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It's never been easier to get a personalized plate and help wildlife

Applying for a personalized license plate has never been easier! Just log-on to the Department of Licensing (DOL) web site at www.wa.gov/dol, and click the interactive Inquiry Plate to see if your personalized word, phrase or statement (up to seven letters) is available. When you find a selection available, you can download an order form to fill out and send through the mail.

You can also pick up an application at your nearby license plate vendor or WDFW offices in Mill Creek, Montesano, Vancouver, Yakima, Wenatchee, Ephrata, or Spokane. Or to receive an application in the mail, call the Washington Department of Licensing at (360) 902-3770 (option 5).

Forty dollars from the initial purchase of personalized plates and the entire $30 yearly renewal fee supports the protection of our non- game fish and wildlife. Since this program’s inception in 1974, thousands of dollars have funded research on species of concern and their habitats, such as bald eagles, marine mammals, western grey squirrels, marbled murrelets, shrub-steppe, and oak woodlands; purchase of habitats for threatened and endangered species, such as ponds inhabited by the endangered western pond turtle and peregrine falcon nesting areas; information development for you and others in the Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary program; and many other efforts.

You can learn more about how personalized license plate funds benefit fish and wildlife at the WDFW website www.wa.gov/wdfw and you can easily link from there to the DOL website and order your personalized plate today!

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