Northwest Straits Initiative: Building Resilience in the Salish Sea
11th Annual MRC Conference
Each year the Northwest Straits Commission holds a two-day event for members of all seven Marine Resources Committees to come together to learn about emerging issues and share information about their projects. The 2009 event was held at the Lakeway Inn in Whatcom County. Click here for the agenda. Additional presentations and summary information will be added as they become available.
Click here to see photos from this year's event!
Friday November 6 sessions:
Stories that Resonate: Distilling Your Message to the Northwest Straits Commission and Beyond
Liz Neeley, Assistant Director of Ocean Science Outreach, COMPASS
Field Trip: Bellingham Waterfront Project Tour
Welcome from Dan Pike, Bellingham Mayor
Mike Stoner, Port of Bellingham (download presentation in pdf)
Renee LaCroix, City of Bellingham (download presentation in pdf)
Evolution of the Northwest Straits Initiative
Ginny Broadhurst, Director,Northwest Straits Commission (download presentation in pdf)
Climate Change in the Northwest Straits: Action Among us!
Moderator: Rex Porter
Dr. Richard Feely, NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (download presentation in pdf)
Dr. Kenneth Sebens, University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories
Robin Downey, Pacific Shellfish Growers Association (download presentation in pdf)
Dr. Robert Kopperl, Northwest Archaeological Associates, Inc. (download presentation in pdf)
Dr. Greg Hood, Skagit River System Cooperative (download presentation in pdf)
Keynote Address: Martha Kongsgaard, Confessions of a Polluter
Martha Kongsgaard, Kongsgaard-Goldman Foundation and Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council
Saturday November 7 sessions:
Rockfish Conservation Strategies
Moderator: Dr. Joe Gaydos
Wayne Palsson, WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife (download presentation in pdf)
Dr. Jeff Marliave, Vancouver Aquarium, BC (download presentation in pdf)
Grant Kirby, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (download presentation in pdf)
Stephan Jeffries, WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (download presentation in pdf)
Rockfish and the MRCs: Options and Possibilities
MRC updates and brainstorming with panelists:
Barbara Marrett, San Juan MRC
Paul Dinnel, Skagit MRC
Ron Akeson, Whatcom MRC
Workgroup on Native Oyster Restoration
Moderator: Duane Fagergren
Betsy Peabody, Puget Sound Restoration Fund
Dr. Joth Davis, Taylor Shellfish Farms, Inc.
Brady Blake, WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife
Change Analysis of Puget Sound Shorelines
Curtis Tanner, Local Project Manager, Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project (download presentation in pdf)
How to Write a Great Opinion Editorial - Blogging in 2010
Ross Anderson, freelance journalist (download handouts in pdf)
Health of the Salish Sea: A Tribal Perspective
Charlie O'Hara, Swinomish Tribe
Emerging issues: A Political Perspective
Kathy Fletcher, People For Puget Sound and Northwest Straits Commission (download presentation in pdf)
Thinking Big: From Local Project to Regional Portfolio
Moderators: Bob Cecile, Whatcom County MRC; Rex Porter, Island County MRC
Dr. Louis Licht, Ecolotree Inc. presents one example: phytoremediation of stormwater in Island County (download presentation in pdf)
Conference Closing: Special Protocol from the Coast Salish Witness Ceremony
Led by Charlie O'Hara, Swinomish Tribe
Speaker Bios