puget sound nearshore partnership puget sound partnership leadership council november 10, 2007

Puget Sound Nearshore PartnershipPuget Sound Nearshore Partnership

Puget Sound Partnership Puget Sound Partnership Leadership CouncilLeadership Council

November 10, 2007

NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIP NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIP IN CONTEXTIN CONTEXT

Dr. Jeff Koenings

Director, Washington Dept. of

Fish & WildlifeCo-Chair Nearshore

Partnership Executive Committee

Col. Michael McCormick

District Engineer,U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers Seattle District

Co-Chair Nearshore Partnership Executive Committee

MISSIONMISSION

To protect and restore the To protect and restore the functions functions and natural processesand natural processes of the Puget of the Puget

Sound nearshore ecosystem in Sound nearshore ecosystem in support of the natural resources support of the natural resources and beneficial usesand beneficial uses of Puget Sound of Puget Sound

and the Puget Sound Basin.and the Puget Sound Basin.

PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIPNEARSHORE PARTNERSHIP

Curtis Tanner & Bernie HargraveCurtis Tanner & Bernie Hargrave

WHO ARE WE?WHO ARE WE?

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

STEERING COMMITTEESTEERING COMMITTEE

SCIENCE COMMITTEESCIENCE COMMITTEE

IMPLEMENTATION TEAMIMPLEMENTATION TEAM

PUGET SOUND NEARSHOREPUGET 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.

WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE?PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE?

NEARSHORENEARSHORE supports:supports:

• RecreationRecreation• Water qualityWater quality• Cultural Cultural

HeritageHeritage• Fish and Fish and

WildlifeWildlife• EconomyEconomy

WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE?PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE?

NEARSHORENEARSHORE supports:supports:

• RecreationRecreation• Water qualityWater quality• Cultural Cultural

HeritageHeritage• Fish and Fish and

WildlifeWildlife• EconomyEconomy

WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE?PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE?

NEARSHORENEARSHORE supports:supports:

• RecreationRecreation• Water qualityWater quality• Cultural Cultural

HeritageHeritage• Fish and Fish and

WildlifeWildlife• EconomyEconomy

WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE?PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE?

NEARSHORENEARSHORE supports:supports:

• RecreationRecreation• Water Water qualityquality• Cultural Cultural

HeritageHeritage• Fish and Fish and

WildlifeWildlife• EconomyEconomy

WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE?PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE?

NEARSHORENEARSHORE supports:supports:

• RecreationRecreation• WaterWater qualityquality• Cultural Cultural

HeritageHeritage• Fish and Fish and

WildlifeWildlife• EconomyEconomy

HOW DO ECOSYSTEMS HOW DO ECOSYSTEMS WORK?WORK?

• Natural processes creates structure;

• Structure provides habitat;

• Habitat functions supports biological communities.

structurefunction

process

WHAT IS OUR APPROACH?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

WHAT IS OUR APPROACH?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

UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTANDING NEARSHORE ECOSYSTEM NEARSHORE ECOSYSTEM

CHANGECHANGE

Historic Current Future

HISTORIC CONDITIONSHISTORIC CONDITIONS

c.a. 1850’s Coast & Geodetic Survey Maps

CURRENT CONDITIONSCURRENT CONDITIONS

CHANGE ANALYSISCHANGE ANALYSIS

How much is enough?

FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONFUNDAMENTAL QUESTION

CORPS OF ENGINEERS CORPS OF ENGINEERS “ALTERNATIVES” PLAN “ALTERNATIVES” PLAN

APPROACHAPPROACH

Future WITHand

WITHOUTLarge-scale

Ecosystem Restoration

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(-) 120 Yrs Today + 50 Yrs

Future Without Project

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What are the benefits of What are the benefits of restoration?restoration?

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WHAT FUTURE DO WE WHAT FUTURE DO WE WANT?WANT?

