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WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat

Protection and Restoration News

Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed

From Your WRIA 9 Watershed Coordination Services Team

Previous E-newsletters are archived at the Water Resource Inventory Area 9 Salmon Habitat Website:

May 21, 2003

Topics in this newsletter include:

1. Salmon and Water in the Watershed

2. Status Report: Strategic Assessment

3. Status Report: Habitat Plan

4. Show Me the Money! - money obtained for the watershed

5. Give Me the Money! - money available for watershed projects

6. Science News

7. Restoration Planning and Design

8. Buying Dirt, Acquiring Trees

9. Moving Dirt, Planting Trees, Tapping Volunteer Energy

10. Volunteer Yourself!

11. Educating and Outreaching

12. Nearshore News

13. Bull Trout Update

14. Growth Management Act for Citizen Activists Training

15. Lead Entity Workshop Highlights

16. Upcoming of Interest: Shared Strategy Meeting June 3

17. Calendar of Upcoming Planning Events

Salmon and Water in the Watershed

Water Outlook and Howard Hanson Dam Operations

Water conditions in the upper watershed are on the low side of normal owing to this year’s low snowpack. However, water conditions were aided by snow in March and early April and a cool, wet spring weather pattern. The remaining snow above 3,500-4,000 feet is expected to melt by June. As of May 20, the reservoir level was at 1145.38 feet. The pool is expected to reach its full elevation of 1147.0 feet in the next week. A regular flow regime from the dam is expected this summer and summer weather is expected to be normal in terms of temperature and rainfall.

As always, you can find out current flow conditions on the Green by visiting the U.S. Geological Survey web page at

Status Report: Strategic Assessment

The Technical Committee has begun work on the Strategic Assessment as outlined in the workplan. A number of specific tasks have been initiated, including:

18. An update of the WRIA 9 technical strategy, now called the Technical Guidance document,

19. Continuing historic conditions analysis for WRIA 9,

20. Continuing characterization of current conditions in WRIA 9,

21. Continuing work to evaluate the limiting factors in WRIA 9,

22. Completing a detailed scope of work and King Conservation District application to support characterization of functional linkages between habitat conditions and salmon survival with a model, and

23. On-going coordination of research efforts.

The WRIA 9 Technical Guidance update is anticipated to be complete in June 2003. Changes that have been made to the document to date include:

24. Elimination of a section on near-term focus areas (the Technical Guidance subgroup recommended postponing the identification of focus areas until more technical information is available to substantiate this effort),

25. Addition of a new section to the technical strategy that addresses monitoring and adaptive management,

26. Consistency with key technical questions from the lead entity guidance, and

27. Removal of term "critical habitat" throughout the document to avoid confusion with Endangered Species Act-related "designated critical habitats."

The Historic Conditions Analysis for WRIA 9 was initiated from River Mile (RM) 45 to RM 11 via a contract with University of Washington researchers Brian Collins, Amir Sheikh, and Dave Montgomery. Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project (PSNERP) is funding a parallel effort with the same researchers to complete an analysis from RM 11 through the estuary. Data generated in these efforts will be shared via an informal partnership between WRIA 9 and PSNERP. In the Upper Green River subwatershed, a parallel analysis will be completed either by a Collins/King County/US Forest Service team or by Collins et al. at University of Washington. WRIA 9 and PSNERP, along with many other regional experts and agencies associated with this regional research effort, will be working together to develop a methodology for historic conditions analysis in the nearshore.

For current habitat conditions research, the Technical Committee is moving forward with the King Conservation District-funded mapping efforts for the Lower Green. This effort, the WRIA 9 Lower Green River Baseline Habitat Monitoring Project, seeks to document current instream and riparian habitat conditions in and along the lower Green River mainstem from RM 6.0 (the upper boundary of the Duwamish River Turning Basin) to RM 32.0 (Auburn Narrows). This study will be augmented by the information from the Inventory of Shoreline Habitat and Riparian Conditions of the Green/Duwamish River Within the City of Tukwila draft report (Pentec 2003). The U.S. Forest Service Watershed Analysis report will be the primary source for current conditions information for the Upper Green River subwatershed. This information will be augmented by reports drafted by Tacoma and the Corps or Engineers for the Howard Hanson Dam Additional Water Storage Project. R2 Resource Consultants completed a report for the Corps of Engineers in 2002, Green River Baseline Habitat Monitoring 2001 Data Report. This report will be the primary source of information for the Middle Green River subwatershed. Reports drafted by the Port of Seattle, City of Seattle, USFWS, and the Corps will be compiled to characterize current conditions in the Duwamish. Seattle is currently trying to develop a methodology for characterization of current conditions in the Nearshore areas of WRIA 9. This work will likely be completed during the summer field season. In addition, WRIA 9 has been coordinating with PSNERP in its development of current conditions methodologies.

