Introduction

Governor Gregoire Keynote
Dr. Joe Gaydos Keynote

Oral Presentations

Poster Presentations
Speaker Biographies
Public Forum
Student Award Winners
Press Summary
Conference Co-Sponsors
Advisory Committee
Conference Program Booklet
Photo Gallery
Georgia Basin Action Plan
Puget Sound Action Team
2005 Research Conference Home


Proceedings of the 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference

Speaker Biographies

A

Lee Ann Acker
Undergraduate Student
University of Washington, Tacoma
12517 107th Ave Ct E
Puyallup, WA 98402
leeacker@comcast.net
Tel: (253) 307-4148
Fax: (253) 307-4148

The Effect of Heavy Metal Pollution in Aquatic Environments on Metallothionein Production in Mytilus sp. (A10)

Lee Ann Acker is an undergraduate student in the Environmental Science program at the University of Washington, Tacoma.  Her primary research interests are species diversity in tropical rain forests and restoration ecology.  After graduation in June 2005, Lee Ann will continue in restoration by interning as a Range Technician at the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center with Dr. Jane Mangold.

Sandra Aasen
Washington State Department of Ecology
Environmental Assessment Program
Olympia, WA
sgei461@ecy.wa.gov

Sediment Quality in the San Juan Islands, Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Admiralty Inlet  (P2)

Sediment Quality in Hood Canal  P2)

Sandra Aasen is an environmental specialist for the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Coastal and Estuarine Assessment Unit, working as a member of the unit’s Marine Sediment Monitoring Team (MSMT) since 1994 conducting the Sediment Component of the Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program (PSAMP). Ms Aasen received her Master of Science degree from Evergreen State College in 1997.

Tim W. Abbe
Herrera Environmental Consultants
2200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100
Seattle, WA 98121
tabbe@herrerainc.com
Tel: 206 - 441- 9080
Fax: 206 - 441- 9108
URL: http://www.herrerainc.com/

Bulkheading in Thurston County: Impacts on Forage Fish Spawning Habitat (A7)

Tim is currently Director of River and Coastal Geomorphology at Herrera Environmental Consultants in Seattle, WA. Tim received his MS degree from Portland State University and his PhD from the University of Washington. Over the last 20 years Tim has worked in academics, government and the private sector on issues such as sediment transport, shoreline erosion, the effects of riparian vegetation, geologic hazards, and habitat restoration. Tim's has studied shoreline processes and tidal wetlands up and down the west coast, including the Lower Columbia River, Grays Harbor, Puget Sound, and numerous locations along the California Coast. Currently his work tends to focus on evaluating geomorphic processes that threaten infrastructure, the role of development in habitat degradation, and presenting sustainable solutions to protect people and the environment.

Marina Alberti
Associate Professor of Urban Design and Planning
University of Washington
410 Gould Box 355740
Seattle, WA 98195-5740
malberti@u.washington.edu
Tel: 206-616-8667
Fax: 206-685-9597
URL: www.urbaneco.washington.edu

Developing Landscape Benchmarks to Monitor Urban Growth in Puget Sound (F7)

Marina Alberti is Associate professor of Urban and Environmental Planning in the Department of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington. She teaches courses in Urban Ecology, Environmental Impact Management, Geographic Information Systems, and Group Dynamic and Conflict resolution. Her research interests are in the impacts of alternative urban development patterns on ecosystem dynamics. She is currently directing a NSF funded research project aimed to study how changes in land use alter the biophysical structure and affect ecosystem dynamics in the Puget Sound region. She is also developing a simulation model that integrates urban development and ecological dynamics.

Storrs “Skip” L. Albertson
WA State Dept. of Ecology
EAP
Olympia, WA
alberts@ocean.washington.edu

Principle Component Analysis for Uniqueness in Puget Sound Hydrographic Stations (1989-2003) - Let the Data Speak! (E7)

Skip Albertson, P.E., is an Environmental Engineer and Physical Oceanographer for the Washington State Department of Ecology. His work includes applying a modeling approach towards understanding water quality data including TMDLs, circulation studies, residual flow and residence time evaluations.

Diana M. Allen
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Earth Sciences
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC  V5A 1S6 Canada
dallen@sfu.ca
Tel: 604-291-3967
Fax: 604-291-4198
URL:  http://www.sfu.ca/earth-sciences

Modeled Climate Change Impacts in the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, Central Fraser Lowland of BC, Canada and Washington State, US. (E3)

Dr. Diana Allen (P.Geo) is an Associate Professor of hydrogeology at Simon Fraser University. Her research involves characterizing aquifers using geophysical, geochemical and isotopic techniques and numerical modeling. She is currently working collaboratively with federal, provincial, regional government and industry partners on several projects including the hydrogeology of the Gulf Islands (geochemistry and fractured rock aquifer characterization), the Abbotsford aquifer (nitrate contamination), and Okanagan Basin (recharge and impact of climate change on groundwater resources).

Eric M. Anderson
University of Wyoming
Dept. of Zoology and Physiology
Laramie WY
emander@uwyo.edu

The value of herring spawning events to spring conditioning of scoters in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin (A5)

Eric Anderson received a B.S. in biology and mathematics from the University of Puget Sound in 1994, and an M.S. in Zoology and Physiology from the University of Wyoming in 2002. Eric has worked as a research associate with the Teton Science School and The Nature Conservancy and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Zoology and Physiology at the University of Wyoming.

Joseph Anderson
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Seattle, WA
joeander@u.washington.edu

Above the dam: salmon colonization in the Cedar River, Washington (A3)

Joseph Anderson earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University in 2001, with a research focus on developmental genetics. He investigated steelhead trout population genetics as a technician for the NOAA Fisheries molecular ecology team in Santa Cruz, CA in 2002-03. Mr. Anderson is currently a graduate student in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington, and is interested in the evolutionary ecology of salmonid fishes.

Roger G. Anderson
Battelle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Seattle, WA
andersrg@battelle.org

Application of NASA Earth Science Data to Landscape-Scale Resource Management Needs in the Pacific Northwest: An Institutional Collaboration (P4)

Roger Anderson is a Senior Program Manager for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.  He directs programs focused on environmental technologies, natural resources, sustainable development and institutional capacity building.  Mr. Anderson presently serves as Program Manager for the Pacific Northwest Regional Collaboratory, a collaborative effort among four universities and two national laboratories to develop applications of NASA data to address critical issues in Water and land resources management and sustainable development in the Pacific Northwest.

Roland C. Anderson
Seattle Aquarium - Life Sciences
Seattle, WA
roland.anderson@seattle.gov

The Annual Census of Giant Pacific octopuses in Puget Sound (P1)

Roland C. Anderson, Ph.D., is a biologist at the Seattle Aquarium where he has worked for 27 years. He is particularly interested in the natural history and behavior of Puget Sound cephalopods. He has published numerous articles on marine invertebrates of the Pacific Northwest in scientific journals and the trade press. He has participated in numerous conferences, giving talks on the behavior of cephalopods and other mollusks.

Lucy Applegate
Outreach Coordinator
Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group
PO Box 2497 Mount Vernon, WA 98273
lapplegate@skagitfisheries.org
Tel: 360-336-0172
Fax: 360-336-0701
URL: www.skagitfisheries.org

Stream Stewards A Community Stream Awareness Program (P6)

Lucy Applegate holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources from the Ohio State University, and has worked with SFEG since 1999.  Before moving to Washington, Lucy worked as a naturalist in Ohio, conducting interpretive programs for children and adults.  Lucy’s responsibilities as Outreach Coordinator include recruiting, training, and managing volunteers for habitat restoration projects, and conducting educational programs throughout the community.  Lucy teams with volunteers and other educators to design and present programs to adult civic groups and student groups in grades K-12.  She also manages SFEG’s website, and production of The Redd, SFEG’s newsletter.

Jessica Archer
Washington State BEACH Database Coordinator
Washington State Department of Ecology
300 Desmond Dr SE, Lacey
PO Box 47710
Olympia, WA 98504-7710
jarc461@ecy.wa.gov
Tel: (360) 407-6159
Fax: (360) 407-6884
URL: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/beach/

The Beach Environmental Assessment, Communication, and Health (BEACH) Program: Results and Trends from 2004 (B1)

Jessica Archer graduated from The Evergreen State College in 2002 with a B.S. focused on marine molecular biology and geographic information systems. She currently works at the Department of Ecology as the Washington State BEACH Database Coordinator compiling information on Washington’s marine beaches to identify beaches which are most at risk and data-streaming sample results from these sites to a large EPA database. Her interests include the study of marine systems including the relationship between levels of microbiological indicators and human illness rates for marine waters and improving and stream-lining the management and analysis of marine data.

B

Peter Bahls
Northwest Watershed Institute
Port Townsend WA
peter@nwwatershed.org

High straying rates of hatchery coho in upper Hood Canal tributaries (A3)

Links, chains and witness trees - using historical research to guide watershed restoration (F7)

Peter Bahls earned an M.S. in Fisheries Science and Aquatic Ecology from Oregon State University, worked for six years as the habitat biologist for the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, 3 years as the senior fish biologist for David Evans and Associates, and has served as the founding director of Northwest Watershed Institute (NWI) since 2001. NWI is a nonprofit organization that provides scientific and technical assistance for watershed restoration.

Robin W. Baird
Cascadia Research Collective
Olympia, WA
rwbaird@cascadiaresearch.org

Diving behavior of "southern resident" killer whales in the trans-boundary waters of British Columbia and Washington: implications for foraging ecology (A2)

Robin W. Baird has undertaken research on cetaceans in the trans-boundary region in 15 of the last 19 years. His Ph.D. (from Simon Fraser University, 1994) focused on foraging ecology of “transient” killer whales in the trans-boundary region. While most of his current research focuses on ecology and population assessment of Hawaiian odontocetes, he is continuing his studies of the foraging ecology of killer whales around the San Juan Islands.

