2016
- January 5 Agenda
- January 5 Minutes
- January 5: Joe Hillers, Phytoremediation Project Lead: "Effectiveness of Phytoremediation for Removing Contaminates from Water"
- January 19 Agenda
- January 19 Minutes
- February 2 Agenda
- February 2 Minutes
- February 2: Rob Hallbauer, Whidbey Island Conservation District: "Ebey's Prairie Watershed Stormwater Remediation Grants"
- February 16 Agenda
- February 16 Minutes
- March 1 Agenda
- March 1 Minutes
- March 15 Retreat Summary
- April 5 Agenda
- April 5 Minutes
- April 19 Agenda
- April 19 Minutes
- April 19: Max Gordon, Department of Ecology: "Geographic Response Plans"
- May 3 Agenda
- May 3 Minutes
- May 3: Chris Robertson, Washington State Department of Natural Resources: "Creosote and Large Marine Debris Removal Program"
- May 17 Agenda
- May 17 Minutes
- May 17: Michael Bianchi, NAS Whidbey Island: "NAS Whidbey Island Natural Resources Program"
- June 7 Agenda
- June 7 Minutes
- June 7: Blain Reeves, Washington State Department of Natural Resources: "Intertidal ghost shrimp: enough for gray whales and a sustainable commercial harvest?"
- John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research: "New research on gray whales in the Pacific Northest and especially N Puget Sound"
- July 5 Agenda
- July 5 Minutes
- July 5: Kathryn Wells, Snohomish Conservation District: "ESRP Grant Proposal: Livingston Bay Community Shoreline Enhancement Demonstration Project"
- July 5: Ed Halloran: "Port District of South Whidbey Island: Port Activities Update"
- August 2 Agenda
- August 2 Minutes
- August 2: Randy Kline, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission: "Classification and Management Planning (CAMP)"
- September 6 Agenda
- September 6 Minutes
- September 6: Linda Ridder, Sound Water Stewards: "Sound Water Stewards Update"
- September 20 Agenda
- September 20 Minutes
- October 4: Emily Terao, Pigeon Guillemot Research Intern, "Pigeon Guillemot: Breeding Season 2016"
- October 4 Agenda
- October 4 Minutes
- October 18 Agenda
- October 18 Minutes
- November 15 Agenda
- November 15 Minutes
- November 15 Project Updates
- December 6 Agenda
- December 6 Project Updates
- December 6: Todd Zackey, Tulalip Tribes, "Juvenile Salmon Use of Small Coastal Streams in the Whidbey Basin"
2015
- 2015 Compiled Meeting Minutes
- 2015 Annual Report
- January 20: Birdie Davenport, Department of Natural Resources; Rick Baker, Whidbey Watershed Stewards: "Stewardship for the Smith and Minor Aquatic Reserve"
- February 3: Camille Speck, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Liz Maier, Department of Health: "South Holmes Harbor Shellfish Harvesting"
- March 3: Caroline Gibson, Northwest Straits Commission: "Nearshore Habitat Recovery: Progress in 2015"
- October 6: Emily Bishop, Pigeon Guillemot Research Intern: "Pigeon Guillemot Summary 2015"
- October 20: Mike Hartley & Steve Robert, PND Engineers: "Cornet Bay Pier Retrofit"
- October 20: Jim Somers, MRC Seining Project Lead: "MRC Cornet Bay Seining Report"
- December 1: John Githens, Dronespeak, LLC: "Low-altitude sensing for detecting long-term changes in Nereocystis luetkeana (Bull Kelp) abundance"
2014
- January 7: Joan Drinkwin & Lisa Kaufman, Northwest Straits Foundation; "Cornet Bay Restoration: What's Next?
- January 21: Michelle Murphy, Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group: Overview of Skagit Fisheries Report and Data Collection - Identifying current and potential restoration projects for Island County MRC.
- February 4: Members Report: "Salmon Benefit: Too Little, Too Late" Presentation on Holmes Harbor proposal - Dan Matlock and Christine Goodwin.
- March 4: Barbara Bennett - Washington State University Island County Beach Watchers Program Overview Collaboration and Service focused on the Nearshore Resources of Island County.
