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Friends of the San Juans Sea Level Rise Adaptation Tools for the San Juan Archipelago and the Salish Sea 1 Project Title: Sea Level Rise Adaptation Tools for the San Juan Archipelago and the Salish Sea Funding Announcement #2 Project Leader or Principal Investigator responsible for completion of project: Tina Whitman, Science Director, MS, Friends of the San Juans; PO Box 1344, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Email: [email protected]; Phone: 360-378-2319 Cooperators/Partners and anticipated project contributions: Andrea MacLennan, Coastal Geomorphologist, MS, Coastal Geologic Services, Inc. Email: [email protected]; Phone: 360-647-1845 Andrea is leading the sea level rise inundation and erosion vulnerability mapping. For the proposed project, she will lead the error mapping and development of decision support tools; and assist with outreach with land managers. Liz Banse, Vice President, Resource Media Email: [email protected]; Phone: 206-374-7795, ext. 100 Resource Media will develop recommendations on how to design the community engagement process and create sea level rise/adaptation planning messages that resonate with land managers/owners and build support for solutions that protect habitat. Resource Media will also attend the two planned neighborhood meetings. Eric Grossman, PhD Research Geologist and Natural Hazards Tribal Liaison, U.S. Geological Survey Email: [email protected]; Phone: 360-650-4697 Eric will advise on refinements to the uncertainty assessment and mapping; participate in the development of decision trees, including modeling of the probability of decision outcomes; assist in the design and facilitation of focus meetings and incorporation of project results into improved technical communication tools. Project Summary: (3 sentences target) A sea level rise vulnerability assessment (including coastal erosion and inundation modeling) has been completed for the shorelines of San Juan County, Washington. This tool was developed to enhance understanding among land managers, provide a scientific foundation for shoreline management decisions and improve conservation of shoreline processes critical to ecosystem health for communities throughout the Salish Sea. In order to thoughtfully convey the sea level rise vulnerability results in a focused, collaborative, and non-alarmist manner, the proposed project will create a comprehensive communication strategy that includes improving the model’s credibility (by mapping uncertainty), researching adaption strategies, creating decision support tools, and hosting focus meetings in order to understand land managers/owner’s values, counter arguments and opportunities. The overall goal is to begin adaptation discussions with shoreline managers with a focus on protecting and improving the natural processes that both protect property and marine resource needs. Project Proposal: Provide a brief description. Planning for sea level rise is a daunting management task that is frequently avoided as there is limited guidance available. Many governments lack the capacity and resources to address the complex and long-term challenges associated with cumulative and climate change impacts. With increasing demand for shoreline development and looming impacts from sea level rise facing our region, the time to develop and test new long-term, process-based approaches to habitat protection is now. With over 400 marine shoreline miles, extensive intact habitat and roughly 30% of developable shoreline tax parcels still undeveloped, San Juan County provides an excellent location to apply innovative research tools and protection strategies that can then be shared throughout the region. Long term protection of shoreline habitats and habitat forming processes will require a deliberate adaptation approach by informed managers and an aware public. While science on vulnerability to sea level rise is an essential piece of the puzzle, effective communication strategies are needed to ensure that erosion and flood hazard vulnerability information doesn’t result in rapid expansion of fortified shorelines. The goal of the proposed project is to develop and pilot a conservation-oriented communication strategy that utilizes the results of a recently completed countywide sea level rise vulnerability assessment to facilitate adaptation conversations with managers and shoreline property owners.
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Friends of the San Juans Sea Level Rise Adaptation Tools for the San Juan Archipelago and the Salish Sea 1

Project Title: Sea Level Rise Adaptation Tools for the San Juan Archipelago and the Salish Sea

Funding Announcement #2

Project Leader or Principal Investigator responsible for completion of project: Tina Whitman, Science Director, MS, Friends of the San Juans; PO Box 1344, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Email: [email protected]; Phone: 360-378-2319

Cooperators/Partners and anticipated project contributions: Andrea MacLennan, Coastal Geomorphologist, MS, Coastal Geologic Services, Inc. Email: [email protected]; Phone: 360-647-1845 Andrea is leading the sea level rise inundation and erosion vulnerability mapping. For the proposed project, she will lead the error mapping and development of decision support tools; and assist with outreach with land managers.

Liz Banse, Vice President, Resource Media Email: [email protected]; Phone: 206-374-7795, ext. 100 Resource Media will develop recommendations on how to design the community engagement process and create sea level rise/adaptation planning messages that resonate with land managers/owners and build support for solutions that protect habitat. Resource Media will also attend the two planned neighborhood meetings.

Eric Grossman, PhD Research Geologist and Natural Hazards Tribal Liaison, U.S. Geological Survey Email: [email protected]; Phone: 360-650-4697 Eric will advise on refinements to the uncertainty assessment and mapping; participate in the development of decision trees, including modeling of the probability of decision outcomes; assist in the design and facilitation of focus meetings and incorporation of project results into improved technical communication tools.

Project Summary: (3 sentences target) A sea level rise vulnerability assessment (including coastal erosion and inundation modeling) has been completed for the shorelines of San Juan County, Washington. This tool was developed to enhance understanding among land managers, provide a scientific foundation for shoreline management decisions and improve conservation of shoreline processes critical to ecosystem health for communities throughout the Salish Sea. In order to thoughtfully convey the sea level rise vulnerability results in a focused, collaborative, and non-alarmist manner, the proposed project will create a comprehensive communication strategy that includes improving the model’s credibility (by mapping uncertainty), researching adaption strategies, creating decision support tools, and hosting focus meetings in order to understand land managers/owner’s values, counter arguments and opportunities. The overall goal is to begin adaptation discussions with shoreline managers with a focus on protecting and improving the natural processes that both protect property and marine resource needs.

Project Proposal: Provide a brief description. Planning for sea level rise is a daunting management task that is frequently avoided as there is limited guidance available. Many governments lack the capacity and resources to address the complex and long-term challenges associated with cumulative and climate change impacts. With increasing demand for shoreline development and looming impacts from sea level rise facing our region, the time to develop and test new long-term, process-based approaches to habitat protection is now. With over 400 marine shoreline miles, extensive intact habitat and roughly 30% of developable shoreline tax parcels still undeveloped, San Juan County provides an excellent location to apply innovative research tools and protection strategies that can then be shared throughout the region. Long term protection of shoreline habitats and habitat forming processes will require a deliberate adaptation approach by informed managers and an aware public. While science on vulnerability to sea level rise is an essential piece of the puzzle, effective communication strategies are needed to ensure that erosion and flood hazard vulnerability information doesn’t result in rapid expansion of fortified shorelines.

