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Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council

Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council. November 10, 2007. Dr. Jeff Koenings Director, Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Co-Chair Nearshore Partnership Executive Committee. Col. Michael McCormick District Engineer,

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Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council

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  1. Puget Sound Nearshore PartnershipPuget Sound Partnership Leadership Council November 10, 2007

  2. Dr. Jeff Koenings Director, Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Co-Chair Nearshore Partnership Executive Committee Col. Michael McCormick District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District Co-Chair Nearshore Partnership Executive Committee NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIP IN CONTEXT

  3. MISSION To protect and restore the functions and natural processes of the Puget Sound nearshore ecosystem in support of the natural resources and beneficial uses of Puget Sound and the Puget Sound Basin.

  4. PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIPCurtis Tanner & Bernie Hargrave

  5. WHO ARE WE? EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STEERING COMMITTEE SCIENCE COMMITTEE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM

  6. PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE The estuarine delta & marine shoreline areas of shallow water from the top of the coastal bank or bluffs to water at depths associated w/ photic zone.

  7. WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE? NEARSHORE supports: • Recreation • Water quality • Cultural Heritage • Fish and Wildlife • Economy

  8. WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE? NEARSHORE supports: • Recreation • Water quality • Cultural Heritage • Fish and Wildlife • Economy

  9. WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE? NEARSHORE supports: • Recreation • Water quality • Cultural Heritage • Fish and Wildlife • Economy

  10. WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE? NEARSHORE supports: • Recreation • Water quality • Cultural Heritage • Fish and Wildlife • Economy

  11. WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE? NEARSHORE supports: • Recreation • Waterquality • Cultural Heritage • Fish and Wildlife • Economy

  12. HOW DO ECOSYSTEMS WORK? • Natural processes creates structure; • Structure provides habitat; • Habitat functions supports biological communities. structure process function

  13. WHAT IS OUR APPROACH? Using Science to: • Identify natural processes that support nearshore ecosystems • Understand “what’s broken & where” • Determine where processes need protection and restoration

  14. WHAT IS OUR APPROACH? Engage Stakeholders to: • Determine desired future condition of Puget Sound nearshore • Identify locally supported actions • Develop a restoration and protection strategy

  15. UNDERSTANDING NEARSHORE ECOSYSTEM CHANGE Historic  Current  Future

  16. HISTORIC CONDITIONS c.a. 1850’s Coast & Geodetic Survey Maps

  17. CURRENT CONDITIONS

  18. CHANGE ANALYSIS

  19. FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION How much is enough?

  20. CORPS OF ENGINEERS “ALTERNATIVES” PLAN APPROACH Future WITH and WITHOUT Large-scale Ecosystem Restoration

  21. What if we do nothing? Future Without Project Condition “Ecological Functions” (-) 120 Yrs Today + 50 Yrs

  22. What are the benefits of restoration? Future With Project Condition “Ecological Functions” + + 50 Yrs Today (-) 120Yrs

  23. What are the benefits of restoration? Future With Project Condition “Ecological Functions” + + 50 Yrs Today (-) 120 Yrs

  24. What are the benefits of restoration? Future With Project Condition “Ecological Functions” + + 50 Yrs Today (-) 120 Yrs

  25. WHAT FUTURE DO WE WANT? Science Products Stakeholder Involvement Final Feasibility Report to Congress

  26. WHAT ARE WE DELIVERING? • Input to 2020 Action Agenda • Reports and Science products • Early Actions • Final Feasibility Report to Congress • Additional source of Federal funds

  27. PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIPDebby Hyde

  28. WHY PARTICIPATE? ECOSYSTEM APPROACH

  29. WHY PARTICIPATE? ABILITY TO LEVERAGE KNOWLEDGE ABILITY TO LEVERAGE FUNDS

  30. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT? DIRECT RELEVANCE NOW

  31. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT? CRITICAL AREA REGULATION UPDATE SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM /REGULATION UPDATES

  32. ONGOING UPDATE OF SALMON RECOVERY CHAPTERS INFORM INDIVIDUAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT FUNDING PROJECTS THROUGH ESTUARY AND SALMON RESTORATION PROGRAM (ESRP)

  33. PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIPTerry Wright

  34. EARLY ACTIONS The Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP) was created by legislation to advance early action projects • Multiple sponsors • Multiple fund sources • Learning by doing

  35. CASE STUDY: SKOKOMISH ESTUARY RESTORATION

  36. SKOKOMISH ESTUARY RESTORATION Effective partnership • Skokomish Tribe and Tacoma Public Utilities • Mason Conservation District • Multiple fund sources • Nearshore Partnership/WDFW • Corps of Engineers • Salmon Recovery Funding Board • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service • NOAA

  37. IMPORTANT LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

  38. PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIP Dr. Jacques White

  39. Ecosystem-based approach to restoration consistent with TNC Ecoregional planning

  40. TNC needs restoration actions to meet conservation goals

  41. Dike removed to grade Areas identified as critical for fish and wildlife need restored processes and function.

  42. CORPS NEEDS WILLING LANDOWNERS

  43. COMPLEMENTS WORK OF THE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY • Science-Based • Early Actions • Regional Coalition • Education • Basin-wide Scale • New Funding Source

  44. PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIPTim Smith

  45. AREAS WHERE WE WORK TOGETHER Puget Sound Partnership Goals • Habitat Protection • Habitat Restoration • Toxics/pollution • Human/Animal Waste • Stormwater management • Water supply • Species/biodiversity • Education • Science

  46. AREAS WHERE WE WORK TOGETHER Nearshore Partnership Activities • Habitat Protection • Habitat Restoration • Toxics/pollution • Human/Animal Waste • Stormwater management • Water supply • Species/biodiversity • Education • Science

  47. WHAT CAN WE OFFER • Relationships w/ diverse partners • Science-based approach and technical tools • Funding mechanism • Strategic investments • Increased capacity • Lessons learned from project implementation

  48. For More Information Please Visit Our Website: www.pugetsoundnearshore.org Contact PSNERP Project Managers: Bernie Hargrave bernard.l.hargrave.jr@usace.army.mil Curtis D. Tanner curtis_tanner@fws.gov

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