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South Sound Strategy SOUTH SOUND STRATEGY Draft 12-30-16 South Sound Strategy – 0 CONTENTS I. Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................ 8 Focus Areas ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Education and Outreach ....................................................................................................................... 9 Adaptive Management ........................................................................................................................ 10 How to Use the South Sound Strategy ................................................................................................ 10 II. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Vision for the South Sound Strategy ................................................................................................... 11 Purpose of the South Sound Strategy ................................................................................................. 11 South Puget Sound Overview .............................................................................................................. 11 South Puget Sound Near Term Actions ............................................................................................... 14 South Puget Sound Assessment Units ................................................................................................. 15 Relationship to Existing Salmon Recovery Plans ................................................................................. 17 III. South Sound Focus Areas ..................................................................................................................... 19 IV. South Sound Pressures......................................................................................................................... 23 V. Target Setting & Targets ...................................................................................................................... 26 VI. Protection and Restoration of Prairies and Oak Woodlands ................................................................. 32 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Baseline and Status ............................................................................................................................. 32 Strategies, Existing Programs, and Actions.......................................................................................... 34 Contribution to PSP Vital Signs ............................................................................................................ 37 VII. Protection and Restoration of Forests and Freshwater Habitats .......................................................... 38 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 38 Baseline and Status ............................................................................................................................. 38 Strategies, Existing Programs, and Actions.......................................................................................... 52 Contribution to PSP Vital Signs ............................................................................................................ 55 VIII. Protection and Restoration of Marine Nearshore Habitat .................................................................... 56 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 56 Baseline and Status ............................................................................................................................. 56 Strategies, Existing Programs, and Actions.......................................................................................... 82 Contribution to PSP Vital Signs ............................................................................................................ 85 IX. Improved Water Quality ...................................................................................................................... 86 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 86 Freshwater Quality Baseline and Status .............................................................................................. 87 Strategies, Existing Programs, and Actions.......................................................................................... 92 Marine Water Quality Baseline and Status.......................................................................................... 96 Strategies, Existing Programs, and Actions........................................................................................ 102 Contribution to PSP Vital Signs .......................................................................................................... 103 X. Expansion of Healthy, Productive Shellfish Populations and Harvest .................................................. 104 Background ....................................................................................................................................... 104 Baseline & Status ............................................................................................................................... 104 Strategies, Existing Programs, and Actions........................................................................................ 106 South Sound Strategy – 1 XI. Increase in Abundance, Distribution & Productivity of Native Salmon Species and Harvest ............... 110 Background ....................................................................................................................................... 110 Baseline and Status ........................................................................................................................... 110 Strategies, Existing Programs, and Actions........................................................................................ 112 XII. How to Use the South Sound Strategy ............................................................................................... 114 XIII. Outreach and Education .................................................................................................................... 117 Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 117 Importance of Outreach and Education ............................................................................................ 117 Project Selection ............................................................................................................................... 117 Project Design ................................................................................................................................... 118 Community Based Social Marketing .................................................................................................. 119 South Sound Outreach and Education Resources ............................................................................. 120 XIV. Adaptive Management ....................................................................................................................... 123 Definition........................................................................................................................................... 123 Adaptive Management Strategy ....................................................................................................... 123 Decision Process ................................................................................................................................ 124 Appendices ................................................................................................................................................ 125 Appendix A: Descriptions of Inlet/Island Groups ............................................................................... 125 Appendix B: AHSS NTAs ..................................................................................................................... 128 South Sound Strategy – 2 ACRONYMS Acronym Full Name ACUB Army Compatible Use Buffer AHSS Alliance for a Healthy South Sound AU Assessment Unit BEACH Beach Environmental Assessment, Communication, and Health Program B-IBI Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity CBSM Community-Based Social Marketing C-CAP Coastal Change Analysis Program CFS Cubic Feet per Second CMP Conservation Measures Partnership CNLM Center for Natural Lands Management CREP Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program CRP Closure Response Plans CWA Clean Water Act DERT Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team DNR Department of Natural Resources DOH Washington Department of Health ECB Ecosystem Coordination Board ECO Education, Communication, and Outreach Network ECY Washington Department of Ecology EPA Environmental Protection Agency GMA Growth Management Act HCP Habitat Conservation Plan HUC Hydrologic Unit Codes JBLM Joint Base Lewis McChord LIO Local Integrating Organization LWD Large
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