tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post3992652922338424615..comments2023-03-29T09:34:36.436-07:00Comments on Salish Sea Communications: Little Progress Made Towards A Puget Sound "Fishable, Swimmable, Diggable," Says Partnership After 10 YearsSalish Sea Communicationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06390794466991625894noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-19813376834267466642017-11-07T10:26:18.289-08:002017-11-07T10:26:18.289-08:00Thanks, Jacques, for the comment. Communications a...Thanks, Jacques, for the comment. Communications and engagement has always been an issue but we've also known that everybody ("the public') won't be engaged but that the right people and entities need to be aware and engaged in order for our leaders to show the necessary political will. My concern about the state's new-found urgency about orca recovery is that if SRKW go extinct despite our efforts it would be a greater downer than not meeting any 2020 recovery measure.Salish Sea Communicationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390794466991625894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-26943761081865267782017-11-07T08:43:23.137-08:002017-11-07T08:43:23.137-08:00Good thoughts Mike. We must figure out how to sel...Good thoughts Mike. We must figure out how to sell Puget Sound like Coke (the beverage). Puget Sound is a much better product - but Coke has a much better marketing budget. There is no conservation group or coalition of conservation groups that have been able to summon those kinds of resources to date. Took a run at it once from the non profit side and got shut down by everyone involved. When the Partnership started - they had $1M in their budget for communications on the challenges Puget Sound faces. Even though insufficient, that funding was whisked away before it was even appropriated at the first signs of state budget problems. This is tough nut. Maybe if the SRKWs go extinct it will wake folks up. In 2005 the cost of a sustained and integrated local-state-federal communications campaign for Puget Sound was scoped at $6M. It is probably more now. Maybe we can get the Russians to help with social media.Jacques Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584064234906528373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-79536152599641616572017-10-10T09:26:03.439-07:002017-10-10T09:26:03.439-07:00Yes. The three main takeaways from hours and hours...Yes. The three main takeaways from hours and hours of public comment prior to forming the Partnership were: adequate funding, enforce existing laws, and use local resources.Salish Sea Communicationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390794466991625894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-35304463429495085982017-10-10T09:21:05.141-07:002017-10-10T09:21:05.141-07:00Hey, a sincere thanks for your involvement and rep...Hey, a sincere thanks for your involvement and reporting.Salish Sea Communicationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390794466991625894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-15192776169627649562017-10-10T09:20:08.879-07:002017-10-10T09:20:08.879-07:00There's an advocacy saying that, when the peop...There's an advocacy saying that, when the people lead, the leaders will follow. Chicken/egg/chicken.Salish Sea Communicationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390794466991625894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-91968703037608152392017-10-09T22:54:22.471-07:002017-10-09T22:54:22.471-07:00One place to start would be for our state to enfor...One place to start would be for our state to enforce existing laws for water quality and shoreline protection, but I guess you know that already ;)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987206673372149023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-83959933822727952572017-10-09T14:34:23.525-07:002017-10-09T14:34:23.525-07:00Hi Mike.
As "the indefatigable one" I s...Hi Mike.<br /><br />As "the indefatigable one" I should add some comments!<br /><br />First, it continues to simply boggle my mind that there is no professional campaign to ignite and involve the public about fixing Puget Sound. I guess none of the many, many participants in the inner circles have wanted to take it on.<br /><br />Second, I do like going to Puget Sound Partnership meetings because I learn a lot and retain a great deal of respect and admiration for all of the participants and their efforts. And I can give a voice, which I try to do during public comments time. But a casual drop-in will soon leave out of boredom, as I have often seen. One of the messages I have left many times is that everything written, that comes from the effort, requires years of college and preferably that being in science. A citizen like me is hard pressed to find any nuggets I can convey to casual members of the public who would like to help.<br /><br />Third, here is a link to a very recent announcement requesting more effort on the Salmon-Whale problem. <br /> https://wecprotects.org/orca-salmon-alliance-calls-governor-inslee-form-emergency-task-force/ <br /><br />It is written for a person with about 2 years of college. (By contrast, your blog post if for about 11th grade.)<br /><br />In the meantime, everybody keep plugging away in your own ways and keep all the pressure on that you can!RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771704622036490711.post-64907104133537196932017-10-09T11:25:33.199-07:002017-10-09T11:25:33.199-07:00I wouldn't hurt if we had an EPA and a State L...I wouldn't hurt if we had an EPA and a State Legislature to help out. There are many great non-profits working hard on this issue but it's too big for people to do on their own. <br />This is a government fail issue.RonKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186897773544690255noreply@blogger.com