Resources from the National Estuary Program (NEP) and Puget Sound Geographic Program are a vital component of protecting and restoring the Puget Sound.
The projects featured in the video are examples of how the Puget Sound Geographic Program funds are used to protect and restore Puget Sound.
All levels of the Puget Sound recovery system work together to ensure that every dollar has impact.
You can learn more about the Puget Sound Geographic Program’s past, current, and future funding at pugetsoundestuary.wa.gov
The following projects were highlighted in this video:
King County and University of Washington
Multi-criterion decision tool to address 6PPD quinone/tire-wear particles
Shore Friendly Partnership Landowner Strategic Engagement
Skagit County Public Works
Samish and Padilla Bay pollution identification and correction
Tulalip Tribes
Restoring coastal estuaries and embayments impacted by the railroad
Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Dairy Nutrient Management program
Reducing manure impacts to water and building climate resiliency on livestock farms
These projects implement the 2022-2026 Action Agenda which charts the course for Puget Sound recovery as our community’s shared plan for advancing protection and restoration efforts across the region. Learn more at www.psp.wa.gov/2022AAupdate.php
We’d like to thank the following for their assistance in creating this video:
Scott Blair, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Stephen Conroy, King County Road Services Division
Audrey Coyne, Washington State Department of Health
Karen DuBose, Skagit County Public Works
Kyrre Flege, Washington State Department of Agriculture
Leanne Ingman, Skagit County Public Works
Jenna Jewett, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Michelle Myers, Washington State Department of Ecology
Elizabeth Spaulding, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Karin Strelioff, Thurston County Conservation District
Daron Williams, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Todd Zackey, Tulalip Tribes