The current conditions assessment also includes fish habitat and population assessments and water quality and quantity assessments. It is hoped these studies will help identify factors that are limiting salmonid survival in WRIA 9. Fish monitoring, and freshwater and nearshore seining, are being carried out as part of the 2003 Juvenile Salmonid Survival Studies (JSSS) (see “Science News” below).

Water quality monitoring as part of the Green-Duwamish Water Quality Assessment (see the Near-Term Action Agenda for a description) is ongoing. This includes water temperature studies using continuous probes located throughout the watershed and a dissolved oxygen pilot study in the Mill Creek/Mullen Slough basin. Storm and baseflow sampling at 17 sites on the mainstem and tributaries will continue through 2003.

The Technical Committee has completed a scope and King Conservation District funding application for Phase I of the Functional Linkages characterization task. Phase I includes a comparative study of available models and an evaluation of which model, if any, is best suited for WRIA 9 planning efforts. If a suitable model is identified in Phase I, Phase II will consist of its application.

Status Report: Habitat Plan

Work on the Habitat Plan continues to ramp up with eyes on the goal of publishing a draft plan by May 2005. Preliminary drafts of some introductory chapters have been prepared, including goals and objectives, the history of WRIA 9 planning, and the history of the watershed and associated planning challenges.

Completion of the science-based Habitat Plan depends on the results of the Strategic Assessment so staff and jurisdictions' efforts are focused on the technical work for much of this year. Staff is working with WRIA 9 committees to update and refine the overall Habitat Plan Work Plan and Schedule including the specifics of the Strategic Assessment Work Plan. Completing the technical work by June 2004 is an ambitious effort that will require good project management and the continued commitment of all WRIA 9 jurisdictions and partners.

While the technical work proceeds, staff and the Planning Work Group are doing preparatory work that will enable the Steering Committee to move science to policy in the form of Habitat Plan actions in 2004. This work includes analyzing existing resource management programs and activities to identify protection gaps and management opportunities and compiling geographic information system (GIS) data for land use and projected growth. Understanding growth pressure will help policy develop and effective implementation strategy for the Habitat Plan. Policy-related work later this year will include the development of a socio-economic analysis methodology along with feasibility and effectiveness criteria that will be used to evaluate Habitat Plan alternatives.

For more information, contact Elaine Kleckner, Conservation Plan Manager, elaine.kleckner@, 206-296-8013.

Show Me the Money!

WRIA 9 continues to seek and find financial assistance to carry out the actions recommended in the Near-Term Action Agenda and proposed by WRIA 9 partners:

Salmon Recovery Funding Board Awards $1.3 Million to WRIA 9 Projects

On May 2, the Salmon Recovery Funding Board announced the allocation of $21.8 million to 70 habitat acquisition, restoration, and assessment projects across Washington State. In our watershed, two projects received firm funding:

28. Lower Green River Acquisition - $975,085: Acquisition of 37 acres of open space in Kent and preservation of existing rearing habitat. Future possible restoration activities include increasing in-stream riparian and off-channel habitat for chinook and other salmon. The City of Kent is the project sponsor. King County and the Green River Flood Control Zone District provided staff support in applying to SRFB and will provide financial support for the acquisition.

29. Habitat Inventory and Utilization Assessment of the Lower Green, Elliott Bay/Duwamish, and Nearshore Subwatersheds - $300,000: Assessment to fill data gaps in the understanding of current salmon habitat conditions in the more urbanized parts of the watershed. The resulting information will form the basis for scientific criteria to identify and prioritize habitats for protection and restoration in the watershed. The City of Seattle, on behalf of the WRIA 9 Technical Committee, is the sponsor.

