Nearshore Restoration Summit
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Schedule overview
Week 1: Beaches
- Wednesday, March 10: Beach Presentations from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
- Thursday, March 11: Beach Presentations from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
Week 2: Deltas
- Wednesday, March 17: Delta Presentations from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
- Thursday, March 18: Delta Presentations from 8:30 am to 12:15 pm
Week 3: Embayments
- Wednesday, March 24: Embayment Presentations from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
- Thursday, March 25: Embayment Presentations 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Contact
Tish Conway-Cranos (WDFW): Tish.Conway-Cranos@dfw.wa.gov
Jason Toft (UW): tofty@u.washington.edu
Jay Krienitz (WDFW): jay.krienitz@dfw.wa.gov
Summit goal
Led by the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program (PSEMP) Nearshore Work Group and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Estuary and Salmon and Restoration Program (ESRP), our goal is to connect restoration scientists and practitioners to synthesize nearshore science and restoration actions in Puget Sound to create a durable roadmap that updates restoration conceptual models and identifies key uncertainties for future research and management to address.
Specific summit objectives
- Synthesize biophysical and social science research informing nearshore restoration in Puget Sound
- Synthesize nearshore restoration work in Puget Sound
- Identify the most important science and restoration management questions that will guide actions that improve nearshore ecosystem condition
- Update the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project (PSNERP) conceptual models for the ecosystem responses of specific restoration actions and best practices to incorporate new research (Clancy et al. 2009).
- Develop and/or incorporate social science principles including Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) into conceptual models for nearshore restoration.