FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2024
MEDIA CONTACT: Ian McCabe, 564.669.4628, ian.mccabe@psp.wa.gov
The Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel will meet online on Tuesday, February 25, from 9:30 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-science-panel-2025021055/?eventID=2025021055
The full Science Panel agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php.
Meeting highlights include:
- A presentation and decision about the Science Panel annual work priorities for 2025. Presentation by Kelly Biedenweg, chair of the Science Panel, and Jillian Reitz, boards policy advisor at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about Science Panel recruitment. Presentation by Kelly Biedenweg, chair of the Science Panel, Grant Blume, co-vice chair of the Science Panel, Amber Raney, boards program coordinator at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Scott Redman, science and evaluation program director at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about the Science Panel comments for the 2025 State of the Sound. Presentation by Katherine Wyatt, assistant science director at the Puget Sound Partnership and Scott Redman, science and evaluation program director at the Puget Sound Partnership.
- A presentation and discussion about Puget Sound scientific research. Presentation by Katherine Wyatt, assistant science director at the Puget Sound Partnership and Scott Redman, science and evaluation program director at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about Puget Sound ecosystem recovery planning. Presentation by Dan Stonington, planning manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, Melissa Speeg, salmon recovery manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Scott Redman, science and evaluation program director at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about state and federal updates. Presentation by Don Gourlie, legislative policy director at the Puget Sound Partnership and Ahren Stroming, special assistant for federal affairs at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
The full Science Panel 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 Program Coordinator, Amber Raney, at 564.999.0527.
About the Science Panel
The Science Panel's expertise and advice are critical to the Puget Sound Partnership’s efforts to develop a comprehensive, science-based plan to restore Puget Sound. The members, appointed by the Leadership Council, are chosen from the top scientists in Washington state.
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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