In addition, if funds become available later this year, the Board will award King County an additional $596,190 to acquire 48 acres of high-quality habitat at Kanaskat along the Middle Green River. The Kanaskat project was our third-ranked proposal.

The remaining proposed projects, Newaukum Creek acquisitions and stream barrier removal assessment, were not funded in this very competitive round.

WRIA 9 Forum Awards Two More Grants

Letters of congratulations from Forum Chairman, Steven Mullet, were mailed in April to the two most recent Opportunity Fund grant winners:

30. Mid-Puget Sound Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group project coordinator, Fiona McNair, received a grant of $7,678 to compile and analyze current information available on fish passage blockages and begin prioritization and selection of key basins for field inventory and evaluation.

31. People for Puget Sound Habitat Program Director, Tom Dean, received notification of a $15,000 grant award to carry out a Maury Island Model Shoreline Restoration Project. The goal of this project is to achieve significant voluntary conservation and restoration benefits in the nearshore.

Additional grant applications will be reviewed in the next several months. For more information, contact Linda Hanson, 206-296-8383, linda.hanson@.

Give Me the Money!

Updated Catalog of Federal Funding for Watershed Protection Now Online

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recently updated the Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection. This catalog is now online as an easy to use, searchable web site. The web site provides information for watershed practitioners and others on 84 Federal funding sources that may be available to help fund various watershed-related projects. Visit: .

Science News

Juvenile Salmonid Survival Study Continues

The Juvenile Salmonid Survival Study is again underway, collecting information on natural and hatchery chinook salmon growth, timing of migration, feeding, life history types, and interactions with hatchery salmon. Wild-spawned fry migrants from Soos Creek are being captured and marked for later recapture at downstream stations located at River Mile 13, 7, 5.3, 1 and the nearshore. In addition, a screw trap has been placed at RM 18 in Kent at 212th St. For more information, contact Tom Nelson, 206-296-8012, tom.nelson@.

Restoration Planning and Design

Corps Gravel/Wood Introduction Moving Forward

On April 23, the Army Corps of Engineers hosted a public meeting in Ravensdale to present information on the Green/Duwamish Ecosystem Restoration project to artificially introduce gravel and large woody debris to the Middle Green River. These inputs are needed to compensate for the disruption in downstream movement of sediment and wood owing to the Howard Hanson Dam and Reservoir.

Plans call for mobilizing at least 3,900 cubic yards of gravel annually equivalent to the loads of 500 dump trucks. This amount is about half of the gravel bed load that would have been there if Howard Hanson Dam didn't exist. Gravel will range ½ inch to 4 inches in diameter - the size needed by spawning chinook salmon. Six engineered log jams also will be placed in the mainstem at Kanaskat below the Tacoma Diversion Dam. (This project will occur on the Kanaskat property for which Salmon Recovery Funding Board funding may come through - see story on SRFB funding above.) These jams will help provide pools for juvenile salmonids.

Most comments from the 35 persons at the meeting focused on boater safety. The Corps expects to continue seeking input from the boating community but complete the final construction work plans by June 15. For more information, contact Mamie Brouwer, (206) 764-3577, mamie.s.brouwer@nws02.usace.army.mil

Buying Dirt, Acquiring Trees

In February, King County closed on a 33-acre parcel adjacent to Bass Lake. The Waterways 2000 effort originally highlighted the high importance of this site for wildlife. Funding came from the King Conservation District Habitat Acquisition Fund.

Moving Dirt, Planting Trees, Tapping Volunteer Energy

It has been a busy spring with lots of volunteers getting dirty and having fun while improving the watershed. Known projects include:

April 12: Cascades Conservation Partnership and Seattle Parks brought about 50 volunteers, including inner city youth, to remove invasive weeds and build an interpretive trail at Flaming Geyser State Park. Cascades Conservation Partnership also is attempting to protect the old-growth forests of Sawmill Creek, a small drainage in the Upper Green River Sub-watershed

April 19: People for Puget Sound organized a major effort at Terminal 107 on the Duwamish. About 60 volunteers focused on planting marsh plants in the intertidal zone. They also built a fence to protect the new plants from Canada geese. The planting event occurred on the heels of a kayak tour of the lower Duwamish by the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition as part of an integrated Earth Day celebration. The planting was covered by Q13 news.

