FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT: Ian McCabe, 564.669.4628, ian.mccabe@psp.wa.gov
The Puget Sound Partnership Ecosystem Coordination Board will meet online on Wednesday, February 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
We’ll be providing an all-virtual livestream of this meeting, through TVW.
TVW web link: https://tvw.org/video/puget-sound-partnership-ecosystem-coordination-board-2025021030/?eventID=2025021030
General Public Comment: If you would like to submit public comment to the Ecosystem Coordination Board, please contact Jillian Reitz at (360) 742-2936 or Jillian.Reitz@psp.wa.gov by 11:00 a.m. on February 5, 2025.
The full Ecosystem Coordination Board (ECB) agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php.
Meeting highlights include:
- A presentation and discussion about 2025 legislative session. Presentation by Don Gourlie, legislative policy director at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about stormwater management in Puget Sound. Presentation by Derek Day, stormwater strategic initiative lead at the Washington State Department of Ecology. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about Ecology's CBP3 Program and the Rain City Partnership. Presentation by Sarah Ponte, stormwater public-private partnership planner at the Washington State Department of Ecology, Brenda Gardner, program director at CIS Solutions, and Jean Jensen, associate coordinator at CIS Solutions. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about Puget Sound ecosystem and salmon recovery planning and implementation. Presentation by Melissa Speeg, salmon recovery manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Daniel Stonington, planning manager at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about Environmental Protection Act (EPA) funding model. Presentation by Peter Murchie, manager at the Environmental Protection Agency Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office Branch.
- A presentation and decision about the Ecosystem Coordination Board 2025 work plan. Presentation by Jullian Reitz, boards policy advisor at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Allan Warren, chair of the Ecosystem Coordination Board. Read more.
The full Ecosystem Coordination Board 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 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, which includes supporting the development and implementation of the Action Agenda. The Board is made up of 30 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 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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