The goal of the proposed project is to develop and pilot a conservation-oriented communication strategy that utilizes the results of a recently completed countywide sea level rise vulnerability assessment to facilitate adaptation conversations with managers and shoreline property owners.

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Objective and Need: What is the need? What will you accomplish? How will this project contribute to the NPLCC goals?

Shoreline modification poses one of the most significant risks to the long-term health of nearshore ecosystems in the Salish Sea, including those that support species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (Southern Resident Orca, Marbled Murrelet, Stellar sea lion, and Chinook salmon). All of the listed species rely directly or indirectly upon forage fish for their survival; forage fish provide the trophic connection between zooplankton and larger fish, birds and mammals, including the target recovery species Chinook salmon and Orca. Forage fish are especially vulnerable to shoreline development. Shoreline modifications like bulkheads can bury or cause scouring of the habitat that beach spawning forage fish (surf smelt and Pacific sand lance) need for incubating their eggs. In addition, shoreline modifications can impede natural erosion and thus prevent the supply and transport of sediment that is essential to maintain beaches into the future.

Nearly one third of the Puget Sound basin’s shoreline is already armored, with an additional one to two miles of new armoring added each year. This trend is anticipated to continue as shoreline development and sea level rise increase the perceived need for shore armor across the region. Armoring reduces the shoreline’s natural resilience or adaptive capacity to sea level rise, resulting in beach habitat loss and associated forage fish population declines. Estimates of sea level rise suggest that substantial surf smelt spawning habitat on currently armored beaches will be lost in the next few decades with most spawning habitat throughout the Puget Sound region gone by 2100.

During the past two years, Friends of the San Juans and Coastal Geologic Services, along with a multidisciplinary, public-private technical team of shoreline research and policy experts, have been creating new technical tools and adaptive management strategies to specifically address sea level rise and the long-term protection of nearshore ecosystems within existing regulatory frameworks. During a recent technical team workshop, development of prudent methods to communicate project results with land managers and shoreline property owners was identified as top priority action for the project. Absent a coordinated and conservation-oriented communication strategy, the sharing of the sea level rise vulnerability maps could easily result in increased demand for armoring of shorelines, and in turn cause extensive loss of beach habitat critical for marine species such as beach spawning forage fish.

The focus of the proposed project is to develop a scientifically credible, interactive and adaptive outreach plan. The project team has identified improved understanding and mapping of error, inclusion of tribal cultural resource considerations, development of decision support tools, and insights from focus groups of managers/owners, and particularly vulnerable neighborhoods, as critical components to achieve landscape scale, shoreline protection. This next phase of the project, integrates science with policy, and develops and adaptively refines a communication strategy, is essential as it incorporates participation of managers, tribes and property owners. Project results will help improve the effectiveness of climate adaptation within an ecologically and culturally significant region of the Pacific Northwest and provide a model for broader application throughout the Salish Sea.

Project objectives:

1. Improve the clarity and credibility of the recently completed sea level rise inundation and erosion vulnerability models for San Juan County by mapping model uncertainty; see attached example maps.

2. Understand the values, needs and perspectives of land managers, tribes and vulnerable shoreline landowners in order to provide feeback on both scientific and social aspects of adaption planning to decision-makers.

3. Support conservation focused adaptation by developing a communication strategy that includes decision support tools, feedback from focus meetings, applicable findings from other areas and expert guidance.

4. Improve long term management of marine shorelines in San Juan County and beyond by implementing a communication strategy for sea level rise vulnerability, adaptation and habitat conservation with appropriate land managers at all levels (funding TBD).

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This project directly achieves two NPLCC goals. It is designed to maximize the ability of partners to make informed decisions with respect to conservation and sustainable resource management or priority natural and cultural resources subject to climate change. It will also promote identification, use, and sharing of science, traditional knowledge and other relevant information to support conservation/sustainable resource management, and adaptive management decisions.

Methods: How will the objectives be attained? What work activities or tasks will be done? Include specific procedures, methodologies, or protocols. Will there be any key cooperators, and what will their role be (identify any in-kind support provided)?

This project builds on extensive existing work and implements priority next steps identified at a technical team workshop held in March 2013; this technical team will also review and provide feedback on proposed new work. Methods and primary activities for each objective are described below.

1. Map Uncertainty in the Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment:

Technical team members identified that refinements are needed for the recently completed Sea Level Rise Vulnerability model in order to spatially display the measured error associated with the vulnerability analysis. The goal of mapping model uncertainty is develop a more rigorous and reputable approach and provide the product with more credibility. Mapping of these results is also an essential communication tool. These types of data products, which are intended to educate and inform planners and policy makers, require a high degree of certainty to be accepted as science that should be integrated into the planning process. As this is the first sea level rise vulnerability assessment applied at the county scale in the Salish Sea to-date it should be as rigorous, credible and well-documented as possible to set a precedent for future similar work in the region and ultimately be a more responsible teaching tool.

2. Identify adaptation strategies and develop decision tools: Project partners will conduct research and communicate with groups with expertise in adaption strategies in order to identify existing strategies that are applicable to the Salish Sea and link with sea level rise vulnerability (flood hazard, erosion, infrastructure risk, habitat loss). Decision support tools will be developed for different scenarios and organized by shoretype in order to link to PSNERP process data, land use, and restoration planning.

3. Host focus meetings with local, state and federal land managers, tribes and neighborhoods at risk of flooding or erosion and have priority conservation values:

Meetings with local, state and federal land managers will help identify priority values, counter arguments and opportunities and inform project refinements. A focus meeting will be held with the Samish Tribe in order to discuss how to assess, mitigate and reduce losses of cultural (including archaeological and natural) resources due to sea level rise inundation. Land conservation groups will also be consulted in order to assess opportunities to achieve easements or acquisitions for priority nearshore habitats in areas of high resiliency or places where conservation management could increase resiliency. Neighborhood focus group workshops will be conducted with two vulnerable regions of San Juan County, one each for flood and erosion hazards. Workshops will be designed to present vulnerability assessment results and preliminary decision trees, listen to the concerns of neighbors about the risks they face, and then “focus group” or test a set of messages to measure their effectiveness in moving the residents to a solutions mindset that protects both property and habitat. Meeting feedback will be incorporated back into the communication strategy in order to provide land managers with a better sense of public opinion regarding planning for sea level rise.

4. Develop the communication strategy: Project partners will work with Resource Media to frame an overall messaging strategy that integrates decision support tools, adaptation research and feedback from focal meetings. Presentation, executive summary reports and outreach materials will be designed to share with managers of communities facing erosion and sea level rise.

