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Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council to discuss Duckabush Estuary Restoration Project

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
January 20, 2026

*MEDIA CONTACT: *Ian McCabe, 564.669.4628, [email protected]  <%[email protected]%C2%A0>

The Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council (SRC) will meet online on Thursday, January 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

We’ll be providing an all-virtual livestream of this meeting, through TVW. 

TVW will provide an all-virtual livestream of this meeting: [link removed] [ [link removed] ].

The full Salmon Recovery Council agenda and meeting materials [ [link removed] ] are available through our board meetings page: [link removed]

Meeting highlights include:


* A presentation and discussion about the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW): Duckabush Estuary Restoration Project. Presentation by Theresa Mitchell, environmental planner with the habitat program at the WDFW, and Jason Alberich, environmental planner with the habitat program at the WDFW.  


* A presentation and discussion about the Puyallup/White River Watershed. Presentation by Tom Kantz, watershed services supervisor at Pierce County Pierce County Planning and Public Works, and Lisa Spurrier, salmon recovery and lead entity coordinator at Pierce County Planning and Public Works.   


* A presentation and discussion about legislative updates. Presentation by Don Gourlie, legislative policy director at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Mindy Roberts, co-vice-chair of the Salmon Recovery Council. *Read more [ [link removed] ].

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* A presentation and discussion about the 2026-27 Work Plan, including SRC feedback and direction. Presentation by Wendy Loosle, boards policy advisor at the Puget Sound Partnership. *Read more [ [link removed] ].* 


* A presentation and discussion about commitments for the Puget Sound Implementation Plan. Presentation by Melissa Speeg, salmon recovery manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Ashley Bagley, salmon policy advisor at the Puget Sound Partnership. *Read more [ [link removed] ]*. [ [link removed] ]

The full Salmon Recovery Council agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page: [link removed].

If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify Boards Program Coordinator Amber Raney at 564.999.0527.

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About the Salmon Recovery Council

The Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council advises the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council on decisions relating to salmon recovery and the implementation of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan.

About the Puget Sound Partnership

The Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of government agencies, Tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda, advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery.

For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov [ [link removed] ].







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