 Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council to discuss Flood Impacts and Puget Sound Ecosystem Recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2026
MEDIA CONTACT: Katie Love, 564.250.0925, katie.love@psp.wa.gov
The Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council will meet on Thursday, March 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Lacey Community Centre, 6729 Pacific Avenue SE, Lacey, WA, 98503.
An all-virtual livestream of this meeting is available through TVW. We highly encourage partners and other members of the public to use this virtual option, if possible, to reduce carbon emissions.
TVW web link: https://tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2025121105
Public Comment: The Leadership Council welcomes both spoken and written public comment. You may provide spoken public comment in-person during the general public comment period as noted on the meeting agenda. Instructions are provided at the meeting. You may submit written public comment in advance of the meeting by emailing Wendy Loosle, boards policy advisor, wendy.loosle@psp.wa.gov, by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4. Written comment submitted prior to the meeting will be included in the meeting materials.
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 discussion about 2026 legislative updates. Presentation by Don Gourlie, legislative policy director at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about flood impacts and Puget Sound ecosystem recovery. Presentation by Rachel Latchford, floodplains and estuaries implementation strategy lead at the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Trevor Delgado, tribal historic preservation officer at the Nooksack Indian Tribe, Kathleen Berger, surface and water management partnership at Pierce County, Steve Winter, principal hydrologist at Natural Systems Design, Kas Guillozet, program director at the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, and Alan Warren, chair of the Ecosystem Coordination Board. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about final revisions to the 2026-2030 Action Agenda. Presentation by Robb Kriehbel, planning manager at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about the Puget Sound Implementation Plan. Presentation by Melissa Speeg, salmon recovery manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Ashley Bagley, salmon policy advisor at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about federal updates. Presentation by Ahren Stroming, special assistant for federal affairs at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and decision about the 2026-27 Leadership Council Work Plan. Presentation by Tristan Contesse, boards program manager at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about the 2025 State of Our Watersheds Report. Presentation by Dave Herrera, member of the Leadership Council.
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 Program Coordinator Amber Raney at 564.999.0527, amber.raney@psp.wa.gov.
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.
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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