5. Implement communication strategy at all levels: Project partners will implement broad outreach of sea level rise vulnerability tools and results utilizing the communication strategy developed with this project; funding will be sought for this phase.

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Geographic Extent: Describe the geographic area for both project focus and ability to extrapolate information.

Located centrally in the Salish Sea, San Juan County’s 400 miles of marine shoreline provide an excellent location to apply innovative research tools and protection strategies that can then be shared throughout the region. San Juan County’s shorelines have also been extensively researched for forage fish, juvenile salmon, geologic processes and shoreline structures/modifications allowing for detailed study of impacts and opportunities for conservation.

Timeline of Schedules, Products and Outcomes: Provide a timeline with dates and tasks. Identify products and outcomes. Include work items and dates for start-up, interim milestones, presentations, deliverables, submittal of final report, project completion.

Task/ Work Item Product/ Outcome Timeline Project start Contracts signed July/Aug 2013 (or a.s.a.p.)

Map uncertainty Spatially explicit geodatabase and communication tools (klm files for Google Earth web platform, neighborhood maps and tribal resource areas)

Summer 2013 for mapping; Fall 2013 for communication elements

Package sea level rise mapping and uncertainty results for focus meetings with land managers

Project information is packaged in a way that is accessible and applicable for planners, managers and decision makers

Summer thru Winter 2013

Host focus meetings with local, state and federal land managers

Communication materials created for meetings and summary of meeting notes Fall thru Winter 2013

Research and develop adaptation strategies linked to specific aspects of SLR vulnerability

Decision trees and report of research findings Summer 2013 thru Spring 2014

Host focus meetings with Samish tribe

Communication materials created for meetings and summary of meeting notes Winter/Spring 2014

Draft communication strategy developed for focus meetings Draft presentation and outreach materials Winter 2013

Host focus groups with two at risk neighborhoods

Invitations, meeting notes, and summary of participant’s values and concerns. Spring/Summer 2014

Development of the communication strategy

Products: communication kits that provide managers with vulnerability data, decision support tools; database whom to share results with.

Fall 2014 thru Spring 2015

Project complete Final report, billings and products June 30, 2015

Roll out the communication strategy locally and regionally to achieve adaption and conservation of marine shoreline habitat

See long term targets for success below Spring through Winter 2015/2016 (funding TBD)

Targets for success include: Short-term targets for success include: Uncertainty mapping completed that improves the credibility and communication value of the sea level rise vulnerability models; and Communication kits ready for broad delivery (possible formats: web-based, brochures, presentations) with vulnerability data, decision support tools (decision trees and adaptation choices/planning).

Longer term targets for success include: Sea level rise adaptation strategies implemented in San Juan County, including permit review, long range planning and the management of infrastructure including roads; adaptation tools and communication strategies adopted by other regions of Puget Sound and the Salish Sea; and vulnerability results and adaptation strategies applied by regional shoreline managers at the project and plan level, as well as incorporated into policy guidance.

Disclaimer regarding Data Sharing: Once completed, all products will be available for sharing.

Budget, Letters of Recommendation and sample maps attached

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Award Number:

Federal Non-Federal Federal Non-Federal Total

(a) (b) (c ) (d) (e) (f) (g)

1. USFWS, Cooperative Landscape Conservation 15.669 40,000.00 20,000.00 60,000.00

2. - 3. -

4. -

5. Totals - - 40,000.00 20,000.00 60,000.00

Federal Matching

8,160.00 5,760.00 13,920.00 2,040.00 1,440.00 3,480.00

600.00 300.00 - - 900.00

- - - - -

380.00 200.00 - - 580.00

27,750.00 11,500.00 39,250.00

- - - - -

1,070.00 800.00 - - 1,870.00

40,000.00 20,000.00 - - 60,000.00

- - - - - 40,000.00 20,000.00 - - 60,000.00

7. -

SF-424A (Rev. 4-92)

Authorized for Local Reproduction

i. Total Direct Charges (sum of 6a-6h)

j. Indirect Charges

k. Totals (sum of 6i-6j)

Program Income

Previous Edition Usable Prescribed by OMB Circular A-102

c. Travel

d. Equipment

e. Supplies

f. Contractual

g. Construction

h. Other

6. Object Class CategoriesGrant Program, Function or Activity

Total (5)

a. Personnel

b. Fringe Benefits

Grant Program Function or Activity

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number

Estimated Unobligated Funds New or Revised Budget

Section B - Budget Categories

Applicant Name: Friends of the San Juans

Budget Information - Non Construction ProgramsOMB Approval No. 0348-0044

Section A - Budget Summary

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(b) Applicant (c ) State (d) Other Sources (e) Totals

8. $8,500 $0 $11,500 $20,000

9. $0

10. $0

11. $0

12. $8,500 $0 $11,500 $20,000

Total for 1st Year 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th quarter

13. $30,000 $10,000 $5,000 $5,000 $10,000

14. $16,000 $6,000 $6,000 $2,000 $2,000

15. $46,000 $16,000 $11,000 $7,000 $12,000

(b) First (c ) Second (d) Third (e) Fourth

16. $10,000

17.

18.

19.

20. $10,000 $0 $0 $0

21. Direct Charges 22. Indirect Charges

23. Remarks

SF-424A (Rev. 4-92) Prescribed by OMB Circular A-102Previous Edition Usable

Authorized for Local Reproduction

USFWS, Cooperative Landscape Conservation

Total (sum of lines 16-19)

Section F - Other Budget Information

Federal

Non-Federal

Total (sum of lines 13 and 14)

Section E - Budget Estimates of Federal Funds Needed for Balance of the Project

(a) Grant ProgramFuture Funding Periods (Years)

Total (sum of lines 8 - 11)Section D - Forecasted Cash Needs

Section C - Non-Federal Resources(a) Grant Program

USFWS, Cooperative Landscape Conservation

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Sea Level Rise Adaptation Tools for San Juan Archipelago and the Salish Sea WDFW Grant in progress