May 17: Seven students from Green River Community College joined King County Parks staff in removing Japanese knotweed in on-going efforts to improve Hatchery Park on Soos Creek.

April 30, May 1, 12-16: A dozen Waskowitz Environmental Leadership Semester (WELS) students from Highline School District worked on projects at Terminal 104, Terminal 105, and Turning Basin, all in the Duwamish, and at Pipeline Levee in the City of Kent (see following paragraph for details). Work in the Duwamish included weeding, weeding, and more weeding - necessary to give the native plants at restoration sites space, light, and nutrients needed to thrive. These volunteer activities are part of the Stewardship+Naturalist program organized by Dennis Clark using a grant from the King Conservation District. (The WELS program was recognized for its environmental leadership on May 1 when it received an “EarthHeroes” award from King County Executive Ron Sims.)

The Green River Flood Control Zone District sponsored several small volunteer events during April and May to help repair minor flood damage and care for native vegetation planted last fall. Volunteers included 15 student from the Northwest School in Seattle, 14 volunteers from The Boeing Company, and 13 students from the Highline School District WELS program (see preceding paragraph as well). These volunteers placed approximately 1000 soil-filled sandbags and about as many willow stakes to repair a 2002 restoration project in Kent that was damaged by high flows this winter. They also weeded and mulched plants on a restoration project in the City of Tukwila. Increased volunteer participation in these projects is allowing the District to improve the on-going stewardship of its levee and revetment repair projects and will improve the overall success of these projects.

Volunteer Yourself!

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Weekend Weeding May 31

Why worry about the weeds in your yard when you can go after ones at restoration sites in the Duwamish? People For Puget Sound hosts weeding/bird watching parties from Noon- 3 p.m. on the last weekend of each month. The next one is Saturday, May 31. For sign up, contact Lisa Markovchick-Nichols at 206-382-7007, lmarkovchick@

Science Speakers Needed

Do you like working with fifth-grade students? Can you help explain in a holistic way the science of streams and watersheds? If so, please contact Dave Smith at Meridian Elementary School, Dave.Smith@kent.k12.wa.us.

Weekday Opportunities with Students

Do you have a weekday free? Do you like working with kids? Puget Sound’s kids need you! People For Puget Sound’s LEAPS (Learning Experiencing, and Adventuring in Puget Sound) program provides local middle schools with science curriculum and field trips about Puget Sound.

Volunteers help students stay focused and lead activity stations. No previous education or science experience is necessary. Volunteers for middle school student field trips are needed from approximately 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on these dates: May 29 and June 1, 11, 12, 17.

For sign up, contact Lisa Markovchick-Nichols, 206-382-7007, lmarkovchick@

Become a Habitat Steward: Training June 3

People For Puget Sound provides free training on plant identification, collecting data in the field, the challenges of habitat restoration and research, and dealing with invasive plants from the experts working in these areas.

Volunteer habitat stewards gather high-quality data that informs restoration project managers about the health and success of restoration sites. Stewards identify site challenges and help determine the focus for monthly work parties. This monitoring and stewardship is vital to successful restoration projects.

In return for the free habitat steward training, habitat stewards put their knowledge to work for one year, including 3 to 8 hours of data collection in July, and hour-long monthly site visits.

Orientation is Tuesday, June 3, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. For more details on the program and restoration sites contact Lisa Markovchick-Nichols at 206-382-7007, lmarkovchick@, or check out: vshrmp/

Educating and Outreaching

Teaching Stewardship to Young Fishers

Trout Unlimited annually works with the Cities of Kent and Federal Way and civic groups to host “fishing experiences” to hook kids on fishing. This year, events occur May 17 in Kent and June 7 at Steel Lake in Federal Way. WRIA 9 Watershed Coordination Services staff, as in past years, are participating in these events by giving the children and their accompanying adults information about the watershed while they wait to fish. Kids are also encouraged to make the “salmon pledge” to do their part to care for salmon habitat. 180 kids plus their parents were reached on May 17.