David H.Baldwin
NOAA Fisheries, NWFSC
EC Division
Seattle, WA
david.baldwin@noaa.gov

Comparative thresholds for acetylcholinesterase inhibition and behavioral impairment in coho salmon exposed to chlorpyrifos. (P2)

David Baldwin is an ORISE intern at NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Fisheries Science Center. His research is focused on the sublethal impacts of contaminants on the sensory physiology and behavior of fish. He received his doctorate in Zoology from the University of Washington (Seattle, WA) studying the physiology and behavior of the visual system of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster).

Greg Bargmann
Washington Dept of Fish and Wildlife
Olympia, WA
bargmggb@dfw.wa.gov

Management of Forage Fish in Puget Sound and the Georgia Basin (A7)

Greg Bargmann is Marine Fish Manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife where he has worked for the past 30 years on management of marine fish populations and fisheries.

Russel L. Barsh
Center for the Study of Coast Salish Environments
Anacortes WA
rbarsh@samishtribe.nsn.us

Archaeological Evidence for Sustainability of Coast Salish Sea Urchin Harvesting (D3)

Russel Barsh is director of the Center for the Study of Coast Salish Environments, established by the Samish Indian Nation to pursue “science for stewardship” in the San Juan archipelago. He studies the impact of indigenous peoples on the structure of Salish Sea ecosystems, and develops tools for identifying the “fingerprints” of early humans in sediments, soils, and middens. He previously taught at the University of Washington, and worked at the United Nations.

Harriet Beale
Acting Director of Programs
Puget Sound Action Team
PO Box 40900
Olympia, WA 98504-0900
hbeale@psat.wa.gov
Tel: 360-725-5442
Fax: 360-725-5456
URL: www.psat.wa.gov

New Approaches to Shellfish Protection in Puget Sound (A8)

Harriet Beale joined the Action Team staff in February 1999 and serves as Acting Director of Programs. Her experience includes work as a planner for Jefferson County and as Water Resources Manager for the Lummi Indian Nation. Harriet has a BA in Geography and Regional Planning and an MS in Geology from Western, Washington University. Her graduate work was in the area of geomorphology, hydrology, and shorelines geology.

Janie Beasley
Swinomish Tribal Member

Swinomish Earth Enhancement Celebrations 2003-2005: The Planning Process (D3)

I am a LaConner School Board Member and Community Resource Committee Chairman for the Early College High School Credits for a grant received through Antioch University.  I volunteer for the Swinomish Recreation Committee; Health, Education & Social Services Committee; Veteran’s Committee and the Earth Day Committee.  My interests are reading, sewing, volunteering at my church and tribal events, and spending time with family and friends.  I have been married for 30 years and the mother of two.

Anne Beaudreau
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Seattle, WA
annebeau@u.washington.edu

Diet and prey size spectrum of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus), a top predator in rocky reefs of the San Juan Archipelago (E5)

Anne Beaudreau completed a Bachelors degree in biology at Harvard University in 2001. Currently, she is a second year Masters student in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington studying under Dr. Timothy Essington. Anne’s research focuses on the role of predation in structuring prey populations in marine reserves and nearby fished areas within the San Juan Archipelago.

Timothy J. Beechie
NW Fisheries Science Center
Watershed Program
Seattle, WA
tim.beechie@noaa.gov

Alteration of channel and ecosystem dynamics downstream of Elwha dams (A1)

Tim Beechie has worked in fisheries resource management since 1985, with experience ranging from assessments of fish populations in West African lakes to studies of land use effects on salmon production. His current research interests include development of process-based habitat restoration strategies, impacts of sediment supply changes on channels and habitat, the formation and evolution of floodplain habitats, and impacts of land uses and dam removal on dynamics of floodplain ecosystems.

Sharon M. Bennett
University of British Columbia
Resource Management and Environmental Studies
Vancouver B.C. Canada
smbennet@interchange.ubc.ca

The Biodegradation of Methanol in the Fraser River (P2)

Sharon Bennett is a MSc student at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Resource Management and Environmental Studies. Her studies have focused mainly on aquatic ecology, water pollution, and integrated assessment. Past work has included working as a Habitat Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans in the habitat management branch in Burlington, Ontario. She has also assisted an interdisciplinary research project in Pacific Rim National Park on the impact of human behaviour on intertidal health.           

Matthew Bernard
USCG Region X Regional Response Team Coordinator
U.S. Coast Guard
D13 Marine Safety
915 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98174
Matthew.P.Bernard@uscg.mil
Tel: 206-220-7215

The Pacific North West Regional Contingency Planning Process (C10)

IH, ASP, REM. Region X Regional Response Team Coordinator for the US Coast Guard. 27 Years experience in environmental management, spill response and planning. Member USCG ICS Incident Management Assist Team. BA in Marine Bilogy U of Delaware and Post graduate work Environmental Managerment U. of Washington.

Helen D. Berry
WA Dept. of Natural Resources
Nearshore Habitat Program, Aquatic Resources Div.
Olympia, WA
helen.berry@wadnr.gov

Using Historical Data to Estimate Changes in Floating Kelp (Nereocystis leutkana and Macrocystis integrifolia) in Puget Sound, Washington (F7)

Helen Berry is a coastal ecologist with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources’ Nearshore Habitat Program, part of the Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program. She works on projects that track spatial patterns and temporal trends in littoral habitats in Puget Sound. Research interests include: 1) habitat inventory and classification; 2) aquatic vegetation monitoring, particularly kelp and eelgrass; and 3) biotic community monitoring. She has a Masters in Oceanography from Oregon State University.

Stan Bertold
Superintendent, Environmental Monitoring
Greater Vancouver Regional District
4330 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC. Canada V5H 4G8
Tel: 604-451-6007
Fax: 604-451-6019
Stan.bertold@gvrd.bc.ca

Application of cautions, warnings and triggers to benthos for the GVRD marine WWTP outfalls (B1)

Ecological significance of sediment biotic and geochemical effects related to the Iona WWTP outfall discharge to the Strait of Georgia off Sturgeon Bank (B2)

Stan Bertold is the Superintendent of Environmental Monitoring for the Quality Control Division, Operations and Maintenance Department of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD).  www.gvrd.bc.ca

Peter Namtvedt Best
City of Bainbridge Island

Integration of Joint City of Bainbridge Island/Suquamish Tribal Beach Seining Results into Shoreline Management and Salmon Recovery Efforts in Kitsap County, Washington (B9)

Peter Namtvedt Best has a BA from Huxley College at Western Washington University and is a Long-Range Planner for the City of Bainbridge Island working primarily on shoreline management and salmon recovery.

Marc Beutel
Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
, Washington State University
PO Box 642910, Pullman, WA 99164-2910
mbeutel@wsu.edu
Tel: (509) 335-3721 

Targeted Oxygen Addition to Hood Canal: A Potential Management Strategy to Ameliorate the Impacts of Hypoxia (D6)

Marc Beutel is an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Washington State University. Marc has extensive experience evaluating the limnology of California lakes and reservoirs with a particular emphasis on quantifying internal nutrient loading and hypolimnetic oxygen demand.  Dr. Beutel is the author of numerous reports and journal articles on lake restoration including “A review of the effects of hypolimnetic oxygenation on lake and reservoir water quality” and “Hypolimnetic Anoxia and Sediment Oxygen Demand in California Drinking Water Reservoirs”, both in the Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management.  Dr. Beutel’s current research interests include mercury cycling in lake sediments and control of pesticides in agricultural and urban runoff using natural treatment systems such as constructed wetlands.

Sandra M. Bicego
Dovetail Consulting Inc.
Vancouver B.C. Canada
sandra@dovetailconsulting.com

Indigenous Involvement In The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (D1)

Sandra holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Australia, and a Masters from the School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia. An associate of Dovetail Consulting since 1999, Sandra designs and facilitates multi-stakeholder processes and provide strategic facilitation services in organizational development for non-profit organizations, First Nations, agencies, and corporations. Areas of interest include marine and fisheries planning, recreation and tourism policy development, and corporate social responsibility.

Marcie Demmy Bidwell
Research Assistant
University of Washington
410 Gould Box 355740
Seattle, WA 98195-5740
marciedb@u.washington.edu
URL: www.urbaneco.washington.edu

Assessing the Impacts of Urbanization on Shellfish Growing Areas in Puget Sound, Washington (B7)

Marcie Bidwell is a research assistant in the Urban Ecology Research Laboratory and student in the Built Environment Program at the University of Washington. She received her Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington. Her research explores ecological design and social sciences for landscape and watershed planning.

Philip L. Bloch
Washington DNR
Aquatics Division
Olympia, WA
philip.bloch@wadnr.gov

Beyond Boundaries - Turning Conservation Targets into Conserved Areas (D10)

Philip Bloch provides scientific support for conservation and restoration initiatives of the Aquatics Division of Washington DNR. He studied landscape ecology as a graduate student at Duke University prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest, where he applies ecological and technical skills to restoration and conservation planning efforts.

Thomas D. Bloxton
USDA Forest Service
Pacific Northwest Research Station
Olympia, WA
tbloxton@fs.fed.us

Status and Trend of the Marbled Murrelet in Waters of the Puget Sound (A5)

Tom Bloxton recently completed a Master’s Thesis in the University of Washington’s College of Forest Resources - Wildlife Science Group on the foraging ecology of Northern Goshawks in western Washington. Currently he is the lead biologist on the PNW Research Station’s Marbled Murrelet project involved with monitoring population size and nesting habitat availability, and conducting research into the breeding ecology of this elusive seabird species using radiotelemetry.

