The Incentivizing Healthy Shorelines Workshop on May 2, 2018 fostered thoughtful dialogue and recommendations for developing funding solutions for shoreline incentive programs and the projects these programs identify. The Habitat Strategic Initiative and partners have tried our best to turn the work and recommendations generated from the workshop into meaningful outcomes. Below is the summary of
Exciting news! Some of the projects that the Habitat Strategic Initiative (SI) awarded 2016 or 2017 NEP funds to are now in Governor Inslee’s recently released budget. One of the goals of the NEP program is to use funds to pilot or stimulate innovative work and then to transition those projects to alternative funding sources
Re-post: article written by Heather Saunders Benson Dear Friends and Partners in Puget Sound Recovery, The 2018-2022 Action Agenda for Puget Sound has been adopted! On December 5, 2018, the Leadership Council adopted the 2018-2022 Action Agenda after considering recommendations from the Ecosystem Recovery Board, Salmon Recovery Council and Science Panel, as well as input
Overview: Managers throughout the Puget Sound region often feel that information on sea level rise is not useful for developing resilience-based strategies for both the natural and built environments. To help fill this information gap, in 2016 the Habitat Strategic Initiative Advisory Team decided to fund a portion of a Near-Term Action (NTA 2016-0089) and leverage
The Watershed Lead Organization and Habitat Strategic Initiatives (with support from the Stormwater Strategic Initiative) invited a few recipients of the National Estuary Program funds to discuss their work relevant to long-range land use planning in support of conservation in Puget Sound. The presenters and panelists were selected because of their innovative approaches to utilizing existing regulations better
Re-post: written by Andy Gregory, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance The Gig Harbor Marina and Boatyard was recently awarded Clean Marina certification for improving oil spill response, providing free sewage pumpout service to boaters, and educating boaters about how to prevent oil, sewage, debris and soap from going into the water. Clean Marina Washington is an incentive-based
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