Northwest Straits CommissionAnnual Meeting 2016 Port TownsendNovember 5, 2016

Project Development, Siting and EvaluationReview

Brian AllenPuget Sound Restoration Fund

Lots of activity nationally West Coast coalition Resources

Olympia Oyster literature references

~DROPBOX~Kerstin WassonResearch Coordinator, Elkhorn Slough NERRKerstin.wasson@gmail.com

Stock Rebuilding Persistence Food/Fisheries

Biogenic Habitat Oyster Population Shell Budget

Ecosystem Service Filtration Food Web

Enhancement Habitat Utilization Nutrient Cycling

Historical locations in Puget Sound

Waterbody scale Hydrodynamics Sediment/substrate Biological evaluation Stressors

Mortality Substrate limited Recruitment limited

Property ownership Ecology first

Regulatory Owner permission Treaty Tribes Local, State & Federal

Darin Deehr WDNR Titles and Records(360) 902-1092 darin.deehr@dnr.wa.gov

Section – Township - Range

Standard Practice Universal metrics Goals

Strategy Objectives Methods

Brian Allen, Puget Sound Restoration Fundbrian@restorationfund.org (360)280-7410