New Grantee Orientation Meetings

Ecology recently held two orientation meetings to provide an overview of SMP fundamentals to newly funded SMP grantees. See below for links to these presentations:

Seattle: October 11, 2007

Moses Lake: October 8, 2007

Regular SMP Coordination and Assistance Meetings

Ecology sponsors regular coordination meetings for local cities and counties conducting comprehensive SMP updates. These meetings occur quarterly in Seattle for Western Washington jurisdictions and semi-annually in Moses Lake for Central and Eastern Washington jurisdictions. The meetings provide a forum for representatives from local jurisdictions to share information and experiences with fellow jurisdictions and to hear the latest news and guidance from Ecology about various aspects of the SMP update process.

Download informational presentations from past meetings

(these files are large and may take some time to download)

• Coastal Vegetation Mapping (15 mb. pdf)
• Lake Sammamish Restoration Incentives (3.3 mb. pdf)
• Shoreline Grant Billings Presentation (740 mb. pdf)

Fall 2007 meeting (October 25, Seattle)

• SMP Non-Conforming Use/Structure Provisions  (Betty Renkor, Ecology)
• SMP Development: Building Public Awareness and Participation  (Jeffree Stewart, Ecology)

Summer 2007 meeting (July 19, Seattle)

• Cumulative Impacts Analysis (Carrie Byron, Ecology)
• Working with CAOs During SMP Updates (Matt Niles, Ecology)
• Shoreline Environments (Harry Reinert, King County Department of Development and Environmental Services)
• Agenda for Improving Lake Washington’s Shoreline Habitat (Ruth Howell, Kelli Roberts, Bryan Russo, Angela Wallis, Gregg Casad, and Dave Fries, UW)

Spring 2007 meeting (April 26, Seattle)

• Lessons Learned (Tom Young, AAG and Peter Skowlund, Ecology)
• Sea Level Rise: Causes, Effects, and Policy Considerations in Washington (Doug Canning, Climate Impacts Group, UW)

Winter 2007 meeting (January 25, Seattle)

• Lessons Learned (Tom Young, AAG and Peter Skowlund, Ecology)
• Sea Level Rise: Causes, Effects, and Policy Considerations in Washington (Doug Canning, Climate Impacts Group, UW)

Fall 2006 meeting (Oct. 25, Seattle)

• King County Shoreline Characterization Model (2.7 mb. pdf)
• Jefferson County "Multi-Scale Analysis for Restoration Planning" (4.5 mb pdf)
• The Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation (Stephenie Kramer, DAHP)

Spring 2006 meeting (April 20, Seattle)

• Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project (Curtis Tanner, USFWS)
• Policy, Rule-making, and Funding Update (Tom Clingman, Ecology)
• Channel Migration Zones: What, Why, Where? (Patricia Olson, Ecology)

For more information