Nearshore News

Beach Naturalists Hitting the Nearshore

Beginning in mid-May, the Beach Naturalist program began staffing four beaches in WRIA 9 with volunteer naturalists. On weekends with very low tides the volunteers fan out to help beach visitors learn how to enjoy beaches without harming them. Protecting this nearshore environment is essential for juvenile salmonids that rear and shelter in the nearshore.

Last summer, more than 100 volunteers logged more than 22,000 naturalist experiences with the public at Seahurst Park, Des Moines Beach Park, South Alki, Lincoln Park, and three beaches in WRIA 8. This year, 120 volunteers are on board.

The WRIA 9 Forum provides financial support through the King Conservation District to the program. Other funders and participants include the King County Water and Land Resources Department, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Sea Grant, Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team, People for Puget Sound, and Washington Department of Health.

In 2000, the Beach Naturalist program received the prestigious Education Award from the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, as well as a $25,000 Munson Aquatic Conservation Exhibit award.

Beach Naturalists will be on the beach during selected weekends from May to August. Learn more at:

Nearshore Boat Tour

It wasn’t the “Love Boat” but the 58 persons who went on the May 2 tour of the WRIA 9 nearshore walked away feeling good about their increased understanding of the Puget Sound nearshore. The four-hour tour began at the Des Moines marina, crossed over to Maury Island, motored north along Vashon Island, crossed over to Fauntleroy Cove in West Seattle, turned south and cruised past Burien and Normandy Park, and returned to Des Moines. Four experts in nearshore habitat issues provided running commentary on what people were seeing and discussed the issues that the WRIA 9 Steering Committee and local governments will be wrestling with in the years ahead. A plankton trawl and underwater video camera helped people see what was under (and in) the waves. Upon returning to Des Moines, participants walked down to the beach where researchers demonstrated a beach seine and did a stomach sampling of young coho that had been caught. The costs of this tour were paid for with a grant from the King Conservation District.

Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project (PSNERP)

Doug Osterman, Watershed Coordinator, was recently selected to be on the Steering Committee for the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project, a multi-year, Sound-wide effort to better understand and respond to ecosystem problems. (Recognizing the importance of this project, the WRIA 9 Forum contributed $50,000 annually in 2002 and 2003 through King Conservation District grants.)

In May, the Nearshore Science Team released for review the draft Guidance for Protection and Restoration of the Nearshore Ecosystems of Puget Sound. The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to PSNERP on the development, selection, and evaluation of projects that are targeted at protecting and restoring the nearshore ecosystems of Puget Sound. PSNERP is taking a similar approach to the WRIA 9 Strategic Assessment (see Status Report: Strategic Assessment above) in terms of doing an historic conditions assessment and a current conditions assessment, allowing for sharing of information. For more information, contact Scott Redman, 360-407-7315, sredman@psat., or visit

Magnolia Bridge Option Affecting Nearshore Thrown Out

The City of Seattle recently removed the one option for replacing the Magnolia Bridge that could have adversely affected nearshore habitat in Elliott Bay. In an April 15 letter to the community, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels wrote that bridge replacement is necessary “but not at the cost of our precious shoreline.” Comments received earlier on “Option B” suggested citizens are aware of the value of Puget Sound nearshore habitat and were committed to protecting it. With the exception of the Magnolia bluff area, nearly 100% of the Elliott Bay shore has been modified with various types of armoring. More is at:

Bull Trout Update

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is developing a recovery plan for bull trout, which like chinook salmon, were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1999. Unlike NOAA Fisheries, USFWS is developing a recovery plan without relying on a bottom-up approach to plan development.

Public release of the draft chapters for bull trout recovery for the Puget Sound and Olympic Peninsula Recovery Units is targeted for fall 2003. Puget Sound Shared Strategy and USFWS are working together to provide information on bull trout recovery in Puget Sound. In the meantime, the link for USFWS's bull trout recovery plan home page is:

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Now available is a 16 minute video entitled "Bull Trout in the Balance." It outlines bull trout history, identifies bull trout characteristics, and describes and defines habitat requirements in terms of the "4 Cs" (cold, clean, complex, and connected). The video also showcases the work of a variety of residents to protect, restore, and maintain the urban and rural environments in a way that sustains both people and fish. Contact Taylor Pittman, USFWS, 360-753-4375, taylor_pittman@r1., for more info.

