MEDIA ADVISORY
September 20, 2021

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

Salmon Recovery Council to discuss draft 2023-2025 Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Large Capital request for proposals

The Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council will meet on Thursday, September 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the September 23 Salmon Recovery Council meeting will be a virtual Zoom meeting for all participants and the public. 

Join the meeting at https://zoom.us/j/95321674090?pwd=MS95TTFRNEo0ZmZtaHN1ZGh0MVROQT09 Meeting ID: 953 2167 4090, Password: 323138. Dial from any phone: +1 253 215 8782. Zoom instructions are included in the meeting agenda, which is available here: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php

Meeting highlights include: 

• A presentation of the study Landscape, density-dependent, and bioenergetic influences upon Chinook salmon in tidal delta estuaries: Comparison of four Puget Sound estuaries. This study examined fish-habitat relationships in four representative tidal river deltas of Puget Sound: the Nooksack, Skagit, Snohomish, and Nisqually. The study addresses the following issues: how landscape structure affects juvenile Chinook salmon distribution and abundance in tidal deltas, how common habitat limitations are, and under what conditions fish experience growth variability and food limitation in delta wetlands. Presentation by Eric Beamer, research director, Skagit River System Cooperative, and Correigh Greene, research biologist, NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center. 
  
  
• A presentation on tribal treaty rights by Dave Herrera, co-vice chair of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council and fish and wildlife policy representative for the Skokomish Indian Tribe. This session will include the presentation and a question and answer period for members of the Salmon Recovery Council. 
  
  
• A presentation for decision about legislative priorities and strategy. This session will include discussion of a letter of support from the Salmon Recovery Council for the Duckabush Estuary Restoration Project and discussion of a draft set of principles for the Salmon Recovery Council's engagement in policy and other legislative proposals during the 2022 legislative session. Presentation by Bill Blake, co-vice chair of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council, and Mindy Roberts, Puget Sound program director, Washington Environmental Council. 
  
  
• A presentation and discussion about the draft 2023-2025 Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) Large Capital request for proposals. This session will include comments and feedback from the Salmon Recovery Council about the draft 2023-2025 PSAR Large Capital request for proposals. Presentation by Carrie Byron, PSAR program manager at the Puget Sound Partnership. 
  
  
• A presentation and discussion about identifying actions to include in the 2022-2026 Action Agenda. Two of three key components for the 2022-2026 Action Agenda have been approved by the Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council: desired outcomes and strategies to achieve those outcomes. Actions describe the activities that will be a shared focus for implementing each strategy for the four years from 2022-2026. Presentation by Dan Stonington, planning manager at the Puget Sound Partnership. 

• A presentation for discussion about the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan (Plan) regional chapter update. It has been more than 10 years since the regional chapter of the Plan has been updated. The Partnership recently contracted with Environmental Science Associates and Cascadia Consulting to support content research and development of the Plan’s regional chapter until June 2021. The Salmon Recovery Council will provide feedback on a set of draft strategies and actions regarding marine survival in the regional chapter update. Presentation by Amber Moore, salmon recovery manager at the Puget Sound Partnership.  

The full Salmon Recovery Council agenda and meeting materials are available at https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php. 

If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify Special Assistant to the Boards Anna Petersen at 360.338.2384.

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 Salmon 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.