John F. Boettner
Washington Dept of Natural Resources
Aquatics Division
Olympia WA
jboe490@wadnr.gov

Using the Internet for Promoting Environmental Stewardship at WDNR (F10)

John Boettner, BS Fisheries Biology UW 1975 1976 - Employed with WDFW, specializing in forage fish biology, hydroacoustic stock assessment of herring, hake, and other pelagic species, pioneered efforts to assess coastal Black Rockfish and habitat, etc. 1992 - WDFW Marine Habitat Biologist in King, Pierce, Clallam, Kitsap, Jefferson, and Snohomish Counties. 1998 - WDNR Environmental Specialist working in all facets of landscape ecology using this background to become a WDNR webmaster.

Lynne Bonner
BC Ministry of Water, Land & Air Protection
Victoria B.C. Canada

The British Columbia Coast and Marine Environment Project (P5)

Lynne Bonner has been working in the BC Ministry of Water, Land & Air Protection’s State of Environment Reporting unit for the past 2 years.  Over the past 16 years with the provincial government in Victoria, BC, she has worked in habitat enhancement, monitoring and inventory programs and was instrumental in developing standards for wildlife habitat ratings applied to terrestrial ecosystem mapping.  Currently, Lynne is working on the BC Coast & Marine Environment project, focusing on measures of coastal ecosystem health and investigating ways of incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge into environmental reporting.

Amy B. Borde
Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory
Coastal Assessment and Restoration
Sequim, WA
amy.borde@pnl.gov

A Conceptual Model Tool for Coastal Management (D4)

Ms. Amy Borde specializes in wetland ecology and restoration. Recent research has included assessment of eelgrass meadows in Puget Sound and Northwest coastal estuaries; the development of innovative methods for propagating and transplanting seagrass; the assessment of areas proposed for mitigation; and use of adaptive management principles in monitoring programs.  She uses GIS for identifying the aerial extent of eelgrass meadows and wetlands, comparing historical habitats with existing conditions, and locating specific areas for restoration.

Julia K. Bos
Washington State Department of Ecology
Coastal & Estuarine Assessment Unit
Olympia, WA
jbos461@ecy.wa.gov

Interannual variation in water quality variables in Puget Sound as revealed by time-series analysis (E7)

The Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership: A Forum for Regional Coordination (P5)

I am an oceanographer employed by the Washington State Dept. of Ecology, working in the Marine Waters Monitoring Group. Currently my work focuses on long-term monitoring of Puget Sound and Washington coastal waters, and applying new technologies to this effort, as well as developing methodologies for treatment of historical data. I received my B.S. in Chemical Oceanography from the University of Washington.

John L. Bower
Western Washington University
Fairhaven College
Bellingham, WA
jbower@cc.wwu.edu

Marine Bird Abundance Changes In N. W. Washington Inshore Waters (A5)

John teaches field biology, natural history, evolution, environmental issues, and folk music performance at Fairhaven College, an inter-disciplinary college within Western, Washington University. His current research involves repeating important components of the 1970’s MESA census to document recent marine bird population changes in inshore marine Waters, censusing wintering bald eagle populations along the Nooksack River, categorizing marbled murrelet vocalizations, and studying acoustic interactions in songbirds.

Sean W. Boyd
Pacific Wildlife Research Centre
Canadian Wildlife Service
Delta B.C. Canada
sean.boyd@ec.gc.ca

Wrangel Island (Russia) Snow Geese wintering on the Fraser and Skagit River deltas: population dynamics and interaction with Scirpus marshes. (A6)

Dr. Boyd received his PhD from Simon Fraser Univ. in 1995. His thesis was on the ecology of the Snow Goose population wintering on the Fraser and Skagit River deltas. Dr. Boyd works on a variety of different birds species, including Snow and Brant Geese, Trumpeter Swans, scoters, Harlequin Ducks and Barrow’s Goldeneye.

Jill M. Brandenberger
Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Marine Research Operations
Sequim, WA
Jill.Brandenberger@pnl.gov

The ENVVEST Approach for Stormwater Pollutant Loading in the Sinclair- Dyes Inlet Watershed (B2)

Ms. Jill Brandenberger has a strong background in water quality issues and metals chemistry. She has lead or participated in programs targeting water quality on a watershed scale including: Nueces River basin, Sinclair/Dyes Inlet, and Clallam County. Ms. Brandenberger evaluated the degradation of reservoir water quality as a function of temporal and event-driven cycling of trace metals. Current project and program management experience includes development of TMDLs, historical reconstruction of contaminant loading, and chemical evaluation of dredged material.

Sara J. Breslow
University of Washington
Environmental Anthropology
Mount Vernon WA
sarajo@u.washington.edu

Science-Based Salmon Habitat Restoration and Social Conflict in the Pacific Northwest: a Case Study of the Skagit Valley (P6)

Sara Breslow is currently a doctoral candidate in the Environmental Anthropology program at the University of Washington.  She holds a bachelors degree in Biology from Swarthmore College.  She welcomes ideas for how to be both an academic and an artist.

Ginny Broadhurst
Marine Program Coordinator
Northwest Straits Commission
10441 Bayview Edison Rd.
Mount Vernon, WA  98273
broadhurst@nwstraits.org
Tel: 360-428-1064
Fax: 360-428-1491
URL: www.nwstraits.org

Creosote removal in the Northwest Straits: an important piece of nearshore marine habitat restoration (A7)

Improving existing marine protected areas in Puget Sound (D10)

Ginny Broadhurst is the Marine Program Coordinator for the Northwest Straits Commission.  She manages regional marine conservation and restoration projects and provides technical support to 7 Marine Resources Committees and the Commission.  Ginny received a B.S. from University of New Hampshire and an M.M.A. from University of Washington. Ginny spent 12 years at the Puget Sound Action Team working on wetland protection, land use issues and marine protected area policies prior to coming to the Commission in 2003.  She is co-chair of the Marine Protected Area Science Work Group.

Nicholas A. Brown
Summer Research Assistant
The SeaDoc Society
UC Davis Wildlife Health Center – Orcas Island Office
1016 Deer Harbor Road
Eastsound, Washington 98245
Tel: (360) 376-3910
Fax: (360) 376-3909
URL: www.seadocsociety.org

Species of Concern within the Puget Sound Georgia Basin Marine Ecosystem: changes from 2002 to 2004 (C7)

Nicholas Brown a student summer research assistant with the SeaDoc Society, a marine ecosystem health program of the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center.  He recently completed his AA degree at Skagit Valley College and plans to matriculate at Western Washington University.  He enjoys SCUBA diving and sea kayaking.

Ian D. Bruce
Tseycum First Nation
Sidney  B.C. Canada
brucei@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Tseycum First Nation and the Restoration of the Patricia Bay Watershed (F8)

Ian Douglas Bruce is a Registered Professional Biologist with 25 years experience working with First Nations and community groups on fisheries, salmon enhancement and habitat projects. Ian recently completed a Diploma in ‘Restoration of Natural Systems’ from the University of Victoria. Ian works part-time for Tseycum First Nation and is Executive Director of Peninsula Streams Society, and umbrella organization supporting seven stream- and three marine conservation/restoration groups on the Saanich Peninsula.

Julia Brydon
Research Assistant
Inst. for Resources, Environment and Sustain.
University of British Columbia
487-2206 East Mall
University of British Columbia
Vancouver B.C. Canada V6T 1Z3
jbrydon@interchange.ubc.ca
Tel: (604) 822-9245
Fax: (604) 822-9250

Trace Metal Retention in Urban Stormwater Ponds in the Lower Fraser Valley, B.C. (B2)

The research Julia Brydon is presenting is from her M.Sc. thesis in Resource Management and Environmental Studies, which she completed at the University of British Columbia in the fall of 2004.  Her research interests include the effects of urbanization on water quality and the effectiveness of BMPs and low impact design on mitigating some of these impacts.  She is currently working as a research assistant at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at UBC.

Dan Buffett
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Surrey B.C. Canada
d_buffett@ducks.ca

Spatial and temporal use of estuary and upland habitats by wintering waterfowl on the Fraser River delta and north Puget Sound. (A6)

Waterfowl distribution at multiple scales in the Georgia Basin Puget Sound. (A6)

A partnership approach to Spartina removal in the Fraser River Delta (C9)

Dan Buffett is the senior biologist for the BC Coastal Office of Ducks Unlimited Canada and is part of a multi-agency team that plans and implements securement and restoration of estuaries along the BC Coast. He is currently completing a masters degree in Resource and Environment Management at Simon Fraser University.

Eric R. Buhle
University of Washington
Biology
Seattle, WA
buhle@u.washington.edu

Impacts of invasive drills on Olympia oysters in Puget Sound: patterns and mechanisms (C9)

Born and raised in Massachusetts, Eric Buhle is a naturalized Northwesterner. He received a B.A. in Biology from Reed College and worked on the science of salmon recovery at NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center before entering the Ph.D. program at the University of Washington. His dissertation research focuses on using ecological theory to understand the impacts of introduced species in Pacific Northwest estuaries.

Douglas Bulthuis
Estuarine Scientist
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Washington Department of Ecology
10441 Bay View-Edison Road
Mount Vernon, WA  98273-9668
bulthuis@padillabay.gov
Tel: 360-428-1089
Fax: 360-428-1491

Nutrients in an Eelgrass Dominated Bay:  Seasonal and Diurnal Fluctuations in Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen and Phosphorus (B10)

Douglas Bulthuis is the Research Coordinator at Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve near Mount Vernon, Washington.  He received a B.A. from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, an M.Sc. from Michigan State University in Lansing, Michigan, and a Ph.D. from LaTrobe University in Melbourne, Australia.  He has conducted research on seagrasses in Victoria, Australia and in Washington State.

