Resource Library
Our library contains a collection of materials from projects and meetings brought to you by the Northwest Straits Commission and the seven Marine Resources Committees. Please contact Commission staff if you are unable to find what you are looking for online.
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Northwest Straits Initiative 2016 Annual Report
This report highlights the work of the Northwest Straits Commission, seven Marine Resource Committees and the Northwest Straits Foundation for 2016.
By: Sasha Horst
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Northwest Straits
Length: 22
Jefferson MRC 2016 Annual Summary Report
This document summarizes the work of Jefferson MRC for 2016.
By: Cheryl Lowe
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 3
Snohomish County Marine Resources Shoreline Storm Surge Monitoring Project
This Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) outlines project management, data acquisition, assessments and evaluation of usability in the Shoreline Storm Surge Monitoring Project for Snohomish MRC.
By: Elisa Dawson and Kathleen Pozarycki
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 41
North Chuckanut Bay Pollution Identification and Correction
This Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) was designed to start a fecal coliform monitoring process including sampling, analysis, and quality assurance/ quality control procedures within the Chuckanut watershed. It provides a comprehensive and coordinated plan for water quality monitoring in the watershed and outlines a fecal monitoring program specific to North Chuckanut Bay.
By: Austin Rose
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Water Quality
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 31
Jefferson MRC 2016 Annual Report
This report details the work of Jefferson MRC for 2016.
By: Cheryl Lowe
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 13
Clallam County Marine Resources Committee 2016 Annual Report
This document summarizes the work of Clallam County MRC for 2016.
By: Clallam MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Clallam County
Length: 14
Skagit County MRC 2016 Annual Report
This report summarizes the work of Skaigt MRC for 2016.
By: Skagit MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Skagit County
Length: 16
San Juan County MRC Report to County Council 2016
This is the annual report for San Juan MRC highlighting their work for 2016.
By: San Juan MRC
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: San Juan County
Length: 3
Nearshore Restoration Monitoring - Final Report 2016
This report summarizes the work of the Northwest Straits Foundation and Skagit MRC on the proposed biological and physical monitoring at nearshore restoration sites in Skagit County; Bowman Bay and Shannon Point. Monitoring of the sites was a collaborative effort and utilized training and engaging citizens in collection and management of data for use in evaluating the physical and biological responses of nearshore restoration projects. This report includes volunteer information, photos and partner organization information.
By: Jason Morgan, Northwest Straits Foundation
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Skagit County
Length: 10
Final Project Report On Olympia Oysters
This report details Olympia oyster restoration by Jefferson MRC in Discovery Bay and Quilcene Bay in 2016. Both locations had small populations present, the MRCs goal was to rebuild the populations that will eventually serve as source material to grow a sustainable meta-population in both bays. This report describes the MRC’s activities related to this project, monitoring summaries, and project photos.
By: Jefferson MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 27
2016 Jefferson MRC Rain Garden Installation Report
This report highlights the two most recent rain gardens installed by Jefferson MRC in areas identified as priority storm water management areas. The document includes a summary of rain garden installation, color photos, layouts and designs of the gardens and tracked volunteer hours.
By: Jefferson MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Water Quality
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 12
Fact Sheet: Eelgrass/Shellfish Bed Voluntary No Anchor Zones
This fact sheet summarizes Jefferson MRC's "Voluntary No Anchor Zone" project in Port Townsend as a effort to protect eelgrass beds, supporting young salmon and buffering the effects of ocean acidification. It also summarizes key project goals, actions, results and challenges.
By: Cheryl Lowe
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Jefferson County
Length: 2
Education and Outreach - Clallam Final Report
This compilation of reports details the education and outreach efforts of Clallam MRC for 2016 including the MRC's involvement in the Dungeness River Festival, their speaker series, oil spill preparedness training, internship program, workshops and forums. The reports include photos, outreach materials and links to media coverage.
By: Clallam MRC staff
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Clallam County
Length: 19
Olympia Oyster Restoration - Clallam MRC 2016
This collection of 2016 reports details the work of Clallam MRC on Olympia oyster restoration at Pitship Point in collaboration with Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Puget Sound Restoration Fund. The MRC's overall goal focuses restoring Olympia oysters within Puget Sound, and specifically within Clallam County at a new site.
By: Victoria Cantelow, Clallam MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Clallam County
Length: 24
Clallam Final Report - Geographic Response Plan Update
This report outlines Clallam MRC's review of the publically-available version of the State of Washington’s Geographic Response Plan (GRP) for the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Given the likelihood of a significant increase in oil shipment along the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the coming years, the MRC reviewed the GRPs and initiated a project supported by a grant from the Northwest Straits Commission to identify georeferenced environmental information that could be used in a future GRP update and incorporated this information into SoundIQ.
By: Clallam MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Sound Science
Location: Clallam County
Length: 14
Restoration of the Native Oyster, Ostrea lurida, in Fidalgo Bay, Padilla Bay and Cypress Island
This report details the effort to restore the native oyster to Fidalgo Bay. It contains the history of Olympia oyster population and harvest in Puget Sound, management goals and methods for recovery. Several locations were seeded and monitored--monitoring data and maps are included in this report for reference.