Science ProductsStakeholder Involvement

Final Feasibility Report to Congress

WHAT ARE WE DELIVERING?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

PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIPNEARSHORE PARTNERSHIP

Debby HydeDebby Hyde

WHY PARTICIPATE?WHY PARTICIPATE?

ECOSYSTEM APPROACHECOSYSTEM APPROACH

WHY PARTICIPATE?WHY PARTICIPATE?

ABILITY TO LEVERAGE ABILITY TO LEVERAGE KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE

ABILITY TO LEVERAGE FUNDSABILITY TO LEVERAGE FUNDS

DO WE HAVE TO WAIT?DO WE HAVE TO WAIT?

DIRECT RELEVANCE NOWDIRECT RELEVANCE NOW

DO WE HAVE TO WAIT?DO WE HAVE TO WAIT?

CRITICAL AREA REGULATION CRITICAL AREA REGULATION UPDATEUPDATE

SHORELINE MASTER SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM /REGULATION PROGRAM /REGULATION

UPDATESUPDATES

ONGOING UPDATE OF SALMON ONGOING UPDATE OF SALMON RECOVERY CHAPTERSRECOVERY CHAPTERS

INFORM INDIVIDUAL PROJECT INFORM INDIVIDUAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

FUNDING PROJECTS THROUGH ESTUARY FUNDING PROJECTS THROUGH ESTUARY AND SALMON RESTORATION PROGRAM AND SALMON RESTORATION PROGRAM

(ESRP)(ESRP)

PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIPNEARSHORE PARTNERSHIP

Terry WrightTerry Wright

EARLY ACTIONSEARLY 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

CASE STUDY: SKOKOMISH CASE STUDY: SKOKOMISH ESTUARY RESTORATIONESTUARY RESTORATION

SKOKOMISH ESTUARY SKOKOMISH ESTUARY RESTORATIONRESTORATION

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

IMPORTANT LEARNING IMPORTANT LEARNING OPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITY

PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIPNEARSHORE PARTNERSHIP

Dr. Jacques White Dr. Jacques White

Ecosystem-Ecosystem-based approach based approach to restoration to restoration

consistent with consistent with TNC Ecoregional TNC Ecoregional

planningplanning

TNC needs TNC needs restoration restoration actions to meet actions to meet conservation conservation goalsgoals

Dike removed to grade

Areas Areas identified as identified as critical for critical for fish and fish and wildlife wildlife need need restored restored processes processes and function.and function.

CORPS NEEDS WILLING CORPS NEEDS WILLING LANDOWNERSLANDOWNERS

COMPLEMENTS WORK OF COMPLEMENTS WORK OF THE CONSERVATION THE CONSERVATION

COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY• Science-Based• Early Actions• Regional Coalition• Education• Basin-wide Scale• New Funding Source

PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE PARTNERSHIPNEARSHORE PARTNERSHIP

Tim SmithTim Smith

AREAS WHERE WE WORK AREAS WHERE WE WORK TOGETHERTOGETHER

Puget Sound Partnership Goals• Habitat Protection• Habitat Restoration• Toxics/pollution• Human/Animal Waste• Stormwater management• Water supply• Species/biodiversity• Education• Science

AREAS WHERE WE WORK AREAS WHERE WE WORK TOGETHERTOGETHER

Nearshore Partnership Activities• Habitat Protection• Habitat Restoration• Toxics/pollution• Human/Animal Waste• Stormwater management• Water supply• Species/biodiversity• Education• Science

WHAT CAN WE OFFERWHAT CAN WE OFFER

• Relationships w/ diverse partners• Science-based approach and

technical tools• Funding mechanism

– Strategic investments– Increased capacity

• Lessons learned from project implementation

For More InformationFor More Information

Please Visit Our Website:www.pugetsoundnearshore.org

Contact PSNERP Project Managers:Bernie Hargravebernard.l.hargrave.jr@usace.army.milCurtis D. Tannercurtis_tanner@fws.gov