Dear Puget Sound recovery community,
Tune in to TVW from 1:00 PM ? 4:00 PM on Tuesday, October 10?for a livestream broadcast of Puget Sound Day on the Sound!
Livestream here:?https://www.tvw.org/watch/?clientID=9375922947&eventID=2023101125
The event features a series of panel discussions with Tribal leaders, state and federal agency leaders, and local elected officials on topics related to Puget Sound and salmon recovery, Tribal treaty rights, and relevant happenings in ?the other Washington.?
See below for a tentative agenda for the event:
1:00 PM ? 1:30 PM
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Opening and Welcome
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Remarks from Ed Johnstone (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission) and Dennis McLerran (Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council).
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1:30 PM ? 2:15 PM
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Panel 1: Transportation Infrastructure and Restoration
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Moderated by Ahren Stroming (Puget Sound Partnership). Panelists include:
????????? Ralph Rizzo (Federal Highway Administration)
????????? Col. Kate Sanborn (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
????????? Roger Millar (Washington State Department of Transportation)
????????? David Troutt (Nisqually Tribe)
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2:15 PM ? 3:00 PM
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Panel 2: Tribes and Treaty Rights
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Moderated by Justin Parker (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission). Panelists include:
????????? Jaime Pinkham (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
????????? Bryan Mercier (Bureau of Indian Affairs)
????????? Dave Herrera (Skokomish Tribe)
????????? Kris Peters (Squaxin Island Tribe)
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3:15 PM ? 4:00 PM
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Panel 3: Putting Federal Funding to Work
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Moderated by Laura Blackmore (Puget Sound Partnership). Panelists include:
????????? Casey Sixkiller (Environmental Protection Agency)
????????? Kate Dean (Jefferson County)
????????? Laura Watson (Washington State Department of Ecology)
????????? Kadi Bizyayeva (Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians)
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Laura Blackmore Executive Director Puget Sound Partnership (Pronouns: she/hers)
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Justin R. Parker Executive Director Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
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