Brenda Burd
President, Ecostat Research Ltd
Research Associate, University of British Columbia
1040 Clayton Rd. N. Saanich, BC, Canada V8L 5P6
burdb@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Tel: 250-363-6345
Fax: 250-655-1669

Ecological significance of sediment biotic and geochemical effects related to the Iona WWTP outfall discharge to the Strait of Georgia off Sturgeon Bank (B2)

The work of Dr. Brenda Burd includes; 1) development of sampling designs for aquatic habitats and analysis of benthic community response and recovery patterns as they relate to the environment. Numerous projects cover temperate and tropical marine habitats from 1980 to present, including untouched areas as well those exposed to discharges by metal mines, pulp mills, fish farms, sewage, stormwater, industrial and ocean dumping; 2) development of sampling and analytical protocols and theory for benthic research and monitoring programs, such as Environment Canada's Environmental Effects Monitoring program (EEM) for Pulp and Paper and metal mines.

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Joan Cabreza
EPA Region 10
1200 Sixth Ave
Seattle, WA
cabreza.joan@epa.gov

Invasion Pathway Analysis and Genetic Screening Tool Development (C9)

Environmental Scientist for EPA Region 10 (covering WA, OR, ID, AK) since 1985. She is currently the EPA Region 10 Invasive Species Coordinator and co-chair of the, Washington State ANS Committee. She is also responsible for WA Wetland Mitigation Banking. Previous experience includes work in environmental consulting, academia, and state agencies, as well as 16 years teaching and entomological and fisheries research in Costa Rica, Thailand, the Philippines, and Guam.

John Cambalik
Local Liaison—Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties
Puget Sound Action Team
PO Box 40900
Olympia, WA  98504-0900
Tel: 360-582-9132
Fax: 360-582-9132
jcambalik@psat.wa.gov

Educating Shoreline Landowners: Examples from King, Whatcom, Kitsap, Jefferson, Mason and Pierce Counties: A Perspective on Approaches and Effectiveness in eliciting on-the-ground change. (F9)

John holds a B.S. in Fisheries Biology from the State University of New York, Syracuse and an M.S. in Marine Science from North Carolina State University.

John Calambokidis
Cascadia Research
Olympia, WA
calambokidis@cascadiaresearch.org

Gray whales in Puget Sound and surrounding waters: not just migrants (A2)

Harbor seals as indicators of trends in contaminants in Puget Sound: comparison of results from two sites (D8)

John Calambokidis is a Research Biologist and one of the founders of Cascadia Research, a non-profit research organization formed in 1979. He has authored two books on marine mammals as well as more than 50 reports and publications on the biology and human impacts on this diverse group. He has conducted studies on a variety of marine mammals in the North Pacific and has conducted long-term research on blue, humpback, and gray whales.

Clive Callaway
The Living by Water Project
Salmon Arm B.C. Canada
clivec@jetstream.net

Shoreline Stewardship Support for Local Government (C3)

Clive Callaway, M.E. Des. is a co-founder of The Living by Water Project (www.livingbywater.ca). He is co-author of On the Living Edge — Your Handbook for Waterfront Living and has been involved with the Living by Water Project for over seven years. Clive has assisted local government and has given many workshops and presentations across Canada and in the U.S. for elected officials, planners, and a variety of land professionals. He is co-recipient of several major awards, including the 2002 gold medal, clean Water category, in Canada’s National Environment awards.

Maria Calvi
Duke University - Durham NC
Nicholas School of the Environment & Earth Science
Seattle, WA
maria.calvi@duke.edu

A framework for conservation and restoration management of nearshore ecosystems in Puget Sound (F6)

In December 2004, Maria Calvi graduated from the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University as a Master of Environmental Management with a focus on landscape and geospatial analysis and public participation in conservation. While a student, she interned with The Nature Conservancy of Washington, People for Puget Sound, Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project, and Cascade Land Conservancy on projects ranging from ecological assessments to public outreach.

Elisa Campbell
Sustainable Communities Program
Vancouver BC Canada

Case by case - the design and implementation of sustainable communities (B8)

Elisa Campbell has a background in green buildings, infrastructure, and the communities that knit them together, and has focused on enhancing the performance of our urban environments at the building and community scales. Elisa was appointed Director of the Sustainable Communities Program at UBC in early 2003. This new program is focused on being a leader in applying sustainability concepts to real-world situations, drawing on sustainability research from UBC, and working towards implementation.

Glenn A. Cannon
University of Washington
School of Oceanography
Seattle, WA
cannon@ocean.washington.edu

Circulation Characteristics of Puget Sound Related to Understanding Hood Canal (D5)

Glenn Cannon is an Affiliate Professor of Oceanography at University of Washington. He is retired from NOAA where he made numerous studies of Puget Sound circulation. He recently worked with Evans-Hamilton Inc. to help King County determine a good outfall location in Puget Sound for a new sewer treatment plant

Tom Carlson
University of Washington
GIS Program - Urban Studies
Tacoma WA
carlsont@u.washington.edu

Landscape Fragmentation and Urban Sprawl in Pierce County, WA (B7)

Tom is a Biogeographer with an interest in using Geographic Information Technologies: GIS, remote sensing, and GPS to model landscape change at multiple scales. Specific research interests include using GIS and remote sensing for change detection in Puget Sound salt marshes and surrounding lowlands, landscape change in tropical ecosystems, and modeling urban space. He teaches Geography and GIS and serves as the GIS Coordinator at the University of Washington, Tacoma campus.

Todd A. Carnahan
Habitat Acquisition Trust
Victoria B.C. Canada
todd@hat.bc.ca

Mill Hill Landowner Outreach Stewardship Project (P6)

Todd joined HAT in 2004 to deliver our Good Neighbours landowner contact projects.  Now our Stewardship Cordinator, Todd also manages the Matson Lands, our last remaining Garry Oak meadow (Quercus garryana) in Victoria Harbour. Formerly an ecological planner with the Royal Botanical Gardens, Todd has assisted community stewardship and restoration projects in Southern Ontario and Greater Victoria, British Columbia.

José Carrasquero
Herrera Environmental Consultants
2200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1100
Seattle, WA 98121
jcarrasquero@herrerainc.com
Tel: 206-441-9080
Fax: 206-441-9108
URL: http://www.herrerainc.com/

Bulkheading in Thurston County: Impacts on Forage Fish Spawning Habitat (A7)

José Carrasquero is Fisheries Director at Herrera Environmental Consultants.  He has graduate degrees in both fisheries and marine biology and 16 years of professional experience in the study of shore-drift direction and longshore sediment transport, beach sediment and profile characterization, benthic ecology, salmon biology and estuarine habitat requirements, food web dynamics, and ecology of estuarine systems.  Mr. Carrasquero has participated in salt marsh restoration feasibility studies including the physical and biological evaluation and selection of reference marshes in Puget Sound.  He has also participated in the design of estuarine fish passage structures associated with roads adjacent to salt marshes.   In addition, Mr. Carrasquero has conducted intertidal and estuarine habitat assessments and biological assessments in Puget Sound, including eelgrass and kelp bed studies.

Lilly S. Cesh
Simon Fraser University
Biological Sciences
Port Moody B.C. Canada
lscesh@sfu.ca

Effect of PCBs and PBDEs on thyroid and vitamin A levels in bald eagles (B6)

Effect of plasma lipid content on interpreting chlorinated hydrocarbon concentration in bald eagles (P2)

I am a student at Simon Fraser University working towards my masters in environmental toxicology.

Corrina Chase
Master's Candidate
School of Marine Affairs
University of Washington
4514 Thackeray Pl. NE

Seattle, WA 98105
corrina@alum.mit.edu
Tel: (206)634-4243

Marine Protected Area Networks and Rockfish in the Salish Sea: Research Directions (D9)

Corrina graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in Earth, Atmosphere, and Planetary Sciences.  After working for the Department of Environmental Protection as an organic chemistry technician and the Ipswich Watershed Council as a GIS consultant, she enrolled in the University of Washington’s School of Marine Affairs where she is now a master’s candidate. 

Sangho Choi
The University of Arizona
Soil Water and Environmental Science
Tucson Arizona
schoi@email.arizona.edu

The Management of Giant Salvinia by Biological Control On thelower Colorado River (P2)

Ph.D. student in soil water and environmental scicence dept. at U of A, since 2001.  I’ve been involved in giant salvinia control project since early 2002.

Dave Christensen
Water Quality Program Manager
Hood Canal Coordinating Council
211 Taylor Street, Suite 5
Port Townsend WA 98368
Email: dave.christensen@earthlink.net
Tel: (360) 379-2269
Fax: (360) 379-2269
URL: http://www.wa.gov/hccc

Developing Early Corrective Actions to Address Hypoxia in Hood Canal (D6)

Dave Christensen is water quality program manager for the Hood Canal Coordinating Council.  Previously, he held several positions in his 8 years working for Jefferson County, including Natural Resources Division Manager and Environmental Health Director.  Dave has a MS in Limnology and Oceanography from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and a BS in Fisheries from the University of Washington. 

