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Presentation to Nisqually River CouncilMay 15, 2015
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AHSS Background
• One of nine Local Integrating Organizations (LIOs)• Created by South Puget Sound tribal and county elected officials
in 2010• Recognized by the Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council
as the South Puget Sound organization responsible for Action Agenda implementation
To support coordinated and collaborative decision-making aimed at restoring and protecting the ecological and socio-economic health of South Puget Sound
History
Mission
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AHSS Geography
Includes:• Pierce County• Mason County• Thurston County• City of Olympia• City of Lakewood• JBLM
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AHSS Membership
Thurston CountySquaxin Island TribeNisqually Tribe
Pierce CountyMason CountyPuyallup Tribe
City of TumwaterCity of OlympiaCity of LakewoodPort of OlympiaLOTT Cleanwater AllianceDeschutes Estuary Restoration TeamSouth Sound Salmon Enhancement GroupNisqually Land TrustTaylor Shellfish
Wilcox Farms
Salmon Lead Entity WRIA 11, 12, 14, 15Nisqually River CouncilChambers-Clover Creek Watershed GroupOakland Bay Shellfish Protection AreaMason County Conservation DistrictWSUEcosystem Coordination Board (ex-officio)
Executive Committee
Council (active members)
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AHSS Activities
• Bi-monthly Executive Committee and Council meetings• Regular Technical Sub-committee meetings• Ad-hoc meetings and conference calls
• Coordinating local implementation of the Action Agenda for Puget Sound• Tracking of near-term actions and reporting for PSP Report Card• Identifying partners and funding streams for local recovery activities• Identifying and addressing barriers to near-term action
implementation• Representing the interests and unique ecosystem characteristics of
the South Sound during regional planning and strategy development
Convening
Collaboration
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AHSS Near Term Actions
• Mason County, Thurston County, Pierce County enhanced septic repair grant & loan programs• Small community stormwater reduction
program• NPDES municipal stormwater permit
implementation funding strategy development
• South Puget Sound nutrient reduction strategy• Prevention of pollution &/or recovery of
shellfish beds through education, outreach, & advocacy
• Deschutes River Estuary restoration
• Sequalitchew Creek restoration• Chambers Bay estuarine &riparian
enhancement project• Johns Creek (Bayshore) Estuaryrestoration
Shellfish Strategic Initiative
Stormwater Strategic Initiative
Habitat Strategic Initiative• Salmon recovery 3-year work plan
implementation• Habitat and shellfish recovery through
education & outreach
• McNeil Island long-term conservation &
low-impact public access
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AHSS Near Term Actions - StatusQuarterly updates to NTA status available at: http://gismanager.rco.wa.gov/ntaportal
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AHSS Near Term Actions - StatusQuarterly updates to NTA status available at: http://gismanager.rco.wa.gov/ntaportal
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AHSS Upcoming Work
• Contributing South Sound information for the annual State of the Sound Report
• Generating a list of local ecosystem pressures
• LIO-scale recovery planning
• Updating and prioritizing AHSS near term actions for the 2016 Action Agenda for Puget Sound
•Represent South Sound interests during Sound-wide planning efforts particularly the Action Agenda implementation teams
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Opportunities to Work Together
• Advocating for and supporting implementation of projects
•Reflecting NRC’s insights and ideas in the AHSS updates to priority actions for 2016
•Reflecting NRC’s insights and ideas in the longer-range LIO-scale planning
•Creating a forum for peer-to-peer communication and potential partnership opportunities to advance South Sound recovery activities
•Your ideas?