Growth Management Act for Citizen Activists Training

Citizens interested in how the state Growth Management Act (GMA) plays a role in salmon habitat protection in their community can attend an all-day workshop on Saturday, May 31, at Seattle Central Community College. A host of environmental organizations are sponsoring the training.

WRIA 9 Near-Term Action Agenda action #8 calls for evaluating the adequacy of existing regulations to protect riparian buffers and improve them where necessary to maintain functions that protect fish habitat. Some jurisdictions, including such as King County (), are undertaking Critical Areas Ordinance Updates now or soon will be. This workshop will give citizen activists the tools needed to participate effectively in these update processes.

The workshop includes:

32. How Growth Management Act (GMA) policy and law requires protection of fish and wildlife habitats,

33. How to use Best Available Science to protect habitat,

34. Hands-on training to evaluate GMA development plans and regulations,

35. Tips for effective public participation in the critical areas ordinance revision process in your city or county,

36. How to plan an implement a local campaign to strengthen a Critical Areas Ordinance, and

37. An opportunity to get answers to your questions.

Register at: caoregistration@. Include your name, address, e-mail address, county and city you are interested in. Contact Naki Stevens, Audubon Washington Conservation Director for more information: nstevens@.

Lead Entity Workshop Highlights

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation recently sponsored a workshop on using a strategic approach for salmon habitat protection and restoration at the watershed level. The workshop, held at SeaTac on May 15 and 16, built on the work begun last year to clarify and sharpen how to improve the strategies of watershed planning groups throughout the State.

The goal of this year's workshop was to work with members of Lead Entities, State Salmon Recovery Funding Board, and State Technical Panel to reach a common understanding of what Lead Entity strategies can and should contain and how they are used. (At the 2002 workshop held in Wenatchee, the workshop attendees reached agreement on 12 core questions or elements to guide strategies. The WRIA 9 Steering Committee reviewed the initial draft of the WRIA 9 answers to the 12 questions at its May 8 meeting.)

Rebecca Clark, WRIA 9 Interim Steering Committee Chair and Mayor Pro-Tem of Covington, participated on a panel that articulated the viewpoints about strategic approaches from several different vantage points, including Lead Entities, SRF Board, Technical Panel, and State staff. Rebecca overviewed the science-based, inclusive process being used in WRIA 9 to develop a habitat plan that will be the overall guide for salmon protection and restoration projects and other management actions in WRIA 9. She emphasized that a key component of the WRIA 9 strategic approach is the leadership provided by all the local governments of the watershed in developing a science-based habitat plan. She also spoke of the many stakeholders who are participating in the planning effort.

Also attending from WRIA 9 were Tukwila Mayor Steve Mullet; Technical Committee Co-Chair Lorin Reinelt; Steering Committee member Kirk Lakey of the Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Doug Osterman, WRIA 9 Watershed Coordinator.

The group that planned the workshop is assembling the feedback that was provided and will be summarizing it in the coming weeks. If you have any questions about the workshop and the expected summary, please contact Jennifer Rice, Lead Entity Coordinator, 206-296-8302, jennifer.rice@.

Upcoming of Interest: Shared Strategy Meeting June 3

The Shared Strategy Development Committee is working with the Technical Recovery Team to develop both technical and policy criteria for how we determine and measure the results from our collective efforts to build a recovery plan for Puget Sound chinook. In June, the Development Committee will determine their formal guidance. Shard Strategy would like to get input on these criteria before the June meeting. It will be helpful if the criteria used at the regional scale is able to mirror the work at the watershed level.

To do this, a meeting of Puget Sound watershed policy leads, planners, and technical representatives is scheduled for June 3, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Center South, 4735 E. Marginal Way S. in Seattle. RSVP required with Margaret Duncan, 206-447-1656, MDuncan@, by Wednesday, May 28.

