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Science Panel to discuss the 2025 Puget Sound State of the Sound report

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
April 8, 2025

*MEDIA CONTACT: *Ian McCabe, 564.669.4628, [email protected] 

The Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel will meet online and at the Center for Urban Waters, Commencement Bay Room, 326 E D St., Tacoma, WA 98421 on *Thursday, April 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m*.

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

TVW web link: [link removed]

The full Science Panel agenda and meeting materials [ [link removed] ] are available through our board meetings page at: [link removed] [ [link removed] ].

Meeting highlights include:


* A presentation and discussion including Science Panel member lightning talks. Presentation by Kelly Biedenweg, chair of the Science Panel, and Nick Bond, member of the Science Panel.  


* A presentation and discussion about the Puget Sound Partnership's 2025 State of the Sound report. Presentation by Scott Redman, science and evaluation program director at the Puget Sound Partnership, Kenna Kuhn, vital signs reporting analyst at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Chase Nuuhiwa, visuals communications leader at the Puget Sound Partnership.* Read more [ [link removed] ].*


* A presentation and discussion about Science Panel recruitment. Presentation by Kelly Biedenweg, chair of the Science Panel, and Grant Blume, co-vice chair of the Science Panel. *Read more.* [ [link removed] ]


* A presentation and discussion about implementation strategies: Marine Water Quality (MWQ) and Marine Vegetation (MV). Presentation by Andy James, MWQ State of Knowledge author and Science Panel review coordinator, Aimee Kinney, MWQ and MV base program analysis author at the University of Washington, and Frances Bothfeld MWQ implementation strategy leader at the Washington State Department of Ecology. *Read more* [ [link removed] ].


* A presentation and discussion about Puget Sound Integrated Modeling Framework. Presentation by Joel Baker, director at the Puget Sound Institute, and Caitlin Magel, research scientist at the Puget Sound Institute.


* An in-person tour of the Center for Urban Waters and Puget Sound Institute, with Joel Baker, director at the Puget Sound Institute.

The full Science Panel agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: [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 Science Panel

The Science Panel's expertise and advice are critical to the Puget Sound Partnership’s efforts to develop a comprehensive, science-based plan to restore Puget Sound. The members, appointed by the Leadership Council, are chosen from the top scientists in Washington state.

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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