Aimee Christy
Senior Biologist
Pacific Shellfish Institute
509 12th Ave SE
Olympia, WA 98501
aimee@pacshell.org
Tel: 360-754-2741
URL: www.pacshell.org

Literature Review and Analysis of Coastal Urbanization and Microbial Contamination of Shellfish Growing Areas (P2)

Detection of the harmful algal species Pseudo-nitzschia and associated particulate and dissolved domoic acid with concurrent water column quality and nutrient concentrations obtained from a moored automated water sampler (P2)

Aimee Christy has worked as senior biologist for Pacific Shellfish Institute since 2002 on plankton sampling, site monitoring, and data analysis. Aimee has eight years of experience in water quality analysis, wetland and estuarine studies, and invertebrate/algae surveys. Her interests include stormwater management and researching the impacts of land use change on water quality, particularly in shellfish growing areas. She received a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Washington and is currently completing her Masters in Environmental Studies at The Evergreen State College.

Bruce Claiborne
Science Advisor, Divemaster
Bainbridge High School
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
BCLAIBORNE@bainbridge.wednet.edu
Tel: (206) 780-1282

Return of the Plankton: The Seasons Underwater in Puget Sound

Bruce Claiborne, science teacher 1970 to present; marine research scientist for GeoMarine, Inc., Washington State Teaching Certificate (BS WSU, Pullman), (WSSTC/UW, Seattle)

Tansy Clay
University of Washington
Oceanography
Seattle, WA
tansy@ocean.washington.edu

Effects of turbulent flow on the movement of larval sand dollars (A8)

I received a Masters degree from San Francisco State University where I studied the effects of thin layers of prey on the vertical distribution of larval herring. I am presently enrolled in the PhD program in biological oceanography at the University of Washington. My current research addresses how the movement of invertebrate larvae is affected by environmental factors, with particular emphasis on organism-flow interactions. I am also actively involved in scientific outreach and education.

Carol Cloen
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Aquatic Resources Program
Olympia, WA
carol.cloen@wadnr.gov

Habitat Based Science as a Management Tool for Washington's State-owned Aquatic Lands (F10)

Carol Cloen is the Lead Scientist for Washington DNR’s Aquatic Resources Program’s Endangered Species Act compliance project. She is a freshwater ecologist, with research and practical experience in trophic interactions in the Great Lakes, UV-B’s affect on amphibians, and riparian restoration. Carol received her BS and MS from the State University of New York College at Brockport, conducting original research on the effect of UV-B on the hatching success of the American toad (Bufo americanus).

Audrey M. Colnar
Western Washington University
Environmental Science
Bellingham, WA
colnara@cc.wwu.edu

Regional risk assessment of the European green crab, Carcinus maenas, in Cherry Point, Washington (P2)

I will have a Master of Science in Environmental Science from Western, Washington University in December 2004. My main research interests include ecological risk assessment and the application of risk assessment methodology to the issue of non-indigenous species.

Colm D. Condon
Simon Fraser University
Resource and Environmental Management
B.C. Canada
cdcondon@sfu.ca

A marine food-web bioaccumulation model for PCBs and PBDEs in the Georgia Basin (P4)

I have a background in cell biology and am currently completing a master’s in resource and environmental management (REM) at Simon Fraser University.   

Andrea E. Copping
Associate Director
Washington Sea Grant Program
University of Washington
3716 Brooklyn Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
acopping@u.washington.edu
Tel: 206/685-8209
Fax: 206/685-0380
URL: wsg.washington.edu

British Columbia/Washington Marine Science Panel: Ten Years Later (C6)

Andrea Copping is a biological oceanographer who came in from the deep blue sea to work on coastal and estuarine issues in the Pacific Northwest.  Andrea is Associate Director of the, Washington Sea Grant Program, serves on the Northwest Straits Commission, and long ago chaired the British Columbia/Washington Marine Science Panel. She is particularly interested in how science is used to manage and protect our marine resources.

Bruce F. Cousens
Senior Biologist
Georgia Basin Ecol. Assessment & Restoration Soc.
#133-4176 A Departure Bay Rd
Nanaimo, BC V9T 4V7 Canada
pmartins@island.net
Tel: 250-758-2922   
Fax: 250-758-2922
URL: www.georgiabasin.ca

Recovery of the Western Purple Martin bordering the "Salish Sea" -  the Georgia Basin of British Columbia and Puget Sound, Washington (E9)

Bruce Cousens obtained a B.Sc. in zoology and marine biology and a M.Sc. in fisheries biology and parasitology, followed by nearly 30 years experience in research, environmental consulting and habitat assessment in BC. More recently, he has been heavily involved in habitat restoration and conservation of species at risk through a non-profit society. He is a member of the Assoc. of Professional Biologists of BC and the BC College of Applied Biology.

Tom Cowan
Director
Northwest Straits Commission
10441 Bayview Edison Road
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
cowan@nwstraits.org
Tel: 360-428-1085
Fax: 360-428-1491
URL: www.nwstraits.org

Impacts of Human Activities: Derelict Fishing Gear in Puget Sound (F2)

Pat Crain
Olympic National Park
600 E. Park Avenue
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
patrick_crain@nps.gov
Tel: 360.565.3075

Elwha and Glines Canyon dam removals: nearshore restoration and salmon recovery of the central Strait of Juan de Fuca (C4)

Pat Crain has been involved in planning efforts to restore the Elwha River ecosystem since 1989, when he joined the staff for the Point No Point Treaty Council and Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe as a fisheries biologist/fisheries manager.  He contributed to the drafting of the Elwha Report (DOI, 1994), as well as the subsequent Environmental Impact Statements evaluating options for restoring the Elwha Watershed through dam removal (DOI, 1995 and 1996).  Pat holds a MS degree in Fisheries from the University of Washington. He is currently employed as a fisheries biologist for Olympic National Park.

Hilary Culverwell
Local Liaison—Skagit, Whatcom and San Juan counties
Puget Sound Action Team
PO Box 4101
Bellingham, WA  98226
hculverwell@psat.wa.gov
Tel: 360-676-2233
Fax: 360-676-2233

Educating Shoreline Landowners: Examples from King, Whatcom, Kitsap, Jefferson, Mason and Pierce Counties: A Perspective on Approaches and Effectiveness in eliciting on-the-ground change. (F9)

Hilary earned her B.A. in Political Science from Occidental College, and a Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.) and an M.S. in Environmental Science from Indiana University.

Patrick F. Cummins
Institute of Ocean Sciences
Sidney B.C. Canada
cumminsp@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Co-variability of the Strait of Georgia and the northeast Pacific Ocean on climatic time scales (E2)

Patrick Cummins completed his PhD. from the University of British Columbia in 1989, under the supervision of Professor Lawrence Mysak. He has been working as a research scientist at the Institute of Ocean Sciences since the early 1990s. Dr. Cummins’ work includes studies of the northeast Pacific ocean and the coastal waters of British Columbia.

Kathryn Cunningham
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Seattle, WA
kathryn2@u.washington.edu

Genetic Stock Structure of Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus) (P1)

Kathryn Cunningham is a graduate student in the Marine Molecular Biotechnology Lab in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington, working with Lorenz Hauser. Her primary research interests relate to population genetics and conservation. Currently she is working on genetic stock structure in Pacific cod. Kathryn recieved a B.A. in Biology from Occidental College in 1999.

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Neil Dangerfield
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Marine Environmental Quality
Sidney B.C. Canada
dangerfieldn@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca

The pollution shadow: characterizing “local” and “global” air pollution in the Strait of Georgia (P4)

Neil Dangerfield is a Research Technician with the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans. He works on a variety of laboratory- and field- based projects to examine the source, transport and fate of environmental contaminants in Pacific coastal waters and in marine mammal food chains. He obtained his BSc in Chemistry from the University of Victoria.

Kate Davies
Core Faculty, Environment & Community
Center for Creative Change
Antioch University Seattle
2326 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
kdavies@antiochsea.edu
Tel: 206 268 4811
Fax: 206 441 3307

Environmental Public Health in Washington State: How Complete are the Data? (A9)

Kate Davies has a doctorate in biochemistry and an MA in Human and Organizational Transformation. She is currently Core Faculty in Environment & Community at Antioch University Seattle. In 2004, she was a member of the WA Department of Ecology's Rule-Making Committee on Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxins and in November she received the Rotary Club of Seattle’s Award for ‘Service Above Self’. In the 1980s, she was Manager of Toronto's Environmental Protection Office and Canadian Chair of the International Joint Commission's Health Committee. In the 1990s, she was Principal of Ecosystems Consulting, a successful environmental health policy Company. 

Jay W. Davis
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Environmental Contaminants
Lacey, WA
jay_davis@fws.gov

Neurobehavioral Effects of the Carbamate Insecticide, Carbaryl, on Salmonids (A10)

Jay Davis has an undergraduate degree in marine biology and graduated from Texas A&M University with an MS in environmental toxicology. After managing an aquatic toxicology laboratory for 3+ years he was dragged off to the Peace Corps by his wife and served in Ecuador for 2+ years. He currently works as a resource contaminants specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Western Washington Office in Lacey, Washington.

Tim Determan
Coordinator, Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program
Food Safety and Shellfish Programs
Washington State Department of Health
P.O. Box 47824
Olympia, WA 98504-7824
tim.determan@doh.wa.gov
Tel: (360) 236-3311
Fax: (360) 236-3357

Evaluating Status and Trends in Fecal Pollution in Puget Sound through 2004 (P2)

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) in Puget Sound (P3)

Tim Determan holds a BS in biological oceanography from the University of Washington and did graduate work at the University of Guam.  His professional interests have centered on Water quality monitoring and associated focused studies, especially related to non-point pollution.  He has been a technical advisor to local and state agencies regarding the affect of pollution on shellfish resources.  He now assesses status and trends in biotoxins and fecal pollution for the Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program (PSAMP) at the Washington State Department of Health.

Megan N. Dethier
University of Washington
Friday Harbor Labs and Dept. of Biology
Friday Harbor WA
mdethier@u.washington.edu

Linking nearshore processes with intertidal diversity in Puget Sound (F9)

I did my undergraduate work at Carleton College in Minnesota, despite the apparent lack of ocean there, then PhD work at the University of Washington, near a real ocean. My current research efforts include: 1) Investigating the linkage between physical features of shoreline habitats and their biota; 2) studying the plant/herbivore ecology and ecophysiology of intertidal seaweeds; and 3) investigating interactions between native salt marsh communities and an invasive cordgrass in Puget Sound.

Bronwyn Dexter
Habitat Restoration Program Assistant
People For Puget Sound
911 Western Ave. Suite 580
Seattle, WA 98104
bdexter@pugetsound.org
Tel: (206) 382-7007
Fax: (206) 382-7006
URL: www.pugetsound.org

Sound Stewards: The Art of Nurturing Our Super-Volunteers (E8)

Bronwyn Dexter, Habitat Restoration Program Assistant, began working with People For Puget Sound as an intern in November 2003. She helps coordinate the habitat restoration activities and the Sound Stewardship program in the Central and South Sound regions.  A Seattle native and long-time outdoor fanatic, she holds a BA in Ecological Studies from Seattle University.

Jeff Dillon
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Fisheries biologist
Attn:  CE-EN-PL-ER
PO Box 3755
Seattle, WA  98124-2255
jeffrey.f.dillon@usace.army.mil
Tel: (206) 764-6174
Fax: (206) 764-6676

Seahurst Park: Restoring Nearshore Habitat and Reconnecting Natural Sediment Supply Processes (F7)

Jeff Dillon is a biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Jeff has worked for the Corps' Seattle District for over 11 years where he has served as lead coordinator for a variety of federal projects in Washington, Idaho and Montana.  Jeff has experience planning, designing and permitting restoration projects in both freshwater and marine environments. Jeff is currently involved in the Corps' Puget Sound Nearshore Restoration Project and other large planning studies in Western Washington.

Paul A. Dinnel
Western Washington University
Shannon Point Marine Center
Anacortes, WA
padinnel@aol.com

Olympia Oyster Restoration in Fidalgo Bay, Washington (P3)

Paul Dinnel received his BA and MA in Biology from Humboldt State University, Northern California and his PhD from UW, where he worked as a Research Scientist for 18 years. Paul has over 25 years experience in the Puget Sound region as a marine toxicologist and ecologist and is now a Marine Scientist with WWU. Paul is a volunteer with the Padilla Bay Foundation, Skagit County Marine Resources Committee and past chair of the Northwest Straits Commission.

Jamie Donatuto
Environmental Specialist
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Office of Planning and Community Development
PO Box 817
La Conner, WA  98257
jdonatuto@swinomish.nsn.us
Tel: (360) 466-1532
Fax: (360) 466-1615

Rounding the Home Stretch: Learning Experiences from the Bioaccumulative Toxics in Native American Shellfish Project (D1)

Jamie Donatuto is an Environmental Specialist for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, located in La Conner, Washington.  She has worked for the Tribe since June 2000 doing project design and implementation in the Water Resources Program.  She is the Project Manager of the Bioaccumulative Toxics in Native American Shellfish project.  In addition, Ms. Donatuto is a PhD student in the Resource Management and Environmental Studies Program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.  Her research concentration focuses on creating a comprehensive risk assessment for the Swinomish Tribe. 

Cinde Donoghue
WA Dept of Ecology
SEA Program

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Olympia, WA
cdon461@ecy.wa.gov

A Puget Sound Coastal Landform Classification GIS database (D4)

Over 15 years of experience with international, federal, state local agencies working on issues regarding landuse, dredging and disposal impacts to marine shoreline ecology. Currently coastal ecosystems scientist with WA Dept of Ecology Research focus on landuse, Ph.D. Environmental Sciences; Coastal Processes, University of Virginia Masters in Urban and Environmenal Planning, University of Virginia Masters in Environmenal Sciences; University of Virgina.

Paul R. Dorn
Suquamish Tribe
Fisheries Department
Suquamish, WA
pdorn@suquamish.nsn.us

Integration of Joint City of Bainbridge Island/Suquamish Tribal Beach Seining Results into Shoreline Management and Salmon Recovery Efforts in Kitsap County, Washington (B9)

Paul Dorn has a BS in Fisheries Biology from the University of Washington and has worked for the past 29 years as a tribal biologist for the Suquamish Tribe working on salmon recovery.

James D. Dougherty
Gray & Osborne Consulting Engineers
Stormwater
Seattle, WA
jdougherty@g-o.com

North Bay Case Inlet Water Reuse Facility (F2)

Jim Dougherty holds a B.S. Degree in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Marine Resources from Huxley College of Environmental Studies, Western, Washington University. He is currently responsible for environmental permitting for water, wastewater and infrastructure projects throughout Washington. Prior to joining Gray & Osborne, Inc., Mr. Dougherty worked as a Hazard Mitigation Specialist for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and as a fisheries biologist and environmental specialist for consulting firms in Washington and California.

Pete Dowty
Washington Department of Natural Resources
Aquatic Resources Division
Olympia, WA
peter.dowty@wadnr.gov

Ability to Predict Zostera marina Cover Based on Geomorphic and Hydrologic Variables in Puget Sound, Washington (P4)

Pete Dowty is currently focusing on eelgrass monitoring and ecology with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. His previous experience includes positions with the Puget Sound Action Team and the Skokomish Department of Natural Resources. His post-doctoral work focused on modeling of terrestrial primary production, fuel loading and biomass burning emissions. His education includes the remote sensing of fires (M.S.) and biophysical modeling in southern African savannas (PhD), both at the University of Virginia.

Jeffrey J. Duda
US Geological Survey
Western Fisheries Research Center
Seattle, WA
jeff_duda@usgs.gov

Pre-dam removal monitoring in the Elwha River Basin: establishing baseline levels of stable isotopes in fish and benthic communities (A1)

Investigations of the ecological, fluvial, and nearshore impacts of the Elwha River dam removal (P4)

Jeffrey Duda is a research ecologist with the US Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center in Seattle,WA.

Cynthia Durance
Principal, Precision Identification
3622 West 3rd Avenue
Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6R 1L9
precid@shaw.ca
Tel: 604 734-5048
URL: www.shim.bc.ca/atlases/atlas.html

Restoring Marine Habitats and Mending Social Communities (F10)

Cynthia Durance has studied eelgrass ecology & restoration in British Columbia for 25 years. She has worked for SeaChange Marine Conservation Society for seven years as a scientific advisor. Since that time she has developed manuals and interactive web mapping for stewardship groups. She has taught eelgrass ecology and trained over 20 community groups in BC to map and monitor eelgrass.  The next step is teaching them to restore eelgrass habitat.

Margaret E. Dutch
Washington State Department of Ecology
Environmental Assessment Program
Olympia, WA
mdut461@ecy.wa.gov

Relationships between benthic infaunal community structure and dissolved oxygen levels in bottom Waters of Hood Canal (D5)

Concentrations of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) in Hood Canal (P2)

Margaret Dutch is a senior benthic ecologist for the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Coastal and Estuarine Assessment Unit, working as a member of the unit’s Marine Sediment Monitoring Team (MSMT) since 1992 conducting the Sediment Component of the Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program (PSAMP). Ms Dutch received her Master of Science degree at the University of Hawaii, and worked previously on marine sediment monitoring programs in New England, Hawaii and San Francisco.


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Ann Eissinger
Nahkeeta Northwest Wildlife Services
Bow, WA
nahkeeta@fidalgo.net

Effective Volunteer-Based monitoring for European Green Crab in Puget Sound. (C5)

Movement and Spatial Requirements of Great Blue Heron Colonies Over Time (E9)

Great Blue Herons of the Salish Sea: Status and Conservation. (P1)

Professional Wildlife Biologist Ann Eissinger owns Nahkeeta Northwest Wildlife Services in Bow, Washington. Over twenty years, Ann has worked as researcher, consultant, educator and conservationist, facilitating key habitat protection for great blue heron, marbled murrelet and Vaux’s swift. She is currently researching great blue heron habitat relationships and populations throughout the Salish Sea. Ms Eissinger is also Coordinator for the European Green Crab Monitoring Program and Director of the Wildlife Conservation Trust’s, Chuckanut Biodiversity Project.

William H. Eldridge
University of Washington
School of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Seattle, WA
whe@u.washington.edu

Decadal changes in genetic diversity of Puget Sound coho salmon (C2)

Received a MS from the University of Minnesota in 2000, then worked at the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission in Olympia,Washington on hatchery reform for three years. Currently a PhD student at the University of Washington.

Joel Elliott
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
University of Puget Sound
1500 N. Warner
Tacoma,, WA 98416
jkelliott@ups.edu
Tel: (253) 879-8593

Factors influencing the distribution and abundance of Zostera marina in Commencement Bay, WA (P2)

Will the introduced mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis outcompete the native mussel M. trossulus in Puget Sound? A study of relative frequencies, growth and survival among different habitats (P2)

Joel K. Elliott is an Associate Professor in the Biology department at the University of Puget Sound.  His research interests include studies of local environmental issues in Puget Sound. One of the projects he is involved in is the effects of the introduced mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis on local marine communities.  He is also using underwater videography, GPS and GIS technologies to study subtidal habitats.  Current studies are on the distribution and abundance of eelgrass beds and the bacterium Beggiatoa in Commencement Bay.

