Puget Sound Partnership Media Advisory: Salmon Recovery Council to hear update on Chinook salmon recovery plan for Puget Sound

Puget Sound Partnership Washington sent this bulletin at 09/26/2017 01:34 PM PDT

MEDIA ADVISORY
September 26, 2017

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

Salmon Recovery Council to hear update on Chinook salmon recovery plan for Puget Sound

Puget Sound Partnership’s Salmon Recovery Council will meet September 28, in Edmonds

The Puget Sound Partnership’s Salmon Recovery Council will meet Thursday, September 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave N, Edmonds, 98020.

Meeting highlights include:

The latest on efforts to create a Chinook salmon Implementation Strategy. Implementation Strategies are the plans for achieving the ecosystem 2020 recovery targets for the Vital Signs. The Vital Signs help to gauge the health of Puget Sound and direct work toward the highest priority actions. The Salmon Recovery Council is considering a proposed suite of bold, strategic actions that will add focus to the Chinook salmon Implementation Strategy.
A discussion on potential improvements to the Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) program, which funds high-priority salmon restoration and protection projects in Puget Sound.

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.

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