From the Puget Sound Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT: Ian McCabe, 564.669.4628, ian.mccabe@psp.wa.gov
The Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel will meet online and at Hotel Leo, Leo Lounge, 1224 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225 and online on Wednesday, October 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and Thursday, October 9, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
We will be providing an all-virtual livestream of this meeting, through TVW.
TVW web link for October 8: https://tvw.org/video/puget-sound-partnership-science-panel-2025101017/?eventID=2025101017
TVW web link for October 9: https://tvw.org/video/puget-sound-partnership-science-panel-2025101018/?eventID=2025101018
The full Science Panel agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php.
Meeting highlights include:
- A presentation and discussion about the status of priority federal policies and appropriations related to Puget Sound recovery. Presentation by Ahren Stroming, special assistant for federal affairs at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation summarizing a 2023-2025 Puget Sound Research project: Remote Sensing-Based Evaluation of Dungeness River Restoration. Presentation by Scott Redman, science director at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Phil Roni, vice president of Cramer Fish Sciences. Read more.
- A presentation about the Research and Monitoring Topic in the 2026-2030 Action Agenda. The presentation will include an overview of multiple issues raised during the partner review period for the Science Panel to discuss. Presentation by Scott Redman, science director at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.
- A presentation on Washington Sea Grants Fellowship programs and an introduction to current fellows. Presentation by Scott Redman, science director at the Puget Sound Partnership about the. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about recommendations from the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program (PSEMP) Human Health Scoping and Inventory Project. Presentation by Katrina Radach, PSEMP manager at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Marguerite Pappaioanou, Science Panel member. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about the Whidbey Basin Cumulative Effects Evaluation. Presentation by Raquel Gilliland, monitoring program effectiveness analyst at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Mike LeMoine, director of Skagit River System Cooperative. Read more.
- A presentation and discussion about science to support the Implementation Strategies. Presentation by Scott Redman, science & evaluation director at the Puget Sound Partnership, and Joel Baker, director at Puget Sound Institute, and Andy James, senior research scientist at Puget Sound Institute, and Angela Adams, environmental protection specialist at the Environmental Protection Agency. Read more.
- A discussion about values on the Science Panel and how these values shape Science Panel’s work and discussions. Discussion led by Chair Kelly Biedenweg, chair of the Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel.
The full Science Panel agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php.
If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify Boards Program Coordinator, Amber Raney, at 564.999.0527.
About the Science Panel
The Science Panel’s expertise and advice are critical to the Puget Sound Partnership’s efforts to develop a comprehensive, science-based plan to restore Puget Sound. The members, appointed by the Leadership Council, are chosen from the top scientists in Washington state.
About the Puget Sound Partnership
The Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of government agencies, Tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda, advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery.
For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov.