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Ecosystem Coordination Board to co-host a local forum with the Alliance for a Healthy South Sound

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
October 30, 2025

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

The Puget Sound Partnership Ecosystem Coordination Board will meet at Heritage Room, 604 Water St. SW, Olympia, WA, 98501 on *Wednesday, November 5, from 9:30 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]

*General Public Comment*: If you would like to submit public comment to the Ecosystem Coordination Board, please contact Jillian Reitz at (360) 742-2936 or [email protected] by 11:00 a.m. on November 3, 2025.

The full Ecosystem Coordination Board (ECB) agenda and meeting materials [ [link removed] ] are available through our board meetings page: [link removed] [ [link removed] ].

*Meeting highlights include:*


* A presentation and discussion about 2026 legislative priorities. Presentation by Don Gourlie, legislative policy director at the Puget Sound Partnership. *Read more* [ [link removed] ].


* A presentation and discussion about the Marine Vegetation implementation strategy. Presentation by Bree Turner, habitat strategic initiative lead (HSIL) marine vegetation implementation strategy lead at the Department of Natural Resources, Jennifer Griffiths, HSIL policy lead the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Julie Ann Koehlinger, HSIL policy lead at the Department of Natural Resources. *Read more* [ [link removed] ].     


* A Local Forum, including panels and discussions by members of the Alliance for a Healthy South Sound. *Read more.* [ [link removed] ]

The full Ecosystem Coordination Board 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 Policy Advisor Jillian Reitz at 360.742.2936. 

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About the Ecosystem Coordination Board

The Ecosystem Coordination Board's main role is to advise the Puget Sound Partnership’s Leadership Council on carrying out its responsibilities, which includes supporting the development and implementation of the Action Agenda. The Board is made up of 30 members representing specific interests around the Sound.

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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