MEDIA ADVISORY
May 7, 2021

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

Ecosystem Coordination Board to discuss the draft list of strategies for the 2022-2026 Action Agenda

The Puget Sound Partnership's Ecosystem Coordination Board will meet on Wednesday, May 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the May 12 Ecosystem Coordination Board meeting will be a virtual Zoom meeting for all participants and the public. 

Join the meeting at https://zoom.us/j/91937688801?pwd=bmRPanNmNW5NVWo0cnhISzdYNUhldz09 Meeting ID: 919 3768 8801, Password: 831951. Dial from any phone: +1 253 215 8782. Meeting ID: 919 3768 8801, Password: 831951. 

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 for discussion about the proposed allocation for fiscal year 2021 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Puget Sound Geographic Funds across the three Strategic Initiative Leads. Presentation by Peter Murchie, program manager, EPA Geographic Programs Section, and Angela Adams, science lead, EPA Puget Sound Program. 
  
  
• A presentation for discussion about the draft strategies for the 2022-2026 Action Agenda. For the purposes of the 2022-2026 Action Agenda update, a strategy describes an effective approach for advancing progress toward desired outcomes, Vital Signs, and overall recovery. This session will include discussion and feedback from the Ecosystem Coordination Board regarding the draft strategies for the 2022-2026 Action Agenda. Presentation by Dan Stonington, planning manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, Don Gourlie, environmental planner at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Kaitlin Harris, environmental planner at the Puget Sound Partnership. 
   
• A presentation for decision regarding challenges to Implementation Strategy progress. This session will include discussion of challenges derived from the two Stormwater Implementation Strategies and feedback from the Ecosystem Coordination Board about possible solutions. Presentation by Derek Day, Stormwater Strategic Initiative lead, Washington State Department of Ecology. 
   
• A presentation for discussion about how the Ecosystem Coordination Board members can identify businesses within their networks that could take on a pilot project from the Water 100 prioritized list and look for opportunities for Ecosystem Coordination Board caucuses to support those projects. Presentation by Jessie Israel, Puget Sound conservation director at the Nature Conservancy, Bill Dewey, director of public affairs for Taylor Shellfish Company, Jamie Stephens, chair of the Ecosystem Coordination Board, and Larry Epstein, deputy director of the Puget Sound Partnership. 
   

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.