- April 1: Gregg Ridder and Eelgrass team - 2013 Eelgrass Measurement Study in Island County - Summary and Report
- May 6: Brad Spangler, Snohomish Public Utility District - Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Energy Project
- June 5: Joint Island MRC/Island Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC) meeting: Loren Brokaw, Restoration Projects Coordinator, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Update on the Leque Island Restoration Project, and Maribeth Crandell, Island County Environmental Health, Review of Whidbey EcoNet
- July 1: Emily Bishop NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Intern at NWSC - Developing a survey protocol for monitoring bull kelp using kayaks and other small boats
- August 5: Blain Reeves, WA State Department of Natural Resources - Presentation and Q&A with DNR on Ghost Shrimp Harvesting
- September 16: Jason Toft, UW School of Aquatic Fisheries and Science SeaGrant - Nearshore Monitoring Toolbox and Monitoring Integration in Island County
- October 7: Kelly Zupich - Pigeon Guillemot Survey Report
2013
- February 5: Dawn Pucci, Island County Lead Entity Coordinator: Updates - Water Resources Inventory Area (WRIA) 6, Salmon Technical Advisory Group, Salmon Recovery Funding Board
- March 5: Sarah Schmidt - Cornet Bay 2012 restoration update
- March 5: Dawn Pucci and Kristen Cooley Stavros, Puget Sound Partnership: Island County Salmon Recovery – 2013/2014 Adaptive Management update
- April 2: Gregg Ridder and the WSU Beach Watcher Eelgrass Monitoring Team, Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIA) 6 Eelgrass Survey Update
- May 7: John Houghton, Ph.D., Senior Principal Marine/Fisheries Biologist Hart Crowser - Puget Sound Shoreline Mitigation Program Lessons LearnedUpdate
- September 3: Lori Clark, MS, RS, Watershed Planner, Island County Environmenta Health: Island Local Integrating Organization Update
- October 1: Karen DuBose, Water Quality Specialist, Island County Environmental Health Department of Natural Resources, Surface Water Quality Monitoring Update
- November 5: Kelly Zupich - Update on Pigieon Guillemot Project
- December 3: Kate Litle, Washington Sea Grant's Citizen Science Specialist - "Citizen Science - Opportunities and Challenges"
2012
- January 3: Kathy Van Alstyne: Penn Cove Sea Lettuce Blooms
- February 7: DuBose and LeGare: Island County surface water quality monitoring
- March 6: Chris Leurkens: Island Co. Salmon Recovery Program update
- March 20: Grant Heiken, Julius Budos, Rex Porter: MRC-WRAC joint meeting
- April 3: Craig Collar: Snohomish PUD tidal energy generation project update
- May 1: Norma Smith, State Representative Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel of Ocean Acidification
- September 4: Karen Stewart: Island County Shoreline Master Program Update
- October 2: Sue Madsen, Program Coordinator Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group
- November 20: Govinda Rosling, Guillemot Research Group: 2012 Pigeon Guillemot Update and Results
- December 4: Lori Clark,Watershed Planner, Island Co. Envio. Health: Island Local Integrating Organization Update
2011
- January 4: Joe Hunt: Lessons Learned and Implications: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
- February 1: Mike McVay: Public Beach Access on County Right-of-Way
- March 1: Sally Brown: Penn Cove Stormwater Biofiltration Project
- April 5: Jan Holmes: WSU Beach Watchers Eelgrass Monitoring Project
- May 3: Karen Stewart: Island County Shoreline Master Plan Update
- September 20: Govinda Rosling, 2011 Pigeon Guillemot Survey
- October 4: Karen Stewart: Island County Shoreline Master Plan Update
- November 1: Lori Clark: Ala Spit Restoration
- December 6: Abby Hook: Overview of Port Susan MSA Draft Plan
2010
- January 05: Jim Somers, Sarah Woehrman: Cornet Bay Seining and Forage Fish Survey
- February 02: Chris Luerkens: Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) Process
- February 02: Kyle Murphy: Smith & Minor Islands Aquatic Reserve
- February 16: Morgan Schneidler: PSP Local Integration Strategy for Whidbey Basin
- March 02: Craig Collar: Admiralty Inlet Tidal Energy Pilot Project
- March 02: Linda Pilkey-Jarvis: Washington DOE Oil Spill Program
- March 16: Terri Klinger: Penn Cove Keystone Project Update
- April 06: Jan Holmes: Eelgrass Monitoring Project
- May 04: Kyle Murphy: Smith & Minor Islands Aquatic Reserve
- June 01: Tikvah Weiner and UW Program on Environment: Penn Cove Water Quality
- July 06: Govinda Rosling: Pigeon Guillemot project
- September 07: Chris Luerkens: SRFB and Salmon TAG Update
- October 05: Govinda Rosling: 2010 Pigeon Guillemot Breeding Study
- October 19: Aaron Henderson: Island County Clean Water Utility
- December 07: Micah Wait: Deer Lagoon Project Update
- December 07: Theresa Kayzar, UW Student Team: Coupeville Phytoremediation Project
2009
- January 06: Craig Collar: Tidal Energy Generation in Admiralty Inlet
- February 03: Jim Somers and Bob Buck: Juvenile Salmon Habitat Assessment Project
- March 03: Scott Ashworth, Susie Richards, Chris Burt, Florian Grainer: SEA Program
- March 17: Hi Bronson: Port Susan Bay MSA Update
- April 07: Matt Kukuk: Ala Spit Restoration Project
- May 05: Suzanne Shull: NWSC Forage Fish Habitat Suitability Mapping Project
- May 19: Sarah Schmidt: Cornet Bay Restoration Project update
- August 04: Kiri Kreamer: Pigeon Guillemot Project report
- September 15: Dan Pedersen: Strategic Plan update
- September 15: Andrea Copping, Simon Geerlofs: Renewable Ocean Energy Issues
- October 06: Kyle Murphy: Smith-Minor Islands Aquatic Reserve
- December 01: Ginger Phalen: Cornet Bay Coop Agreement & other activities of local interest
- December 15: Kyle Murphy: Smith-Minor Islands Aquatic Reserve process
2008
- January 15: Cyrilla Cook: Proposal to Establish a Smith-Minor Islands Aquatic Reserve
- February 19: Jacques White, Robert Warren: San Juan MSA Process and Lessons Learned
- March 18: Nancy Conard: Coupeville Reclaimed Water Project
- March 18: UW Luce Fellow Team: Progress Report: Salmon Recovery Adaptive Management
- April 15: Pat Powell: Land Trust - MRC Projects of Common Interest
- May 20: Sarah Schmidt: MRC field trip to Cornet Bay
- June 03: UW Luce Fellow Team: Adaptive Management Annex to Salmon Recovery Plan
- June 17: Kyle Murphy: Smith-Minor Islands Aquatic Reserve Update
- September 16: Lynda Lyshall: Whidbey Basin Priority Actions - PSP
- October 07: Eric Beamer: Camano Island S.P., Possession Beach Estuary Restoration
- November 04: Kristin Cooley: Puget Sound Partnership
- December 02: Jan Holmes: Beach Watchers' Eelgrass Project