NPLCC Request

NPLCC Request

WDFW and NPLCC Request

NPLCC Request

Funding source TBD

Phase 1 - Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment

and Mgmt Recs

Phase 2 - Map Uncertainty

Phase 2 -Develop

decision tools

Phase 2 -Host focus meetings

Phase 2 -Develop the

communication strategy

Phase 3 - Implement

communication strategy (funds

TBD) Personnel $24,000 $800 $1,760 $9,360 $2,000 $11,200 $49,120Fringe Benefits $6,000 $200 $440 $2,340 $500 $2,800 $12,280Travel $0 $0 $100 $600 $200 $0 $900Supplies $0 $0 $80 $400 $100 $0 $580Rent, Communications, IT $3,000 $100 $220 $1,300 $250 $1,400 $6,270Contractual - SamishTribe $0 $0 $500 $1,000 $500 $0 $2,000Contractual - Coastal Geologic Services $55,000 $9,100 $2,650 $6,500 $1,000 $4,600 $78,850Contractual - Resource Media $0 $0 $1,000 $1,000 $3,000 $10,000 $15,000Contractual - Hawkins GIS Services $3,500 $0 $0 $5,000 $1,000 $5,000 $14,500Contractual - Eric Grossman (USGS) & Team $0 $0 $0 $1,000 $0 $5,000 $6,000Total $91,500 $10,200 $6,750 $28,500 $8,550 $40,000 $185,500In Kind - Hawkins GIS Services $1,000 $0 $0 $2,000 $500 $1,000 $4,500In kind - Eric Grossman (USGS) & Team $2,000 $500 $500 $2,000 $500 $3,000 $8,500

Project Total with In Kind $94,500 $10,700 $7,250 $32,500 $9,550 $44,000 $198,500

Fund Source Breakdown by Activity

Phase 1 - Sea Level Rise

Vulnerability Assessment

and Mgmt Recs

Phase 2 - Map Uncertainty

Phase 2 -Develop

decision tools

Phase 2 -Host focus meetings

Phase 2 -Develop the

communication strategy

Phase 3 - Implement

communication strategy (funds

TBD)

Total

WDFW/ EPA Grant $91,500 $0 $0 $14,000 $0 $0 $105,500NPLCC Request $0 $10,200 $6,750 $14,500 $8,550 $0 $40,000Funding TBD $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $40,000 $40,000In Kind - Hawkins GIS Services $1,000 $0 $0 $2,000 $500 $1,000 $4,500 In Kind - Eric Grossman USGS and Team $2,000 $500 $500 $2,000 $500 $3,000 $8,500TOTAL $94,500 $10,700 $7,250 $32,500 $9,550 $44,000 $198,500

Total Project Budget by category and activity Total

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Erosion and Inundation, E. Shaw Island San Juan County

Habitats, roads and structures in these areas are vulnerable to both coastal erosion or inundation at

the different scenarios and planning horizons shown in the legend. Preliminary results CGS 2013.

Note: Maps for proposal purposes only. Do not distribute.

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Structures from these areas are vulnerable to both coastal erosion or inundation at the different

scenarios and planning horizons shown in the legend. Preliminary results CGS 2013.

At Risk Roads and Structures E. Shaw Island San Juan County

Note: Maps for proposal purposes only. Do not distribute.

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T i n a E . W h i t m a n , MS P.O. Box 12 Orcas, WA 98280

(360) 376-3398 [email protected]

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E d u c a t i o n :

1999 Master of Science, Environmental Studies

University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon. Concentrations: Landscape Ecology, Biology and Conservation Planning. Thesis: Landscape Biodiversity M odeling as a Tool for Applying Ecological Theory to Land Use Planning: A Needs Assessment for the Little Applegate Watershed.

1992 Bachelor of Environmental Design, College of Planning and Architecture

University of Colorado. Boulder, Colorado. Concentration: Natural Resource Management. Biology Minor equivalent.

P r o f e s s i o n a l E x p e r i e n c e :

2002- Friends of the San Juans: Science Director current Friday Harbor, Washington.

Responsibilitie s: • Facilitate nearshore marine research, protection, restoration and education projects. • Participate in local and regional environmental planning processes. • Work closely with FSJ scientific advisory team, board and agency, tribal and ngo coastal

scientists and managers.

1998-2001 Crooked River Watershed Council: Director Crook County/Oregon State University Extension Service. Prineville, Oregon. Responsibilitie s:

• Coordinated watershed restoration and protection projects. • Managed the council’s board, technical team and volunteers. • Responsible for public outreach and media relations. • Worked closely with local, state, tribal and federal governments. • Developed and implemented school and community based education and involvement projects. • Completed watershed assessments, analysis and action plans at a variety of scales. • Wrote and managed grants. • Fostered relationships bet ween watershed stakeholders.

1997 Environmental Studies Program: Coastal Environmental Issues Instructor

University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon Responsibilitie s:

• Co-developed and taught an upper-level undergraduate course on coastal science and policy.

1996-1998 Museum of Natural History: Science Education Program Manager University of Oregon Museum of Natural History. Eugene, Oregon. Responsibilitie s:

• Developed, implemented and evaluated science education programs including curriculum, school projects and community events.

• Trained and supervised student interns and volunteers in the museum’s docent program. • Represented the natural sciences on exhibit and programmatic development teams. • Conducted public outreach.

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T i n a E . W h i t m a n , MS P.O. Box 12 Orcas, WA 98280

(360) 376-3398 [email protected]

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P r o f e s s i o n a l E x p e r i e n c e :

1995-1996 McKenzie Watershed Council: Water Quality Monitoring Project Coordinator Pacific Rivers Council. Lane County, Oregon. Responsibilitie s:

• Designed, implemented and evaluated a new, school-based, interdisciplinary water quality monitoring program under a one-year contract.

• Facilitated involvement with four school districts. • Worked closely with local government, resource agencies and the private sector.

1992-1994 The Trustees of Reservations: Shorebird Biologist/Shoreline Ecologist

Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard Islands, Massachusetts. Responsibilitie s:

• Implemented rare shorebird research and protection program, including the monitoring of breeding and migratory populations, habitat assessment and the development of annual reports.

• Worked closely with state fish and wildlife personnel, refuge staff and private landowners to implement endangered species recovery plans.

• Mapped critical habitat. • Facilitated education and outreach. • Evaluated management and updated refuge stewardship plans. • Developed and implemented a pilot natural history tour program .

C o m m i t t e e a n d V o l u n t e e r E x p e r i e n c e :

2005- current San Juan County Marine Resources Committee: Committee Member (science and policy subcommittees) San Juan County, Washington.

2004- 2009 San Juan County Salmon Recovery Technical Team: Committee Member San Juan County, Washington.

2008 San Juan County Stormwater Committee: Committee Member San Juan County, Washington.

2008-2009 San Juan Initiative: Scientific Advisory Group: Committee Member San Juan County, Washington

2000-2001 Benchmarks and Indicators Project: Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee Central Oregon Healthy Communities Initiative. Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson Counties.

1992-1994 Sandplains Restoration Project: Field Biologist The Nature Conservancy, Massachusetts Audubon Society, and the Nantucket Conservation Trust. Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard Islands, Massachusetts.

1992-1995 Marine Mammal Stranding Team: Field Biologist Nantucket, Muskeget and Tuckernuck Islands, Massachusetts

R e c e n t P r o f e s s i o n a l T r a i n i n g

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Certification- Forage Fish Spawning Habitat Surveyor (2002)

Washington State Coastal Training Program. Completed coursework (2002-2012): Determining Ordinary High Water; Shoreline Characterization and Master Program Updates; Planning for Protection and Restoration of Eelgrass Habitats; Shoreline Management and Stabilization Using Vegetation; Selecting Wetland Mitigation Sites Using a Watershed Approach; Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems by Understanding Watershed Processes; Coastal Processes, Shoreline Modification and Beach Restoration.

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R e c e n t C o n f e r e n c e P r e s e n t a t i o n s

San Juan County Marine Managers Workshop Beach Habitat and Sea Level Rise- presenter (2013)

San Juan County Marine Managers Workshop Strategic Salmon Recovery Planning for SJC- presenter (2012)

Regional Salmon Recovery Implementation Technical Team Strategic Salmon Recovery Planning for SJC- presenter (2012)

Salish Sea Marine Ecosystem Research Conference Beach Restoration- Presenter; Cumulative Effects of Armor-Poster (2011)

American Fisheries Society Beach Spawning Forage Fish Habitat Protection and Restoration-presenter (2011)

Washington State University Beach Watcher Training Course Nearshore Ha bitats and Species- Presenter (2007-2011)

Improving Shoreline Management in Puget Sound Technical Workshop Cumulative Impact Assessment- Presenter (2010)

Northwest Straits Commission Shoreline Modification Inventory- Presenter (2010)

Leadership San Juan Islands Training Course Environment Day- Presenter (2008 and 2009)

Washington State Salmon Recovery Nearshore Tools Work shop Nearshore Habitat Protection- Presenter (2009)

Washington State Salmon Recovery Council Nearshore Ha bitat Protection Panel- Presenter, panel member (2008)

Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Research Conference- Restoration Assessment of Eelgrass Decline- Co-presenter (2007).

Pacific Estuarine Research Society- Restoration Assessment of Eelgrass Decline- Presenter (2006).

Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Research Conference- Forage Fish Spawning Habitat Protection- Presenter (2005). R e c e n t R e s e a r c h R e p o r t s :

2004. San Juan County Forage Fish Spawning Habitat Assessment.

2004. Exploratory Pacific herring Spawn Surveys for San Juan County, Washington.

2005. Restoration Assessment of Eelgrass Loss, San Juan County, Washington.

2006. San Juan County Nearshore Impact Analysis.

2007. Bull Kelp Mapping and Protection Project for San Juan County, Washington.

2007. Analysis of Shoreline Permit Activity for San Juan County, Washington.

2008. Salmon Habitat Protection Blueprint for San Juan County, Washington.

2010. Inventory of Shoreline Modifications for San Juan County, Washington.

2011. San Juan County Shoreline Modifications Restoration Opportunities Report.

2011. Cumulative effects of armor on forage fish spawning beaches for San Juan County, Washington.

2012. Strategic salmon recovery planning for San Juan County, Washington.

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ANDREA MACLENNAN Coastal Scientist/Geomorphologist

Project Manager Nearshore Assessments & Prioritizations

www.coastalgeo.com [email protected] 1

Expertise ♦ Nearshore geomorphic and habitat mapping

and assessments ♦ Historic conditions assessment / shore change

analysis ♦ Restoration and conservation feasibility

studies, planning, and prioritization ♦ Conceptual restoration design / marine riparian

vegetation restoration plans ♦ Shoreline Master Program (SMP) updates ♦ Landscape and reach-scale marine shore

characterization ♦ Applied coastal management; climate

change/sea level rise implications

Qualifications Andrea MacLennan’s understanding of both coastal geomorphology and coastal ecology enables her to provide valuable syntheses of nearshore processes. She specializes in nearshore geomorphic and habitat assessments, restoration/conservation prioritization and planning, net shore-drift analysis, applied coastal management, and historic shore change analyses. At CGS, Andrea manages projects, performs

field surveys, develops analytical methods and models, performs GIS mapping and air photo analysis, data/statistical analysis and writes reports. She has helped to assess process degradation throughout the Puget Sound basin, created restoration plans and prioritizations, and integrated coastal erosion management plans. Recently Andrea has been developing GIS tools for assessing sea level rise vulnerability.

Andrea was a key member of a project team that was recently awarded by the Puget Sound Partnership as a “Puget Sound Champion” for applying a restoration and conservation prioritization aimed at recovering salmon habitat in San Juan County. Additionally, Andrea has worked on numerous countywide assessments throughout the Puget Sound and the Northwest Straits including: Whatcom, Island, San Juan, Kitsap, Snohomish (WRIA 8), King County (WRIA 9), Jefferson, and Pierce Counties.

Education MS, Geography (Earth Surface Processes) — Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 2005

Masters Thesis: Relations of marsh vegetation, large woody debris, and historic LWD abundance. BS, Environmental Science — Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, 1999

Experience Coastal Geomorphic (Feeder Bluff) Mapping of Puget Sound, Washington State Department of Ecology, Olympia, WA

Project manager of this Sound-wide geomorphic mapping data set which included: compilation of existing data sets, approximately 800 miles of new field-based mapping, revised net shore-drift mapping, geodatabase development and reporting. Andrea lead at least 400 miles of new mapping which was conducted in the field by small boat, then digitized, attributed, reviewed and finalized. The report is currently in progress and the project is slated for completion later in 2013. Andrea also managed and worked on many of the 12 CGS projects that were integrated into this data set as existing data. She historic sediment source was also developed and applied to limited areas of Puget Sound. The Puget Sound Feeder Bluff mapping report is currently in review and scheduled for completion later in

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ANDREA MACLENNAN Coastal Scientist/Geomorphologist

www.coastalgeo.com [email protected] 2

2013. The report and Sound-wide and geodatabase will be available on the Department of Ecology’s website and coastal zone atlas.

Sea Level Rise and Cumulative Impacts in San Juan County, Friends of the San Juans, San Juan County, WA

Project manager and technical lead on the development of a SLR vulnerability assessment model for San Juan County. The objective of the study was to attain greater understanding of the areas within San Juan county that are vulnerable to implications of sea level rise, specifically coastal erosion and inundation, with the goal of producing tools and resources to managers and planners in this coastal county. The model incorporated measured background erosion rates from a sample of geomorphic shoreforms throughout the county. Erosion rates were extrapolated across the county based on shoreform type and exposure and an erosion acceleration multiplier was applied based on best available science. The total estimated bluff recession was then linked with outputs from an inundation model and projected forward across two time horizons and SLR scenarios. This project report is currently being drafted and Phase 2 is in development, which will focus on how to communicate the results and identify appropriate management strategies for different outcomes of the vulnerability model.

Wild Salmon Restoration Prioritization for Friends of the San Juans San Juan County, WA. Conducted a nearshore habitat restoration and conservation prioritization of San Juan County as a collaborative project with Anchor QEA and Friends of the San Juans. Aided in the development of the nearshore process degradation framework, which is paired with juvenile Chinook and forage fish presence and forage fish spawn data to identify priority shoreforms for restoration and conservation. Collaborated on the larger assessment structure, presented data and methods to the technical oversight group, developed datasets for the assessment, and created and applied a climate change and sea level rise screening tool to further prioritize results.

Puget Sound Strategic Needs Assessment Team for the PSNERP (USACE/WDFW), Puget Sound, WA. Provided coastal geomorphic expertise in a collaborative effort to define restoration and develop conservation strategies based on the results of the PSNERP Change Analysis and the cumulative occurrence of stressors that adversely impact nearshore processes, landscape ecology and conservation biology principles and best available science. Aided in the development of GIS rules to identify areas with degraded processes (the Process Evaluation Framework) upon which additional restoration strategies were developed. Composed report “narratives” describing the occurrence and associated impacts of shoreline armoring and stressors on embayment shoreforms.

Resilient and At Risk Nearshore Habitats of San Juan County, Friends of the San Juans, San Juan County, WA. Project manager for assessing the relative resilience and risk of San Juan County priority nearshore habitats to the implications of climate change and sea level rise. Identified valuable habitats as priority shoreforms for salmon recovery including support habitats for forage fish spawning. Assessed sediment supply, natural and anthropogenic constraints to shoreline translation, and inundation areas (potentially inundated infrastructure) to identify resilient nearshore habitats and those greatest at risk for degradation or loss as a result of climate change and sea level rise. Recommended targeted restoration efforts to support these goals and the long-term success of San Juan County nearshore ecosystems.

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ANDREA MACLENNAN Coastal Scientist/Geomorphologist

www.coastalgeo.com [email protected] 3

WDFW Management Measures Technical Report for WDFW, Puget Sound Area, WA. Collaborated with ESA Adolfson, and Philip Williams and Associates on a WA Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) PSNERP study. Co-authored report chapters containing overviews of 21 management measures used in large-scale restoration efforts to provide common understanding among practitioners and aid in planning. Developed content for each measure including: scope, benefits and constraints, and guidance for assessing feasibility and project design/implementation. Wrote chapters on (MM1) Armor Removal and/or Modification, (MM2) Beach Nourishment, (MM10) Large Wood Placement and (MM17) Species Habitat Enhancement (MM17 was co-written with ESA-Adolfson).

White Paper, Beaches and Bluffs of Puget Sound and the Northern Straits: A Valued Ecosystem Component for PSNERP (USACE/WDFW), Puget Sound and Northwest Straits, WA. Co-authored a “white paper” as part of the PSNERP contracted through the USACE. The paper characterized beach and coastal bluff processes, discussed processes, trends, impacts and restoration. Sea Grant is publishing the paper (for the USACE) as part of a series of “valued ecosystem component” documents to aid in restoration planning throughout the region. Click here to view the completed report.

Beach Habitat Enhancement Prioritization for Friends of the San Juans, San Juan County, WA. Prioritized beaches with documented or potential forage fish spawning habitat for potential bulkhead removal and soft shore protection throughout the entirety of San Juan County. Developed and employed a three-step ranking process to select beaches with the highest probability of restoration success and greatest habitat value. Provided specific beach enhancement recommendations for the top scoring sites. Prioritized projects to seek funding and restoration implementation.

Restoration Feasibility Assessment and Design, Snohomish County Surface Water Management, Kayak Point County Park, Snohomish County, WA. Performed a geomorphic assessment to determine drivers of erosion along the park shores. Used the assessment results to support restoration recommendations and designs. Developed four preliminary beach restoration/enhancement design options aimed to enhance nearshore habitats and prevent further storm damage to park infrastructure. Contributed to a second phase of the study that addressed restoration design sensitivity to sea level rise, conducted for People for Puget Sound. Addressed each beach enhancement alternative under different (local) sea level rise scenarios.

Nearshore Case Study Area Characterization for the San Juan Initiative Protection Assessment, SurfRider Foundation, Four Locations in San Juan County, WA. Managed a pilot project funded under a grant from the SurfRider Foundation, to assess existing and potential impacts of anthropogenic shore alterations, (including shore armoring, docks, mooring buoys, vegetation clearing, and development among others), and to quantify the extent to which these modifications occur in conjunction with priority habitats. Collected data with GIS analysis, compiled existing habitat data, and summarized and analyzed results for four case study areas at the location. Discovered the vulnerability of certain geomorphic shoreforms, marine riparian cover, and priority habitats from development impacts in San Juan County.

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Liz Banse, Vice President, Resource Media

A veteran of Resource Media's Seattle office since 1999, Liz has developed communications plans for nonprofits and their campaigns across a wide spectrum of issue areas and orchestrated communications strategy and media outreach on policy and consumer-based campaigns on leading environmental concerns from West Coast marine protected areas and pesticides to transportation policy reform. Liz has overseen our work executing a communications campaign around California’s Marine Life Protection Act and the establishment of a coast-wide network of marine protected areas for the past 8 years.

Most recently, Liz has worked to develop new messaging for city and county planners around the current updates to the shoreline management planning process for Puget Sound. Her practice areas span all aspects of communications planning, media strategy and outreach, public opinion research, message development, branding, materials development and production, organizational marketing and crisis communications. She is also adept in deploying digital/social media strategies and conducting outreach to bloggers. Prior to joining Resource Media, Liz worked as a Senior Account Executive at the public relations firm, MWW/Savitt.

Resource Media is a non-profit communications firm dedicated to helping its partners unlock the power of communication to protect communities, public health and the environment. We work in close collaboration with our partners to craft and implement effective communication strategies designed to reach key audiences and decision makers and promote messages rooted in common public values. In this way, we believe communications is a strong force for achieving sound policies and practices. Since 1998, Resource Media has worked on a wide array of environmental issues and at all levels of government, both within the United States and throughout the world.

