Successes and lessons learned: supporting organizations' capacity to protect and restore Puget Sound
Presentation Abstract
The Puget Sound “Management Conference” is the fundamental governance structure for Puget Sound restoration and protection, formally and informally engaging scores of entities at all levels of government, the private sector, tribal governments, and non-governmental organizations. Each participating organization must secure resources to enable its engagement in this regional effort. EPA and others have provided targeted capacity support to some of these participating entities. EPA has over seven years of experience with various forms of Puget Sound capacity support. Our presentation will share highlights and lessons learned from this experience. Our presentation will include themes and findings from extensive discussions with recipients of capacity support; an examination of capacity program goals and outcomes; and other perspectives on this support. Many lessons have been learned over the course of seven years and gaps and improvement recommendations have been identified that may be helpful to future efforts by other entities for considering supporting capacity. This comprehensive look back at successes, lessons learned, and future recommendations provides a unique perspective in the protection and restoration of Puget Sound and targeted capacity support.
Session Title
Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales
Keywords
Organization capacity, Puget Sound EPA, National Estuary Program
Conference Track
SSE4: Ecosystem Management, Policy, and Protection
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2018 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
SSEC Identifier
SSE4-353
Start Date
6-4-2018 10:30 AM
End Date
6-4-2018 10:45 AM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Environmental agencies--Washington (State); Ecosystem management--Washington (State); Intergovernmental cooperation--Washington (State); Natural resources--Co-management--Washington (State)
Geographic Coverage
Washington (State)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Included in
Fresh Water Studies Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons
Successes and lessons learned: supporting organizations' capacity to protect and restore Puget Sound
The Puget Sound “Management Conference” is the fundamental governance structure for Puget Sound restoration and protection, formally and informally engaging scores of entities at all levels of government, the private sector, tribal governments, and non-governmental organizations. Each participating organization must secure resources to enable its engagement in this regional effort. EPA and others have provided targeted capacity support to some of these participating entities. EPA has over seven years of experience with various forms of Puget Sound capacity support. Our presentation will share highlights and lessons learned from this experience. Our presentation will include themes and findings from extensive discussions with recipients of capacity support; an examination of capacity program goals and outcomes; and other perspectives on this support. Many lessons have been learned over the course of seven years and gaps and improvement recommendations have been identified that may be helpful to future efforts by other entities for considering supporting capacity. This comprehensive look back at successes, lessons learned, and future recommendations provides a unique perspective in the protection and restoration of Puget Sound and targeted capacity support.
