43.220.030 - Program goals.

Program goals.

Program goals of the Washington conservation corps include:

     (1) Conservation, rehabilitation, and enhancement of the state's natural, historic, environmental, and recreational resources with emphasis given to projects which address the following statewide priorities:

     (a) Timber, fish and wildlife management plan;

     (b) Watershed management plan;    

     (c) Eco-tourism and heritage tourism;

     (d) Statewide water quality;

     (e) United States-Canada fisheries treaty;

     (f) Public access to and environmental education about stewardship of natural resources on state lands;

     (g) Recreational trails;

     (h) Salmon recovery and volunteer initiatives;

     (2) Development of the state's youth resources through meaningful work experiences;

     (3) Making outdoor and historic resources of the state available for public enjoyment;

     (4) Teaching of the workings of natural, environmental, and biological systems, as well as basic employment skills;

     (5) Assisting agencies in carrying out statutory assignments with limited funding resources; and

     (6) Providing needed public services in both urban and rural settings with emphasis in a distressed area or areas.

[1999 c 280 § 2; 1987 c 367 § 1; 1983 1st ex.s. c 40 § 3.]