FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 5, 2024
MEDIA CONTACT: Kevin Hyde, 360.819.3045, kevin.hyde@psp.wa.gov
The Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council will meet on Wednesday, August 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
All are welcome to attend the all-virtual livestream of this meeting, through TVW web link: https://tvw.org/video/puget-sound-partnership-leadership-council-2024081031/?eventID=2024081031.
The agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php
Meeting highlights include:
- A presentation and decision about the 2025-27 Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) program Large Capital Projects ranked list. The PSAR program provides fundamental support to salmon recovery in Puget Sound by implementing regionally significant habitat protection and restoration priorities.
The Leadership Council will consider whether to approve the 2025-27 PSAR Program Large Capital Projects ranked list as recommended by the Salmon Recovery Council and resulting from the scoring process. They will also consider strategies for funding the PSAR program and ranked list. Presentation by Marlies Wierenga, PSAR program manager at the Puget Sound Partnership.
The full Leadership Council agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php.
If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify Boards Policy Advisor Wendy Loosle at 360.791.8397.
About the Leadership Council
The Leadership Council is the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership. Its seven members are leading citizens chosen from around the Sound and appointed by the Governor to serve four-year terms. Dennis McLerran currently chairs the Leadership Council.
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 government agencies, 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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