MEDIA ADVISORY
August 10, 2020

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

Ecosystem Coordination Board to discuss priority outcomes for 2022-2026 Action Agenda

The Puget Sound Partnership's Ecosystem Coordination Board will meet on Thursday, August 13, from 9:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the August 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/95430335219?pwd=V2NXT3g3aXRIVDlkek1IV0padi9TZz09 Meeting ID: 954 3033 5219, Password: 836536. Dial from any phone: +1 253 215 8782. Meeting ID: 954 3033 5219, Password: 836536. 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 and discussion about the development of the 2022-2026 Action Agenda, by Don Gourlie, environmental planner at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Elizabeth McManus, principal at Ross Strategic. The discussion will include an update on how the Partnership will develop the Action Agenda with input from the Ecosystem Coordination Board (ECB), and solicitation of feedback from the ECB about priority outcomes for Puget Sound recovery. 
  
  
• A presentation and discussion about the current budget and legislative outlook for the state, by Jeff Parsons, legislative policy director at the Puget Sound Partnership. The session will include the initial findings from the Boards Legislative Priorities survey along with discussion of the Ecosystem Coordination Board's recommendations to the Leadership Council for the Partnership's top legislative priorities.
   
• Updates from the Leadership Council, the Science Panel, the Salmon Recovery Council, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program, and from Ecosystem Coordination Board members.  
   

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 Boards Policy Specialist Jillian Reitz at 360.742.2936.

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.