tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post1344166102547708100..comments2023-03-29T09:34:36.436-07:00Comments on Salish Sea Communications: Are You Willing to Work 150 Years For Salmon Recovery?Salish Sea Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06390794466991625894noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-36000958213767763382017-06-12T23:10:22.154-07:002017-06-12T23:10:22.154-07:00Hello I am a OSU student and it is my intention to...Hello I am a OSU student and it is my intention to do anything I can to help save the salmon. I am only a second year student, and I am trying to get involved in the active participation to save these guysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-50034420764476327182017-01-11T11:29:26.707-08:002017-01-11T11:29:26.707-08:00Plus one to Rabbits' Guy. I should note that ...Plus one to Rabbits' Guy. I should note that Boeing is investing in solutions to stormwater problems. And both Boeing and Vulcan are supporting work to understand why juvenile salmon and steelhead are dying in Puget Sound, a phenomena that is both a major and poorly understood impediment to recovery. Involvement of other corporations would be most welcome. I would also add that "our" goals around what “we” want from salmon and their ecosystem for Puget Sound and the rest of the Pacific NW have many dimensions, and that is why salmon recovery is "political". The juxtaposition of millions of people, modern institutions and various legal and treaty obligations make salmon recovery political by default. An honest appraisal of our progress is in order. But I would argue that the "salmon recovery industry" is making a positive and extremely cost-effective difference when compared with the massive investments over the last century focused on activities that have negatively altered the ecosystems we share with salmon. Improved protection is critically important, but not adequate for recovery.Jacques Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584064234906528373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-321836200553106482017-01-11T09:06:45.833-08:002017-01-11T09:06:45.833-08:00Too complicated an issue for me to fix! But some ...Too complicated an issue for me to fix! But some observations:<br /><br />1. An "Action Agenda" is not a plan;<br /><br />2. There does not seem to have been much "Adaptive Management" over the years;<br /><br />3. Precious little has ever been done to engage the greater public in ways that insist on the policy changes;<br /><br />4. The Boeings, Amazons, Starbucks, Costcos, Nordstroms, Microsofts, and the people made wealthy by them do not seem involved at all;<br /><br />5. I am one of the lucky ones (probably of hundreds of others) who gets to wade a restored stream in the fall and winter to count returning spawning salmon on behalf of our local Enhancement Group and WDFW. An amazing experience and especially to see them come back to a place they have been denied for so long. Can't stop the work - go tougher, harder, smarter. RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-36840839397087029052017-01-10T19:35:19.190-08:002017-01-10T19:35:19.190-08:00We agree that the policy work you suggest--particu...We agree that the policy work you suggest--particularly to protect habitat--is very much needed if we are to prevent our Puget Sound salmon from becoming extinct. The Puget Sound Action Agenda, which charts the course to Puget Sound recovery, includes many actions and programs that are intended to influence policies that protect and restore salmon habitats. A few examples include developing and promoting best management practices for business, agricultural, and infrastructure projects; promotion of low impact development practices; and development and implementation of chemical action plan recommendations. But political will is necessary to put productive policies in place that support salmon recovery. We need stronger support for the Growth Management Act, stormwater infrastructure funding, and enactment and enforcement of local land use and building codes. We need decision-makers who are willing to take on the hard work of understanding the interface between science and policy, and how science can inform implementation of policies that really do make a difference. Our investments in salmon recovery to date have been significant, and while it’s true that this hasn’t resulted in the recovery of Puget Sound salmon populations, it has almost certainly prevented many of our salmon populations from going extinct. That hard work is ongoing, and we need science to guide us in making effective investments. If we coupled effective investments with effective policy, we could make so much more progress. We and our partners continue to press for effective policy, but in the interim we cannot stop investing in science-based habitat recovery projects because we need to ensure that our salmon populations are given the best chance to survive. This is no time to give up, but it is a great time to have meaningful discussion with our local, regional, and state policy makers. We need to connect the dots between science and policy so that policy makers and the public see and understand what we stand to lose and just how they can be instrumental in turning the situation around.<br /> <br />Cathy Cochrane<br />Communications Lead, Puget Sound PartnershipPugetSoundPartnershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905201468894195603noreply@blogger.com