This is a public workshop followed by a public hearing on the draft permit for Zostera japonica management on commercial clam beds in Willapa Bay. The permit is a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, which regulates the use of the herbicide imazamox and marker dyes applied to manage the Washington state-listed noxious weed... Read more »
The 7th National Summit on Coastal and Estuarine Restoration and the 24th Biennial Meeting of the Coastal Society are collaborating to present the first ever National Summit that will bring together the restoration and coastal management communities for an integrated discussion to explore issues, solutions and lessons learned. The collaboration provides an opportunity to address... Read more »
Join Washington Sea Grant at a one-day meeting intended to bring scientists and other experts together to share information on shellfish and the environment. Topics include aquaculture planning and permitting, shellfish ecosystems, and seagrasses. The purpose of the meeting is to provide a baseline of current knowledge on shellfish issues in Washington State and begin... Read more »
The Shoreline and Coastal Planners Group is hosting an event "Facing Sea Level Rise: City of Olympia." Using the City of Olympia and the region as our laboratory, join us for a day of exploring how Washington coastal communities might start to address sea level rise. How does sea level rise relate to planning and... Read more »
The Grays Harbor County Shoreline Master Program plans for future development activities in the water and 200 feet upland from shorelines along ocean beaches, sections of rivers and streams with a mean annual flow 20 cubic per second or greater, lakes 20 acres or greater, and wetlands associated with these waterbodies. The county’s Shoreline Planning... Read more »
The ocean is a busy place. Come learn about existing uses and how to plan for potential future uses on the Washington Coast. Join Washington Sea Grant and other planning staff to learn more about the marine spatial planning process, ocean data, and what we know about new and existing ocean uses. Stop by the... Read more »
Join WCMAC members for a work session on Marxan scenarios and spatial recommendations on June 13 from 9am-1pm to delve into more detail on using the Marxan scenarios to craft recommendations for the Marine Spatial Plan. In preparation for the workshop, staff are revising and adding data requests from the Marxan workshop in May. Draft... Read more »
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