Chehalis Basin Partnership Meeting Notice and Agenda

DATE:                   Friday August 22, 2008

TIME:                     9:30am to 12:00p.m.

LOCATION:         Chehalis Tribe “Lucky Eagle” Casino (Directions on Back)          

A.  General Partnership Business	Estimated start time	Discussion Lead
1.  Welcome, introductions and roundtable comments	9:30 am	Chair Bonnie Canaday
2.  Discuss and adopt draft meeting summaries for June 27 and July 25 meetings	9:40 am	Chair

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING:

· Amend or Accept Meeting Summary

B.  Special Projects and Presentations	Implements WMP or DIP	Estimated Start Time	Discussion Lead
1. Salmon Recovery a. 2008 Salmon Recovery Funding Board Lead Entity List b. Introduction to the  Washington Coast Sustainable Salmon Partnership	WMP and DIP	9:45am	Nancy Allison, Executive Director, Washington Coast Sustainable Salmon Partnership.
2. Watershed Plan Implementation a. Watershed Festival-update on activities and festival b. Watershed Awareness Week  Proclamations c. Watershed Pledge d. Watershed Facilitator Work Plan	WMP and DIP	10:15am	Janel Spaulding, Watershed Facilitator Sara Southerland, AmeriCorps Volunteer

ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING:

• Accept the 2008 Salmon Recovery Funding Board Lead Entity List-which is due September 8^th to the Resource and Conservation Office.
• Directions and/or concurrence with Watershed Facilitator Work Plan.

C. Chair Adjourns Meeting                                                                       12:00pm

DIRECTIONS

From I-5 - Take Exit 88.  Go West on Route 12 toward Rochester.  Drive through Rochester and continue 8 miles west until you see the signs for the Chehalis Tribal Center/Lucky Eagle Casino (Anderson Road).   Turn left onto Anderson Road and go straight until you reach the stop sign at the intersection of 188^th Ave. SW.  Turn left on 188^th Ave SW to the Chehalis Lucky Eagle Casino.

From Route 8 - Take Route 12 exit.  Drive through Oakville and continue east 5 miles until you see the signs for the Chehalis Tribal Center/Lucky Eagle Casino (Anderson Road).   Turn right onto Anderson Road and go straight until you reach the stop sign at the intersection of 188^th Ave. SW.  Turn left on 188^th Ave SW to the Chehalis Lucky Eagle Casino.

Useful Web Sites

http://www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/info/pub_svcs/ChehalisBasin/Index.html	Documents produced for the CBP are available here
http://salmon.scc.wa.gov/LFInquiry.html?id=22	A summary of the Chehalis Basin Limiting Factors Analysis is available here, along with information on how to order the complete report.
http://www.iac.wa.gov	Salmon Recovery Funding Board
www.crcwater.org	This is an excellent site that provides a lot of information and links to other sites.  It posts the Chehalis Basin Partnership meeting agendas and summaries
http://wa.water.usgs.gov/projects/chehalis/	Chehalis Basin site sponsored by USGS
http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/Public_Template/Display/More_Hot_Topics.cfm?recno=68	Centralia Flood Damage Project

Attachments included with this mailing:

· Meeting Summaries for June 13, 2008 Habitat Work Group, June 27, 2008 and July 25, 2009 CBP, and July 17, 2008 STC.

· DNR Handout from the July meeting

· Chronicle article

· Sample Watershed Awareness Week Proclamations

· Proposed Watershed Facilitator Work Plan