Contact: Carolyn Duncan, DNR, 206-296-8304 Help Shape Salmon Recovery
You are invited to help local governments develop a plan to help save Puget Sound chinook salmon that migrate through Lake Washington and the Cedar and Sammamish rivers and their tributaries. Chinook will soon be listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act, and local governments want to hear your ideas and thoughts about salmon recovery. Seven meetings will be held between January 20 and February 16 in Redmond, Bellevue, Issaquah, Bothell, Maple Valley, Seattle, and Everett.
The public meetings will include a briefing on salmon recovery work done so far, background on the Endangered Species Act and a report on scientific research. Residents of the area are invited to give their opinions about what they think should be the focus of salmon recovery and the most critical issues in this effort.
The federal government is expected to list chinook salmon as 'threatened' under the federal ESA in March. It will then determine which activities harm the fish and how those activities should be restricted. If local governments don't develop a recovery plan that is acceptable, the federal government could place restrictions on local land and water use.
The chinook salmon public meetings are co-sponsored by: King County, City of Seattle, City of Bellevue, Snohomish County, Sustainable Fisheries Foundation, City of Redmond, City of Issaquah, Save Lake Sammamish, City of Woodinville, City of Bothell, Cedar River Council, Adopt-A-Stream, Water Tenders.
Meeting Schedule |
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January 20, Wednesday Bear Creek Basin 6:45 - 9:15 p.m. Albert Einstein Elementary 18025 NE 116th Street Redmond |
February 9, Tuesday Cedar River 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Tahoma School District Board Room 25720 Maple Valley - Black Diamond Road SE (next to Rock Creek Elementary) Maple Valley |
| January 28, Thursday
Issaquah Creek and Lake Sammamish 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Tibbetts Creek Manor 750 Renton - Issaquah Road Issaquah |
February 11, Thursday
North, Swamp and Little Bear Creek Basins 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Adopt-A-Stream Northwest Stream Center 600 128th Street SE Everett |
| February 4, Thursday
Seattle, West Lake Washington, and Puget Sound Basins 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. The Mountaineers Club Tahoma Room 300 Third Avenue W Seattle |
February 16, Tuesday
Kelsey Creek, Mercer Slough and East Lake Washington 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Bellevue Senior Center 4063 148th Avenue SE Bellevue |
For driving directions or more information, please call Chris Hughes at (206) 296-8029. You can also find out about the Endangered Species Act and the Tri-County salmon recovery efforts by visiting the Web site at http://www.salmon.gen.wa.us.
Updated: January 20, 1999