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The Washington State Parks Foundation has funded a range of projects statewide, from new trails to playgrounds, interpretive centers to habitat restoration initiatives.

Red Marker Bottle Beach
The Foundation funded a project to restore vegetation at Bottle Beach, a 71-acre park that includes a mile of saltwater shoreline on Grays Harbor as well as upland woods, sloughs and marshes.
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Green Marker Cama Beach
Cama Beach State Park, the first new state park in more than a decade, opened in June 2008 and represents one of the Foundation’s largest commitments to date.
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Yellow Marker Deception Pass
With more than 2 million visitors annually, Deception Pass State Park is the most visited park in Washington. It is one of the most beautiful parks in the state and has great environmental value and importance.
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Red Marker Gingko Forest
The Foundation funded interpretive panels at the visitor’s center in Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park. The panels tell the story of the Ice Age floods, which carved new landscapes across a four-state area during the last Ice Age and are among the most significant geological events in Washington’s history.
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Red Marker Inside Out Family/Youth Camping Program
The Foundation funds the Inside Out Family/Youth Camping Program, whose mission is to encourage people from all cultures to enjoy state parks.
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Yellow Marker Klicitat Trail Project
In partnership with the Klickitat Train Conservancy, the Foundation provided funding for decking on trestles and railings in Swale Canyon along 17 miles of the Klickitat Trail.
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Blue Marker Lake Sammamish
The Foundation funded a volunteer effort that restored a six-acre section of critical habitat back to its natural condition.
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Green Marker Lake Wenatchee
The Foundation provided funding for curriculum and materials used for an ongoing educational effort highlighting the danger of wildfires.
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Blue Marker Leadbetter Point
The Foundation funded much-needed improvements to the Willapa Bay Water Trail, which runs through Leadbetter Point State Park.
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Blue Marker Lime Kiln Point
A generous donation from longtime Washington Secretary of State Ralph Munro and his wife, Karen, helped fund the construction of a whale viewing platform and interpretive center at the park.
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Red Marker Sacajawea
The Foundation helped fund an interpretive center that features interactive displays telling the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the experiences of Sacagawea, the young Shoshone Indian woman who went along on the journey.
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Green Marker Sun Lakes/Dry Falls
The WA State Parks Foundation helped fund an outdoor ampitheatre for nature presentations.
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Red Marker Wallace Falls
A funding partnership between the Foundation, the Ira Spring Trail Foundation and the Washington Trails Association led to the development of a new 2.5-mile trail connecting the Wallace Falls Railroad Trail to Wallace Lake.
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Green Marker Willapa Hills Trail
The Boeing Company provided $100,000 to the Foundation for restoration work to repair damage from a December 2007 storm that caused severe flooding.
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