John Elliott
Environment Canada
Canadian Wildlife Service
RR#1 Delta B.C. Canada
john.elliott@ec.gc.ca

Poisoning of birds of prey by anticholinesterase insecticides in agricultural areas of southwestern British Columbia (A9)

An Assessment of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Effects on Development of Wild Mink (Mustela vison) from Ontario and British Columbia, Canada (A10)

Trends in polybrominated diphenyl ethers iin eggs of aquatic and marine birds from British Columbia, Canada, 1979-2002 (P2)

John Elliott is a Research Scientist at the Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific and Yukon Region of Environment Canada where he has worked for 15 years.  He has a PhD from the University of British Columbia, and BSc and  MSc from Ottawa universities, where he worked for CWS for 8 years.  As an ecotoxicologist, he has focused on persistent contaminant effects on populations of top predators, such as bald eagles, ospreys, and seabirds. 

Robert J. Elner
Canadian Wildlife Service
Biology
B.C. Canada
bob.elner@ec.gc.ca

Shorebird feeding ecology: implications for conservation and management (E9)

Robert Elner is Head of the Migratory Birds Conservation Section with Environment Canada’s Canadian Wildlife Service at the Pacific Wildlife Research Centre in Delta, British Columbia. He was a Research Scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, working with marine invertebrates on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts for over 10 years. In 1991, he switched fields to migratory bird conservation because he believed that avian systems were scientifically more tractable. His soon learned his mistake but has continued researching the feeding ecology, functional morphology and natural diet of calidrid sandpipers. Dr. Elner is an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University and serves on committees of graduate students affiliated with the Centre for Wildlife Ecology, Simon Fraser University, and Centre for Conservation Biology, University of British Columbia. 


Gerald M. Erickson
Marine Scientist
Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc.
12525 131st Court N.E.
Kirkland,Washington 98034-7713
jerickson@polarisappliedsciences.com
Tel: (425) 823-4841
Fax: (425) 823-3805
URL: www.polarisappliedsciences.com

Port of Seattle Pier 64/65 Thin-Layer Sediment Cap Monitoring Results 1994-2004 (D2)

Port of Seattle Pier 64/65 Thin-Layer Sediment Cap and Bell Harbor Marina Projects Habitat Mitigation Monitoring Results 1996-2002 (F1)

Jerry Erickson is a marine scientist with Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc. in Kirkland,Washington.  He has a BS in both zoology and botany from the University of Washington, and in 1988 obtained a MS in fisheries biology, also from the University of Washington.  He has 24 years of experience in marine science and ecology, including the biology of marine invertebrates, juvenile salmonids, finfish, macroalgae and shellfish in the Pacific Northwest and other regions of North America.  He also has expertise on habitat mitigation, sediment chemistry, and the effects of contaminants and oil spills on marine organisms and habitats.

Keith Erickson
Galiano Conservancy Association
Galiano Island B.C. Canada
galiano_conservancy@gulfislands.com

Galiano Up-Close, What Do You Value? (C3)

Keith has worked for the Galiano Conservancy Association for seven years where he has completed projects focused on mapping, planning, monitoring, restoration and education. Keith has a B.Sc. in Natural Resource Conservation from the University of British Columbia. He serves as a volunteer director of the Galiano Island Forest Association where he pursues local forest sustainability, and is a member of the Galiano Island Advisory Planning Commission where he contributes to local government decision making.

Britta L. Eschete
People For Puget Sound
Communication, Education and Outreach Team
Mount Vernon WA
beschete@pugetsound.org

Swinomish Earth Enhancement Celebrations 2003-2005: The Planning Process (D3)

Swinomish Earath Day Enhancement Celebrations Incorporating culture, communities and service projects (P6)

Britta Eschete is one of the co-organizers of the Swinomish Earth Enhancement Celebrations. She serves as the North Sound Outreach and Involvement Coordinator at People For Puget Sound, where she has worked for the past five years. Prior to this, she participated in the Americorps program for two years and is a graduate of Western Washington University in Anthropology/Biology. A native to Washington State, she resides in Mt Vernon, WA with her nine-year old daughter, Noelle, and enjoys travel/staying in hostels, swimming, and cooking.

Nathan R. Evans
Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory
Coastal Assessment and Restoration Group
Sequim, WA
nathan.evans@pnl.gov

Use of Remotely Sensed Data to Characterize Upwelling Conditions on the Washington Coast in Relation to Harmful Algal Blooms (P4)

Mr. Nathan Evans specializes in applying technology to marine systems, emphasizing GIS and remote sensing tools. He has been involved with the ORHAB project for several years, using satellite imagery to identify ocean features that may be associated with Washington Coast red tides. Other research includes developing a nearshore assessment strategy for shoreline management using GIS, which focused on integrating numerous datasets into a single system for prioritizing management actions and identifying restoration opportunities.

Joseph R. Evenson
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
PSAMP
Olympia, WA
evensjre@dfw.wa.gov

Distribution and Characteristics of Nocturnal Resting Areas of Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata), White-Winged Scoter (M. fusca), and other Seabird Species in Puget Sound (A5)

Joseph Evenson is a biologist with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife for the Marine Bird and Mammal Component of PSAMP. He received his B.S. from the Evergreen State College in 1989. He worked as a research biologist with Cascadia Research 1989-95, with an emphasis on marine mammals. Since 1994 he has served in his current position with WDFW where he has been involved with, and/or coordinated, monitoring studies on marine birds and mammals.


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Duane C. Fagergren
Special Projects Director
Puget Sound Action Team
PO Box 40900
Olympia, WA 98504-0900
dfagergren@psat.wa.gov
Tel: 360-725-5438
Fax: 360-725-5456
URL: www.psat.wa.gov

Northern Anchovy—The Other Forage Fish (P1)

Duane is Special Projects Director for the Puget Sound Action Team, currently working on Hood Canal’s low dissolved oxygen problem, serving as a member of the Northwest Straits Commission, and chairing the management committee of the Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Program. Duane is a lifetime resident of south Puget Sound and has been involved in the shellfish industry all his life.

Erin A. Falcone
Research Assistant
Cascadia Research Collective
218 ½ W. Fourth Ave.
Olympia,, WA 98501
amazonafaun@aol.com
Tel: 360-943-7325
Fax: 360-943-7026  
URL: www.cascadiaresearch.org

Humpback whales in the Puget Sound/Georgia Strait Region (A2)

Erin Falcone has studied the social behavior and population dynamics of humpback whales in the Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico since 1995.  She received a B.S. in Zoology from Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA in 1999.  She began working for Cascadia in July 2003 and deals primarily with humpback whale photo-identification.

Nissa C. Ferm
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences
Seattle, WA
nissacf@u.washington.edu

Composition of Zooplankton in Ballast Water of Ships Entering Puget Sound (C5)

Received a BS in Marine Biology and Limnology from San Francisco State University in 2000. Worked at the Romberg Tiburon Center for Enviornmental Studies in Tiburon, California for a year focusing on growth rate studies and taxonomy of copepods in the San Francisco estuary. Has been a research scientist at the University of Washington for the past three years working on zooplankton taxonomy and ballast water issues.

David P. Finlayson
University of Washington
School of Oceanography
Seattle, WA
dfinlays@u.washington.edu

The impact of climate variability on the beaches of Puget Sound (F4)

David Finlayson is a Ph.D. Candidate at the School of Oceanography, University of Washington. David is studying the coastal geomorphology of Puget Sound over a range of spatial scales from detailed profiles on Camano Island to Sound-wide inventories of bathymetric lidar. Current work is attempting to characterizes the morphology of beaches throughout the Sound and the natural wave and tidal forces that shape them.

David L. Fluharty
University of Washington
School of Marine Affairs
Seattle, WA
fluharty@u.washington.edu

Getting Started on Integrated Assessment for the Puget Sound Ecosystem (D7)

Jeff A. Fowler
Associate Civil Engineer
City of Seattle
707 S. Plummer St.
Seattle, WA 98134
jeff.fowler@seattle.gov
Tel: 206-233-2540
Fax: 206-386-1168

Infiltration through Natural Drainage Systems in Seattle, Washington (B8)

Jeff Fowler graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Washington State University in 1998 and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering, with an emphasis in geotechnical engineering, from the University of Washington in 2000. Jeff is a geotechnical engineer with the Seattle Public Utilites Materials Laboratory. He has worked on the natural drainage systems throughout the City since their inception. These projects include S.E.A. Streets, Broadview Greengrid, soon to be constructed Pinehurst Greengrid and the upcoming Venema Greengrid.

Bill Fox
Cosmopolitan Engineering Group
Tacoma, WA
bfox@cosmogrp.com

Balancing Wastewater Disposal and Shellfish Protection at the Very End of Puget Sound (B1)

Bill Fox is Vice President of Cosmopolitan Engineering, with 23 years of experience in modeling, permitting, inspecting and designing wastewater outfalls. He has conducted mixing zone studies for 41 of the 59 municipal WWTP discharges to Puget Sound. He has assisted communities in balancing wastewater disposal needs with often-competing shellfish protection criteria. He has used fluorescent tracers to evaluate the fate and transport of effluents and in the development of TMDL models for Puget Sound.

James H. Franks
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Seattle, WA
jamesf@u.washington.edu

Sharks in the Salish Sea: Broad- and fine-scale phlylogeography of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) (C2)

James Franks earned a Bachelor of Science in Zoology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, in 2002, followed by a year of post-baccalaureate research on shark sensory biology and predator-prey interactions at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. James is currently pursuing his Master’s degree with Dr. Lorenz Hauser in the Marine Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory at the University of Washington.

