WDFW is implementing new rules at Vernita Bridge Water Access Area to balance conservation and recreation, limiting camping and planning the end of overnight stays by 2025 while seeking public input for future plans.

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet from June 20-22 to discuss topics including cougar hunting, bald eagle conservation, the fate of gray wolves, and ecological policies for the Columbia Basin.

Seward Park in Seattle has been awarded the Green Flag for its excellence in environmental sustainability and community engagement, also receiving accolades as an Urban Quiet Park and contributing to Seattle's UN recognition.

Seattle Parks and Recreation won't create new rules for Denny Blaine Park, following public input. Instead, a formal agreement with Friends of Denny Blaine Park has been established, focusing on park improvements, including stairway enhancements.

Seattle Parks and Recreation seeks community input through listening sessions to inform the RFP for a new Golf Management Firm to oversee four municipal golf courses.

Washington's WDFW closed May Creek to all fishing to protect the endangered Chinook salmon, with details outlined in a WDFW statement, but Skykomish River will open on June 15, 2024.

Seattle will close some city facilities for Juneteenth; community centers and pools will be affected, while golf courses, sprayparks, and some beaches will remain open.

Kayak Point Regional Park in Snohomish County will have an early day-use area reopening on June 14, though its pier remains closed for the summer. The park offers a shoreline, forest, yurt village, and new park facilities amidst ongoing construction.

Recreational salmon season in Marine Area 4 opens from June 22 to September 15, 2024, with various regulations including catch quotas and size requirements.

Seattle Parks and Recreation is offering free beach swimming lessons for children aged 6-16 at lifeguarded beaches throughout the summer, with registration required by June 21st via email or in-person afterwards.

The WDFW opens a section of the Skagit River for sockeye salmon fishing from June 16 to July 15, 2024, with a daily limit of four sockeye and strict adherence to specific rules.

Washington now requires licenses for fishing freshwater smelt, crawfish, and carp, effective June 6, 2024, to promote sustainable practices and protect species.

New regulations for salmon and steelhead fishing in the lower Columbia River start June 16, with daily catch limits and mandatory release of wild steelhead.