Media Advisory: Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel to discuss Puget Sound ecosystem research and monitoring

Puget Sound Partnership Washington sent this bulletin at 10/18/2017 10:43 AM PDT

MEDIA ADVISORY
October 18, 2017

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

Science Panel to discuss Puget Sound ecosystem research and monitoring

Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel will meet October 19, in Seattle

The Puget Sound Partnership’s Science Panel will meet on Thursday, October 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Lab, Henderson Hall, 1013 NE 40th Street, Seattle.

Meeting highlights include:

A discussion on the development of the research and monitoring elements of Implementation Strategies. These are the plans for achieving the ecosystem recovery targets for the 2020 Vital Signs, helping to direct work toward the highest priority actions.
A presentation on the Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program, which funds process-based ecosystem restoration and protection projects in the Puget Sound nearshore.
A presentation and discussion on Puget Sound Vital Signs related to economic vitality. These Vital Signs help describe how a healthy Puget Sound contributes to the quality of life for Puget Sound residents.

The full Science Panel agenda, meeting materials and directions are available at http://www.psp.wa.gov/SP_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 Science Panel

The Science Panel's expertise and advice are critical to the Puget Sound Partnership’s efforts to develop a comprehensive, science-based plan to restore Puget Sound. The members, appointed by the Leadership Council, are chosen from the top scientists in Washington State.

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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