Media Advisory: Ecosystem Coordination Board to hear update on pathogens, toxics and nutrients in Puget Sound

Puget Sound Partnership Washington sent this bulletin at 08/22/2017 01:29 PM PDT

MEDIA ADVISORY
August 22, 2017

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

Ecosystem Coordination Board to hear update on pathogens, toxics and nutrients in Puget Sound

Puget Sound Partnership Ecosystem Coordination Board will meet August 24 in Edmonds

The Puget Sound Partnership’s Ecosystem Coordination Board will meet Thursday, August 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave N, Edmonds, 98020.

Meeting highlights include:

A presentation by representatives from the State Departments of Ecology and Health, detailing accomplishments of National Estuary Program funding to reduce pathogens, toxics and nutrients in Puget Sound over the past six years.
A presentation on the draft 2017 State of the Sound report, which assesses the status of our efforts to protect and recover Puget Sound.

The full Ecosystem Coordination Board agenda, meeting materials and directions are available at http://psp.wa.gov/EB_meetings.php. The meeting is open to the public, and all are welcome to provide comment and learn about the regional effort to recover 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 Ecosystem Coordination Board

The 27-member Ecosystem Coordination Board advises the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council. Members represent specific interests around the Sound, including federal, state and local governments; tribes; non-profit organizations; and businesses.

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.

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