MEDIA ADVISORY
November 30, 2016

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

Puget Sound Partnership Salmon Recovery Council to discuss funding for Puget Sound recovery projects 

Council will meet December 1, in Edmonds

The Puget Sound Partnership’s Salmon Recovery Council will meet Thursday, December 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave North, Edmonds. 

Meeting highlights include:

• A discussion on the Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) funding request in the 2017-19 biennium. PSAR-funded projects restore critical habitat and salmon populations to Puget Sound. 
• A presentation on the Shore Friendly program, which offers guidance to waterfront homeowners who want to protect their property while promoting healthy shorelines.
• A presentation and discussion on funding recommendations for the Puget Sound Action Agenda’s Stormwater, Shellfish, and Habitat Strategic Initiatives. These funding recommendations are for priority Near Term Actions from the 2016 Action Agenda. Funding these actions will help us make progress toward reducing polluted stormwater runoff, maintaining and restoring water quality around important shellfish beds, and protecting and restoring habitat.

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 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.