Calendar of Upcoming Planning Events

Changes to meeting dates and times do occur. Check the WRIA 9 website for the most up-to-date calendar information for your favorite committees:

Wednesday, May 21, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Forum at Tukwila Community Center (Team contact: Doug Osterman, 206-296-8069, doug.osterman@)

Thursday, May 22, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Technical Committee at Pier 69, Port of Seattle HQ (Contact: Lorin Reinelt, 206-296-1960, lorin.reinelt@)

Wednesday, May 28, 9:30 a.m. - Noon: Planning Work Group in Renton City Hall, Council Chambers (Team contact: Elaine Kleckner, 206-296-8013, elaine.kleckner@)

Wednesday, June 11, 9:30 a.m. - Noon: Ecosystem Restoration Project Management Committee in Renton City Hall, Room 511 (Team contact: Linda Hanson, 206-296-8383, linda.hanson@)

Friday, June 13, 9:30 a.m. - Noon: Public Outreach Work Group at King County DDES in Renton (Team contact: Dennis Clark, 206-296-1909, dennis.clark@)

Friday, June 20, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Management Committee of the Forum at Tukwila City Hall, Conference Room 3 (Team contact: Doug Osterman, 206-296-8069, doug.osterman@)

Wednesday, June 25, 9:30 a.m. - Noon: Planning Work Group in Renton City Hall, Council Chambers (Team contact: Elaine Kleckner, 206-296-8013, elaine.kleckner@)

Thursday, June 26, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Technical Committee at Pier 69, Port of Seattle HQ (Contact: Lorin Reinelt, 206-296-1960, lorin.reinelt@)

Wednesday, July 9, 9:30 a.m. - Noon: Ecosystem Restoration Project Management Committee in Renton City Hall, Room 511 (Team contact: Linda Hanson, 206-296-8383, linda.hanson@)

Thursday, July 10, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.: Steering Committee in Renton City Hall, Council Chambers (Team contact: Doug Osterman, 206-296-8069, doug.osterman@)

Wednesday, July 16, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Forum at Tukwila Community Center (Team contact: Doug Osterman, 206-296-8069, doug.osterman@)

Contact People

This contact list will help you find the right person to talk with about WRIA 9 planning and other activities.

Overall Watershed Coordination; WRIA 9 Steering Committee; WRIA 9 Forum

Doug Osterman, 206-296-8069, doug.osterman@

Early Action Project Implementation including King Conservation District-funded projects

Linda Hanson, 206-296-8383, linda.hanson@

Technical Coordination and Nearshore Coordination

Julie Hampden, 206-263-6556, julie.hampden@

Technical Committee

Lorin Reinelt, 206-296-1960, lorin.reinelt@

Planning Work Group

Elaine Kleckner, 206-296-8013, elaine.kleckner@

Public Outreach Work Group/Stewardship

Dennis Clark, 206-296-1909, dennis.clark@

Green River Flood Control Zone District; Basin Technical Committee; Basin Executive Committee

Steve Bleifuhs, 206-296-8011, steve.bleifuhs@

Green River Ecosystem Restoration Program

Noel Gilbrough, 206-764-3652, Noel.l.Gilbrough@usace.army.mil

Linda Hanson, 206-296-8383, Linda.Hanson@

Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project - Steering Committee

Doug Osterman, 206-296-8069, doug.osterman@

Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project - Nearshore Science Team

Jim Brennan, 206-296-8341, jim.brennan@

Stewardship Activities

Tom Beavers (Enumclaw plateau), 206-205-5620, tom.beavers@

Josh Kahan (Green River), 206-296-8052, josh.kahan@

Katy Vanderpool (Vashon/Maury Islands), 206-296-8362, katy.vanderpool@

Bob Spencer (Seattle streams), 206-684-4163, bob.spencer@ci.seattle.wa.us

Leslie Ryan-Connelly (Federal Way), 253-661-4129, leslie.ryan-connelly@ci.federal-way.wa.us

Water Quality

Lorin Reinelt, 206-296-1960, lorin.reinelt@

Lead Entity Coordinator and Project Selection and Evaluation Committee (Salmon Recovery Funding Board)

Jennifer Rice, 206-296-8302, jennifer.rice@

New Topics/Corrections/Distribution

Items for the next newsletter, corrections, and suggestions are all encouraged. Send to Dennis Clark, 206-296-1909, dennis.clark@.

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