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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E - A B B R E V I A T E D

ERIC EDWARD GROSSMAN, PH.D., Research Geologist and Natural Hazards Tribal Liaison, U.S. Geological Survey

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center and Western Fisheries Research Center

6505 NE 65th St., Seattle, WA 98115; Ph: 206-526-6282x334; Fax: 206-526-6654; [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D., JUNE 2001 Marine Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii

M.S., MAY 1997 Marine Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii

B.A., MAY 1989 Geography, University of California, Berkeley

PRINCIPAL RESEARCH

Coastal Ocean Geology, morphodynamics, Quaternary evolution, nearshore processes, sediment transport

Coastal Ecosystems: Coral reef and benthic habitats; Restoration, science, monitoring, and forecasting;

Sea level, climate change, coastal hazard assessments

CURRENT USGS RESEARCH PROJECTS

PI - USGS Multidisciplinary Studies of Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound: Large River Deltas

PI - USGS Sea Level Rise and Climate Change Impacts

CURRENT EXTERNAL FUNDING / AWARDS

Northwest Climate Science Center Co-PI- Climate Change Sensitivity of Coast Salish Community Health Indicators

(Partners-Swinomish Indian Tribal Community) (2012-2014)

Samish Indian Nation PI- “Numerical Circulation Modeling of Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve” (2011-2013)

Skokomish Indian Tribe PI- “Nearshore Habitat Characterization and Hydrodynamic Study of Skokomish Delta

estuary Restoration” (2011-2013)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Co-PI- “Vulnerability and Resilience of Coastal Estuaries and Community Infrastructure to Climate Change”

(Partners-Nature Conservancy, UW-Climate Impacts Group) (2010-2013);

Co-PI- Monitoring and Adaptive Management of the Nisqually Delta after Tidal Marsh Restoration: Restoring

Ecosystem Function for Salmon (EPA Tribal Assistance; Partners- Nisqually Tribe, USFWS) (2010-2013)

SCIENTIFIC PANELS-BRIEFINGS

National Research Council West Coast Sea-Level Rise Committee (June 2011)

Washington State Coastal and Climate Impacts Topical Advisory Groups (2010-present)

WA Sea-Level Rise Advisory Working Group (2011-present)

San Juan Islands Sea-Level Rise Technical Advisory Team (2012-present)

Skagit Climate Science Consortium (2009-present)

US EPA-Environment Canada Transboundary Indicators Project (2009-present)

Coast Salish Gathering, Scientific Advisor (2009-present)

Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership Science Committee (2011-present)

Salish Sea Estuary Restoration Consortium (NOAA-USGS-TNC-WDFW-ESRP) (2010-present)

WRIA 1 Nearshore Assessment/Restoration Prioritization Advisory Group (2011-present)

Puget Sound-Georgia Basin Ecosystem Conference Advisory Panel (2009)

National Park Service Climate Change Planning Committee (2007)

STUDENTS ADVISED

M.S. Thesis Committee, David Droppers, Western Washington University, ongoing, “Sediment Disturbance to Foraging

Seabirds in the Skagit River Delta, Washington ”

M.S. Thesis Committee, Meghan Weaver, Western Washington University, 2013, “Identification of Erosion

Controls Acting on the Beaches and Bluffs of Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve, Washington ”

M.S. Thesis Committee, Anna Davenport, San Francisco State University, 2012, “Eelgrass dynamics in

response to wetland restoration at Nisqually Delta”

M.S. Thesis Committee, Joel Breems, University of Washington, 2009, “Assessing the Impacts of Wood

Waste on Nearshore Habitat Function in Thatcher Bay Washington” Degree conferred: Feb. 2009

Post-Doctoral, USGS Mendenhall Postdoctoral Committee, David Finlayson, 2006, “Sediment Dynamics

of Puget Sound Beaches” Post-doc transformed into permanent position in 2007

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SELECT PUBLICATIONS (2012-2007)

Grossman, E.E. and Grossman, S.K. (In Press). Salish Sea Surface Waters: 2012 Tribal Journey Water Quality Project.

In, Puget Sound marine waters: 2012 overview. (Eds.) S.K. Moore, R.Runcie, K.Stark, J.Newton and K.Dzinbal.

Lee, Se-Yeun, A. F. Hamlet, E. Grossman. (In Review). Impacts of Climate Change on Flood Control, Hydropower

Production, Regulated Low Flows, and Sediment Discharge in the Skagit River Basin. Submitted to Climatic Change.

Campbell, P.L., Rosenbauer, R.J., Swarzenski, P.W., Grossman, E.E. In Review. Utilizing lignin-derived phenols to

examine historic eelgrass occurrence and abundance: Results from Westcott and Padilla Bays, Puget Sound, WA.

Submitted to Journal of Environmental Science.

Curran, C.A., Grossman, E.E., Mastin, M.C., and Huffman, R.L. (In Review). Sediment Load and Distribution in the

Lower Skagit River, Skagit County, Washington, USA. For submission to Continental Shelf Research.

Grossman, E.E., Finlayson, D., George, D., Stevens, A., Horne, P. (In Review). Anthropogenic forcing of nearshore

stratigraphic change and habitat disturbance in the bay-filling Skagit River Delta, Washington, USA. Submitted to

Marine Geology.

Grossman, E.E. and Grossman, S.K. (2012). Salish Sea Surface Waters: Tribal Journey Water Quality Project (TJWQP).

In, PSEMP Marine Waters Workgroup, Puget Sound marine waters: 2011 overview. (Eds.) S. K. Moore, R. Runcie, K.

Stark, J. Newton and K. Dzinbal. http://www.psp.wa.gov/downloads/psemp/PSmarinewaters_2011_overview.pdf

McGann, M., Grossman, E.E., Takesue, R.K. Penttila, D., Walsh, J.P., and Corbett R., 2012, Arrival and expansion of the

invasive foraminifera T. hadai Uchio in Padilla Bay, Washington. Northwest Science, v. 86, no. 1, p. 9-26.

Czuba, J.A., Magirl, C.S., Czuba, C.R., Grossman, E.E., Curran, C.A., Gendaszek, A.S., and Dinicola, R.S. 2011. Sediment

load from major rivers into Puget Sound and its adjacent waters: USGS Fact Sheet 2011–3083, 4 p.

[http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3083/].

Grossman, E.E., George, D.A., Lam, A. (2011). Shallow stratigraphy of the Skagit River Delta, Washington, USA derived

from sediment cores. USGS Open File Report 2011-1194, p 123.

Akin, S.K., and Grossman, E.E., 2010, Coast Salish and U.S. Geological Survey 2009 Tribal Journey water quality

project: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1143, 60 p.

Fuentes, T.L., van Heeswijk, M. and Grossman, E.E. 2010. Northwest Area Science. USGS Fact Sheet 2010-3064.

pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2010/3064/pdf/fs20103064.pdf.

García-García, A, Schoolmeester, T, Orange, D, Calafat, A, Fabres, J, Grossman, EE, Field, M, Lorenson, T. Levey, M,

Sansoucy, M. (2010). Recent sedimentary processes in the Cap de Creus canyon head and adjacent continental shelf,

NE Spain: Evidence from Multibeam Bathymetry, Sub-bottom Profiles and Coring. In, Jarvis, I. (Ed.), Int’l Ass. of

Sedimentologists Sp. Pub.: “Sediments, Morphology and Sedimentary Processes on Continental Shelves”.

Grossman, E.E. 2010. Historical changes in sedimentary environments. In Gelfenbaum, G., Fuentes, T.L., Duda, J.J.,

Grossman, E.E., and Takesue, R.K., eds., 2010, Extended abstracts from the Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (CHIPS)

2006 Workshop, Port Townsend, WA, November 14–16, 2006: USGS Open-File Report 2009-1218, 136 p.

Grossman, E.E., Logan, J.B., Presto, M.K., and Storlazzi, C.D. (2010). Submarine Groundwater discharge and fate along

the coast of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Hawaii: Part III: Spatial and temporal properties of

nearshore waters and coastal groundwater plumes: December 2003 – April 2006. USGS Scientific Investigations

Report 2010-5081, pp. 76. [http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5081/].

Knee, KL, Street, JH, Grossman, EE, Boehm, AB, and Paytan, A. (2010). Nutrient inputs to the coastal ocean from

submarine groundwater discharge in a groundwater-dominated system: relation to land use (Kona coast, Hawai`i,

USA). Limnology and Oceanography. Vol. 55(3), pp. 1105-1122.

Grossman, EE. 2008. Sea Level and its Effects on Reefs in Hawai‘i. In, Field, ME, Cochran, SA, Logan, JB, and

Storlazzi, CD (eds) The Coral Reef of South Molokai-Portrait of a Sediment-Threatened Fringing Reef. USGS

Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5101. pp. 101-104. http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5101/

Street, JH, Knee, KL, Grossman, EE, and Paytan, A. 2008. Submarine groundwater discharge and nutrient addition to

the coastal zone and coral reefs of leeward Hawaii. Marine Chemistry: 109:355-376.

Cullen, A., Labiosa,W., Levin, P., Grossman, E.E. 2007. Integrating the Sciences: Natural and Social Science Support for

Decision-Making, in Sound Science: Synthesizing ecological and socioeconomic information about the Puget Sound

ecosystem. In Ruckelshaus, M.H. and McClure, M.M. (coordinators) Sound Science, prepared in cooperation with the

Sound Science collaborative team. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NMFS),

Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Seattle, Washington. 93 pp.

Grossman, EE, Stevens, A, Curran, C., Smith, C, and Schwartz, A. 2007, Bathymetry, substrate and circulation in

Westcott Bay, San Juan Islands, Washington. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1305, pp. 42.

Grossman, EE, Stevens, A, Gelfenbaum, G, and Curran, C. 2007. Nearshore circulation and water column properties

in the Skagit River Delta, northern Puget Sound, Washington - Juvenile Chinook salmon habitat availability in the

Swinomish Channel: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5120, 96 p.

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San Juan County Community Development & Planning 135 Rhone Street P.O. Box 947 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (360) 378-2354 (360) 378-2116 Fax (360) 378-3922 www.sanjuanco.com

John Mankowski, NPLCC Coordinator May 2, 2013 I am writing in support of the Friends of the San Juans Sea Level Rise Adaptation Tools for the San Juan Archipelago and the Salish Sea project. This project will communicate results of a recently completed countywide sea level rise vulnerability assessment and will facilitate conversations with the public, planners and managers including city and county land managers, tribes and state/federal agency staff with shoreline management responsibilities. Friends of the San Juans (FSJ) has extensive experience managing shoreline research and policy projects and in communicating the results to planners and managers and also engaging with local community members. The results of the recent countywide sea level rise assessment will require a thoughtful communication strategy to provide a mechanism for the public, planners and managers to understand the project results. This will require additional assistance to ensure that they know how the results can be applied. This project will provide the mechanism to refine project data and help translate the results into guidance for planning and implementation. This project is an essential component of both salmon recovery and shoreline management efforts locally and across the state; lessons learned here in San Juan County are broadly applicable throughout the Sound. As the Lead Entity for Salmon Recovery and the Chair of the Local Integrating Organization’s Implementation Committee, I am well aware of the need to better integrate management of potential climate change impacts and cumulative effects to improve the long term effectiveness of the multiple efforts underway to restore Puget Sound. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Barbara Rosenkotter San Juan County, Lead Entity Coordinator for Salmon Recovery [email protected] 360-370-7593

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May 2.2013

John Mankowski, NPLCC Coordinator

Re: The North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative Grant Support

The Samish Indian Nation is supporting and working with the Friends of the San Juans on thisproject to carefully craft and pilot implementation of a communication/messaging strategy forrolling out the countywide sea level vulnerability assessment that includes erosion andinundation modeling at the shoreform scale. This type of study is very important to the SamishTribe for natural and cultural resource issue related to sea level rise in traditional homelandterritories.

Long term protection of shoreline habitats and habitat forming processes will require a deliberateadaptation approach by informed managers and an aware public. While science on vulnerabilityto sea level rise is an essential piece of the puzzle, effective communication strategies are neededto ensure that erosion and flood hazard risk information doesn't result in rapid expansion offortified shorelines. With over 400 miles of marine shoreline, extensive nearshore marineresources including habitat for outmigrating juvenile salmon from British Columbia and Pugetsound stocks, San Juan county offers an excellent site to develop and pilot adaptation tools andcommunication strategies.

The Samish Indian Nation Department of Natural Resources will work closely with Friends ofthe San Juans to develop this type of strategy to help decision makers and communitiesunderstand this important work.

Sincerely,

~~£U~Leslie Eastwood

General Manager

MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 217 • ANACORTES, WA 98221OFFICE: 2918 COMMERCIAL AVE .• ANACORTES, WA 98221

PHONE: (360) 293-6404 • FAX: (360) 299-0790 • www.samishtribe.nsn.us


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