MEDIA ADVISORY
September 20, 2016

MEDIA CONTACT: Cathy Cochrane, 360.790.7958, cathy.cochrane@psp.wa.gov 

Salmon Recovery Council to discuss sustainable funding options for Puget Sound salmon recovery

The Puget Sound Partnership’s Salmon Recovery Council will meet Thursday, September 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave North, Edmonds. 

Meeting highlights include discussion about:

• Options for acquiring sustainable, dependable funding for Puget Sound salmon recovery.
• Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) funding requests for the 2017-19 biennium. PSAR-funded projects restore critical habitat and salmon populations to Puget Sound.
• The Puget Sound Partnership’s draft legislative agenda for 2017. The legislative agenda determines staff priorities for supporting policy proposals aimed at improving the effectiveness of the Puget Sound salmon recovery effort.

The full Salmon Recovery Council agenda, meeting materials and directions are available at http://www.psp.wa.gov/SR_meetings.php. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to provide comment and learn about the regional effort to restore and protect Puget Sound.

If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify the Special Assistant to the Boards, Dominique Hampton, at 360.464.1229.

About the Salmon Recovery Council

The 45-member Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council advises the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council on decisions relating to salmon recovery and the implementation of the Puget Sound Chinook Recovery Plan. 

About the Puget Sound Partnership

The Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of governments, tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda, advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery.

For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov.