Jefferson County will get more than $4.2 million in grants from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office, the state announced Tuesday.

The funding is part of nearly $190 million in grants to communities statewide to improve outdoor recreation and conserve important wildlife habitat for Washingtonians and the plants and animals that live here.

The grants were awarded to a variety of organizations to re-novate parks, build trails and create new places for people to recreate outdoors. The grants also made investments in conserving lands that are homes to plants and
animals at risk of extinction and that preserve Washington’s agricultural and forestry legacy, such as important working farms and forests.

“These grants advance our priority to protect Washington’s world-class outdoor recreation offerings enjoyed by locals and travelers from across the globe,” said Gov. Jay Inslee. “I’m proud of these investments. They will go a long way to ensuring Washington’s outdoor areas are healthy, open and usable by everyone.”

The grants ranged from $7,000 to teach Scout troops about horsemanship and trail stewardship to more than $14 million to conserve a ranch and the wildlife habitat it supports.

Grants went to projects in 37 of Washington’s 39 counties.