Near-Term Action Agenda for Salmon Habitat Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 9

The WRIA 9 Steering Committee completed the Near-Term Action Agenda (NTAA) in May 2002. The NTAA was the second of four products in the WRIA 9 watershed planning process.

The Near-Term Action Agenda recommended near-term actions to help restore and protect habitat for chinook salmon and bull trout, which were listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act in 1999. The document:

• Describes what local governments, environmental groups, and others were doing as of 2002 for salmon habitat in the watershed; and
• Recommended actions, research, and changes to local government policies and programs for the period 2002-2005.

From 2002-2005, the NTAA provided guidance to local governments, volunteer groups, and citizens on interim measures to protect and restore salmon habitat while the Steering Committee worked on the long-term comprehensive Salmon Habitat Plan for the watershed. To learn about this progress, see the progress reports listed in the box to the left.

As a guidance document for watershed salmon habitat recovery efforts, the NTAA was replaced by the Salmon Habitat Plan in December 2005.

Public Comment Asked For and Used in the Near-Term Action Agenda

The public review period for the draft NTAA occurred from January 22 to February 27, 2002. A Steering Committee subcommittee reviewed all public comments and suggested a variety of changes to the draft NTAA. The Steering Committee accepted all of the changes suggested by its subcommittee. A list of the comments and the suggested/adopted changes can be found in the "Steering Committee Guide to Comments" included in the March 14, 2002 meeting packet for the Steering Committee.

Hard Copy of the Near-Term Action Agenda

Download the Near-Term Action Agenda
Please use Adobe Acrobat 6.0 or greater to view these files.

Downloadable files:

Cover Memo from Steering Committee Chair Dwight Pelz (Adobe Acrobat 123 KB)

Memo from WRIA 9 Forum in support of the NTAA (Adobe Acrobat 116 KB)

Main Body

Quick Guide to Near-Term Action Agenda, Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, Acknowledgments (Adobe Acrobat 1.19 MB)

Chapter 1: Introduction (Adobe Acrobat 1.14 MB)

Chapter 2: WRIA 9 and Salmon Conservation (Adobe Acrobat 1.18 MB)

Chapter 3: WRIA-Wide Actions (Adobe Acrobat 1.26 MB)

Chapter 4: Subwatershed Actions (Adobe Acrobat 2.47 MB)

Chapter 5: Implementing the Near-Term Action Agenda (Adobe Acrobat 1.14 MB)

Figures

Figure 1: Cities and Subwatersheds of WRIA 9 (Adobe Acrobat 639 KB)

Figure 2 is included in text (download above)

Figure 3: Initial Salmon Conservation Strategy in the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed (Adobe Acrobat 853 KB)

Figure 4: Upper Green River Subwatershed (Adobe Acrobat 432 KB)

Figure 5: Forestry, Agriculture, and Major Landowners (Adobe Acrobat 360 KB)

Figure 6: Middle Green River Subwatershed (Adobe Acrobat 329 KB)

Figure 7: Lower Green River Subwatershed (Adobe Acrobat 146 KB)

Figure 8: Duwamish Subwatershed (Adobe Acrobat 105 KB)

Figure 9: Nearshore Subwatershed including Elliott Bay (Adobe Acrobat 328 KB)

Appendices

Appendix A: Activities Undertaken by WRIA 9 Jurisdictions (Adobe Acrobat 804 KB)

Appendix B: Riparian Management Provisions of Various Habitat Conservation Plans and the State Forest Practices Rules (Adobe Acrobat 216 KB)

Appendix C: Planned Projects that Benefit Species other than Chinook Salmon and Bull Trout (Adobe Acrobat 272 KB)

Back Cover (Adobe Acrobat 247 KB)

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