By: Paul Dinnel
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Skagit County
Length: 56
Island County MRC 2016 Annual Report
This report summarizes the work of Island MRC for 2016.
By: Anna Toledo
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Island County
Length: 14
Whatcom Education and Outreach 2016 Summary Report
This report outlines the various educational and outreach activities by Whatcom MRC throughout 2016 including: participation in Whatcom Water Weeks, clam surveys in partnership with the Garden of the Salish Sea Curriculum, development of the Jerry’s Journey interpretive trail, and other annual local events. The MRC typically focuses on outreach events promoting clean water and protecting shellfish resources and brings displays, fact sheets, and staff and volunteers to interact with the public and answer questions at these various events. These support materials are included in this report.
By: Whatcom County Public Works Staff
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 10
Chuckanut Pollution Identification and Correction Program
Whatcom MRC worked with the Whatcom County Health Department, Whatcom County Public Works – Natural Resources, Washington Department of Health, citizen volunteers, and the local community to establish a community driven Pollution Identification and Correction Program, and ultimately restore the recreational shellfish area of North Chuckanut Bay. Volunteers conducted intensive water quality sampling (in both the freshwater and marine water) with the goal to characterize fecal coliform levels within the Chuckanut watershed and seasonal variation of those bacteria levels to identify sources of pollutants, suggest water quality improvement projects, attain water quality standards, and protect beneficial uses (including recreational shellfish harvesting). This report includes maps, photos and information on an education and outreach event coordinated during the grant period.
By: Whatcom County Public Works Staff
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Water Quality
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 6
Snohomish MRC 2016 Annual Report
This report summarizes the work of Snohomish MRC for 2016.
By: Kathleen Pozarycki
Published:
Benchmark: All
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 19
Fidalgo Bay Day 2016 - Final Report
This report details the 2016 Fidalgo Bay Day hosted annually by Skagit MRC to increase public awareness of the marine environment and foster environmental stewardship. The document contains photos of interactive displays, food and venue. It also contains details on participating organizations, donors, volunteer records, outreach materials and media coverage.
By: Skagit MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Skagit County
Length: 34
Mussel Watch 2015/16 Summary Report
Candidate mussel monitoring sites were chosen as part of the Washington State Regional Stormwater Monitoring Program (RSMP) linking stormwater contamination affects in the urban growth areas of the Puget Sound. 2016 was the pilot round of RSMP mussel monitoring on new sites in Whatcom County. Volunteers were asked to go to candidate mussel monitoring sites during a daylight low tide in the spring and get permission from the land-owner to access the beach and evaluate the space mussel cage placement. The volunteers also were asked to deploy the mussel cage during a range of specified night-time low tides in October then retrieve the mussel cage during a range of specified low tides in February 2016. This report contains photos of volunteers, a list of volunteers and media coverage.
By: Whatcom County Public Works Staff
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Whatcom County
Length: 35
Salish Sea Stewards and Beach Naturalists Final Report
This final report summarizes the 2016 Salish Sea Stewards volunteer training and Beach Naturalist programs coordinated as part of the Coastal Volunteer Partnership at Padilla Bay, referred to as the CVP. In addition to a program summary and breakdown, the report also includes training hour details, publications and outreach materials.
By: Samantha Russell, Skagit MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Education and Outreach
Location: Skagit County
Length: 89
Pinto Abalone Recovery Project - 2016 Final Report
This report details the steps being taken in effort restore the pinto abalone population in northern Puget Sound waters. Skagit MRC and Puget Sound Restoration Fund (PSRF), with oversight from the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW), has developed a conservation aquaculture program designed to supplement depleted wild stocks. Information on hatchery management and specific outplant locations can be found in this report.
By: Josh Bouma, Puget Sound Restoration Fund; Paul Dinnel, Skagit MRC
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Species
Location: Skagit County
Length: 15
Long-Term Maintenance and Management Funding Strategies Report Snohomish County Nearshore Beach Restoration
This Long-Term Maintenance and Management Funding Strategies Report identifies potential mechanisms for funding the maintenance activities at the sites of the Snohomish County Nearshore Beach Restoration Project. The project involved restoring the beach at Howarth Park and placing sandy material at five other beach locations between the cities of Everett and Mukilteo. The imported material supports shoreline habitats by adding beach sediments to the nearshore area that would naturally be supplied by coastal bluffs and streams if they were not disconnected as a sediment supply to the shoreline by the railroad. By design, the placed material will be naturally redistributed by waves and currents away from the locations it was deposited. Over time, there will be a need to place additional material in order to continue to realize the ecological and recreational benefits. In anticipation of the need for future maintenance to prolong the benefits of the restoration, this Long-Term Maintenance and Management Funding Strategies Report was prepared to estimate the costs of future maintenance and identify and recommend strategies to fund these activities.
By: Snohomish MRC, Anchor QEA
Published:
Benchmark: Marine Habitat
Location: Snohomish County
Length: 57