraging return visits and word-of-mouth promotion.
The birding trail helps fulfill Audubon’s
mission of inspiring a culture of conservation among our citizens
while conserving and restoring essential wildlife habitat.
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Purpose of the Statewide Plan
This five-year blueprint outlines the development and implementation
of a seven-loop, 3,000-mile Great Washington State Birding
Trail, and contains goals, objectives, timeline, budget, and
measures of success, as well as a list of partners and ways
in which they can participate in building and maintaining
the trail. Long-term protection for wildlife and our own quality
of life depends on our using natural resources in sustainable
ways and providing on-going economic incentives for local
stewardship of birds and habitat.
Goals for the Birding Trail
The vision for Washington’s birding trail will be realized
when these goals are achieved:
- Complete seven loops of the Great Washington
State Birding Trail, including site identification, maps,
signage, amenities, and enhancements by working in close
partnership with Audubon chapters, local businesses and
organizations, and federal, state, and local agencies.
- Generate revenue for development of
loops, production of maps, and maintenance of trail infrastructure.
- Market a quality statewide birding
trail.
Products of the Birding Trail Plan
- Birding
trail maps for all loops
- Signs at all sites
- One or more amenities or site enhancements
on each loop
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