Restoring Puget Sound By 2020

The Puget Sound, our inland sea.

40 threatened or endangered species

Puget Sound Population Growth

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1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

1950 2000

Fifty years of growth

More rain, less snow, and retreating glaciers

95% population decline

Olympia Oysters

13 Species of Rock Fish

“Charismatic Mega-Fauna”

Species on the brink…

Chinook SalmonCourtesy: Pacific Northwest National La

What is healthy?

Our health and the health of Puget Sound go together• Support multiple species• Quality of life• Clean rivers and streams

Success depends on:• Coordinated effort by governments

• Economic and environmental harmony

• Mutual accountability

Solution:Cut the waste and duplication

Be outcome-oriented

Be science- based

Engage citizens in action

Coordinate government actions

Provide positive and negative incentives

Hold all actors accountable

Structure:Citizens

GovernorLegislature

Ecosystem Coordination

Board

ExecutiveDirector

Science Panel

LeadershipCouncil

Must be a system-wide, coordinated effort

Begin now

What problem?

The time is now.