FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT: Ian McCabe, 564.669.4628, ian.mccabe@psp.wa.gov
The Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council (SRC) will meet virtually on Thursday, March 27, 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-salmon-recovery-council-2025031131/?eventID=2025031131
The full Salmon Recovery Council 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 the role of expertise in climate change adaptation in Puget Sound. Presentation by Krista Harrington, research fellow and PHD candidate at Oregon State University.
- A presentation and discussion about legislative updates. Presentation by Don Gourlie, legislative policy director at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz, co-vice-chair of the Salmon Recovery Council. Read more.
- A presentation and decision about the Salmon Recovery Funding Board: Riparian funding policy. Presentation by Melissa Speeg, salmon recovery manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Marlies Wierenga, Puget Sound acquisition and restoration (PSAR) program manager at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about the Puget Sound acquisition and restoration (PSAR) program. Presentation by Marlies Wierenga, PSAR program manager at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about ecosystem and salmon recovery planning and implementation. Presentation by Melissa Speeg, salmon recovery manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Ashley Bagley, salmon policy advisor at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Dan Stonington, planning manager at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about the Salmon Science Advisory Group. Presentation by Annelise Del Rio, salmon science lead at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Wendy Loosle, boards policy advisor at the Puget Sound Partnership.
- A presentation and discussion about local transportation retrofit planning for salmon, fish passage and stormwater. Presentation by Frances Bothfeld, stormwater strategic initiative at the Washington State Department of Ecology. Read more.
The full Salmon Recovery Council agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page: 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 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 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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