News for Washington Partners, February 2012

Posted February 1st, 2012

February 8: public meeting to seek ideas for permanently funding Forest Riparian Easement Program
Hosted by Washington State Department of Natural Resources. 4:00-6:00 p.m., February 8, 2012. Olympia, WA. Comments may also be submitted by mail or email.

2012 Columbia River Estuary Conference: New Scientific Findings and their Management Implications
May 15-17, 2012 Astoria, Oregon. Abstracts Due: February 29, 2012

Washington Coastal Atlas—updated version now online
Changes include new and improved shoreline photo viewer that includes a way to simultaneously view photos of a location through different time periods, and statewide flood hazard maps.

Science-management partnership yields options for adapting to climate change on the Olympic Peninsula, serves as framework for other federally managed landscapes
"Adapting to climate change at Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park." USDA Forest Service, 2011. The case study process provides an example for other national forests, national parks, and natural resource agencies of how federal land management units can collaborate in the initial stages of climate change adaptation.

Washington Invasive Species Council 2011 Annual Report

For more resources, tools and grants, visit the PCJV Home Page

Washington PCJV Coordinator
Lora Leschner llleschner@gmail.com
360-631-1905

Next Washington partner meeting:
February 23rd, 2012, 10AM
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Contact Lora for more information

Washington partners' Google Groups site