MEDIA ADVISORY
May 11, 2020

MEDIA CONTACT: Kevin Hyde, 360.819.3045, kevin.hyde@psp.wa.gov

Ecosystem Coordination Board to discuss 2022-2026 Action Agenda planning and implementation at May meeting

The Puget Sound Partnership's Ecosystem Coordination Board will meet on Wednesday, May 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the May 13 Ecosystem Coordination Board meeting will be a virtual Zoom meeting for all participants and the public. 

Join the web portion of the meeting at https://zoom.us/j/92467472250?pwd=UmY3Nm1qWVlYVGZ2akpaRTBJekt6dz09 Meeting ID: 924 6747 2250, Password: 667400. Dial from any phone: +1 253 215 8782. Meeting ID: 924 6747 2250, Password: 667400. Zoom instructions are also included in the meeting agenda, which is available here: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php

Meeting highlights include:

• A presentation about the draft report and recommendations on Vital Signs revisions, by Scott Redman, Science and Evaluation program director at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Elizabeth McManus, principal at Ross Strategic. The Puget Sound Partnership is engaged in a collaborative effort to revise the Vital Signs and indicators related to water quality, water quantity, habitats, and species and food webs to incorporate lessons learned over the past ten years and address known concerns highlighted in existing studies and critiques.
  
  
• A presentation and discussion about alternative future scenarios analysis, by Katherine Wyatt, assistant science director at the Puget Sound Partnership, John Stein, chair of the Science Panel, and Ken Currens, vice chair of the Science Panel. Alternative future scenario analysis provides an opportunity to strengthen the cross-board and science-basis of regional priority setting in order to account and plan for increasing pressures of climate change and development.
   
• A presentation and discussion about the vision for the 2022-2026 Action Agenda, by Heather Saunders, Action Agenda planning manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Don Gourlie, environmental planner at the Puget Sound Partnership. The Puget Sound Partnership is proposing a vision for the 2022-2026 Action Agenda that will set Puget Sound on a course for recovery by meeting the magnitude of the challenges we face with bold actions.  
   

The full Ecosystem Coordination Board agenda and meeting materials are available through this page: https://psp.wa.gov/board_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.

Those who would like to attend the meeting and need special accommodations to do so should notify the Special Assistant to the Boards, Deborah Hagen, at 360.819.0057.

About the Ecosystem Coordination Board

The Ecosystem Coordination Board's main role is to advise the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council on carrying out its responsibilities. The Board is made up of 27 members representing specific interests around the Sound.

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.