Ian Fraser
Marine Resources Consultants
Port Townsend WA
jnorris@olympus.net

Hydroacoustic and Underwater Videographic Survey of San Juan County Eelgrass Resources (P1)

Ian Fraser holds a BS degree in mathematics from Haverford College. He has been a research technician at Marine Resources Consultants in Port Townsend, WA since 2001. His current research focuses on underwater videographic methods for monitoring nearshore marine habitats.

Ross E. Freeman
American Rivers, NW Office
Seattle, WA
rfreeman@AmericanRivers.org

Using 3D visualization to portray Elwha River dam-removal (F7)

Ross Freeman joined the NW office of American Rivers as staff scientist/policy advocate after receiving his M.S. in Conservation Biology from Univ. Wisconsin-Madison. He works on dam removal and salmon recovery, Clean Water Act policy, instream flow issues, county land use management, and in-house GIS projects. His prior employment includes positions as environmental science educator, Nat’l Park Service backcountry ranger, rafting program manager, and environmental journalist.

Kurt Fresh
NOAA Fisheries, NWFSC
2725 Montlake Blvd E.
Seattle, 98112
Kurt.Fresh@noaa.gov
Tel: 206-860-6793

Elwha and Glines Canyon dam removals: nearshore restoration and salmon recovery of the central Strait of Juan de Fuca (C4)

Kurt L. Fresh works as a Fisheries Research Biologist for the National  Marine Fisheries Service in Seattle,Washington. Most of Kurts career  has focused on studying the life history and ecology of juvenile salmon  in Washington in riverine, lake, and estuarine habitats. He is currently  working on developing protection and restoration strategies for  estuarine habitats to support recovery of salmon populations. Kurt  received a Masters of Science from the University of Washington.

Elizabeth Freyman
Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
Environmental Protection Program
Surrey B.C. Canada
liz.freyman@gems1.gov.bc.ca

Measuring and Assessing Environmental Quality in the Lower Mainland Region of British Columbia (P4)

The Environmental Quality Section within the Environmental Protection Division is responsible for groundwater, surface water and air quality. Staff roles include setting stadards, monitoring, reporting and communicating on environmental quality as well as working in partnership with municipalities, regional districts, federal agencies and local stewardship groups. In addition, Environmental Quality staff guide and direct efforts to reduce waste discharges that threaten environmental quality and assist with determining compliance with Provincial regulations.

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Anthony Gabriel
Central Washington University
Department of Geography and Land Studies
Ellensburg, WA
GabrielA@cwu.EDU

An interactive Decision Support System for marine shoreline characterization (F9)

Anthony Gabriel is a faculty member of Central Washington University Dept of Geography and Land Studies and is Co-Director, Resource Management Graduate Program. He has had over 10 years of teaching experience at programs in Wisconsin,Washington and Canada . His research focuses on studies of the relationships between biophysical processes and socio-economic systems. He is continuing to develop, and test techniques that apply results of biophysical studies to wetland, shoreline, and Watershed management.

Howard E. Garrett
Orca Network
, WA 
howard@orcanetwork.org

Do Orcas Use Symbols? (A2)

Howard began working with the Center for Whale Research in 1980, as field researcher and as editor of Cetus, the journal of the Whale Museum. In 1985 Garrett wrote New England Whales, describing the whales and dolphins of coastal New England in their ecological context. In 1996 Garrett wrote Orcas In Our Midst, depicting the natural history of Puget Sound’s orca population, their dependence on salmon, and in turn how salmon depend on healthy watersheds. Volume 2 of Orcas In Our Midst is currently in production.

James E. Gawel
Assistant Professor
University of Washington, Tacoma
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Tacoma, WA 98402
jimgawel@u.washington.edu
Tel: (253) 692-5815
Fax: (253) 692-4639

The Effect of Heavy Metal Pollution in Aquatic Environments on Metallothionein Production in Mytilus sp. (A10)

Jim Gawel is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at the University of Washington, Tacoma.  His research interests are primarily concerned with the fate and transport of metal pollutants in the environment and monitoring of metal stress in biological systems, both plant and animal.  Within this general context, the scope of his work ranges from agricultural and forested terrestrial systems to marine systems in urban areas. 

Guy Gelfenbaum
US Geological Survey
Menlo Park CA
ggelfenbaum@usgs.gov

Coastal Habitats In Puget Sound: A Research Plan in support of Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration (F3)

Dr. Guy Gelfenbaum is an Oceanographer with the US Geological Survey in Menlo Park, CA.  He received his BS from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in Geology in 1978, and his MS in 1982 and his PhD in 1998 from the University of Washington, Seattle in Oceanography.  His research interests include coastal processes, sediment transport dynamics, and large-scale coastal change.  Dr. Gelfenbaum has studied coastal processes on the west coast of Florida, on the Alabama/Mississippi coast and more recently on the Washington coast and in Alaska.  Dr. Gelfenbaum currently leads the USGS’s Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound Project and is a member of the Nearshore Science Team with the Puget Sound Restoration Program.

Susan A. Genualdi
Oregon State University
Dept of Chemistry
Corvallis OR
genualds@onid.orst.edu

Atomospheric Transport of Persistent Organic Pollutants to Cheeka Peak Observatory from 2002-2004 (B4)

Susie Genualdi is a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at Oregon State University. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee in Environmental Science and Chemistry in May of 2004. 

Douglas A. George
Oceanographer
United States Geological Survey
Coastal and Marine Geology
345 Middlefield Rd, MS 999
Menlo Park CA 94025
dgeorge@usgs.gov
Tel: 650-329-5376   
Fax: 650-329-5190

The Deschutes Estuary Restoration Feasibility Study: development of a process-based morphological model (C1)

Douglas George is an Oceanographer in the Western Region Coastal and Marine Geology Program at the USGS in Menlo Park, CA. Mr. George has an MSc in oceanography from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, an MS in journalism from Columbia University in New York City, NY and worked at the National Academy of Science in Washington, DC on restoring and protecting the Mississippi Delta. His research interests include sediment transport, wetland restoration and heavy metals.

Kirby W. Gilbert
Battelle
Pacific Northwest Division - Marine Sciences Lab
Sequim, WA
gilbertk@battelle.org

Puget Sound Georgia Basin Shoreline Management Planning (F10)

Kirby Gilbert, is a NEPA Program Manager and Public Policy Specialist for Battelle’s Pacific Northwest Division, Marine Sciences Laboratory in Sequim,Washington. He has more than 19 years experience in environmental impact analysis and preparation of multidisciplinary planning documents for a variety of water and energy projects. Mr. Gilbert holds a Masters of Science degree in Resource Geography from Oregon State University and a Bachelors degree in Environmental Science from Washington State University

Linda A. Gilkeson
Head, State of Environment Reporting
BC Ministry of Water, Land & Air Protection
PO Box 9335
Stn Prov Govt, Victoria  BC  V8W 9M1
Victoria B.C. Canada
Linda.Gilkeson@gems3.gov.bc.ca
Tel: 250-387-9410 
Fax: 250-387-8894
URL: http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/soerpt

Improving the Effectiveness of Indicator Reporting: The BC Coast and Marine Environment Project (C7)

The British Columbia Coast and Marine Environment Project (P5)

Linda Gilkeson has been the Head of the State of Environment Reporting unit in the BC Ministry of Water, Land & Air Protection since 2002. From 1991 to 2002 she coordinated the Ministry’s Integrated Pest Management program and has been an author or editor of over a dozen pest management training manuals and books. She received her Ph.D. from McGill University in 1986.

Stuart Glasoe
Technical and Policy Specialist
Puget Sound Action Team
PO Box 40900
Olympia, WA 98504-0900
sglasoe@psat.wa.gov
Tel: 360-725-5449
Fax: 360-725-5456
URL: sglasoe@psat.wa.gov

New Approaches to Shellfish Protection in Puget Sound (A8)

Literature Review and Analysis of Coastal Urbanization and Microbial Contamination of Shellfish Growing Areas (P2)

Stuart Glasoe has served as program specialist and local liaison for the Puget Sound Action Team since 1991, focusing mainly on shellfish protection, nonpoint pollution, watershed management and community outreach. He has a Masters in Regional Planning from Washington State University and bachelors degrees in environmental science and earth science from Minot State University in North Dakota.

Amy M. Glaub
University of Washington
Friday Harbor Laboratories
Seattle, WA
glauba@u.washington.edu

Potential impacts of low dissolved oxygen on eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Hood Canal (P2)

Amy Glaub is as a research technician at University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Laboratories, working on joint projects with UW and the Nearshore Habitat Program in Washington State Department of Natural Resources. She has a B.S. degree in biology from Boston College. She is currently completing her master’s degree in Natural Science/Science Education at Huxley College, Western Washington University, where she is focusing on K-12 marine education.

Melissa Gledhill
Environment Canada
Vancouver B.C. Canada

A Novel Approach to Sample for River Water Quality in the Fraser Estuary (F1)

Melissa Gledhill has worked for the Department of Environment as an Intermediate Ecosystem Technician for two years.  She currently works in the Aquatic Sciences Section of the Environmental Conservation Branch investigating new and emerging issues related to water quality in the Region.

Fred A. Goetz
Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental Resources Section
Seattle, WA
fred.goetz@usace.army.mil

Puget Sound Bull Trout the Unrecognized Anadromous Salmonid of the Pacific Northwest (A4)

Formulating a Restoration Plan for the Puget Sound Nearshore (F3)

Fred Goetz, Fish Biologist and Science Lead for the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project for the Army Corps of Engineers.  His research concerns riverine, lake, and nearshore aquatic communities and  restoration actionsprimarily natural estuarine/coastal marine ecosystem-, community- and habitat-level interactions; predator-prey relationships; organization of food webs; landscape ecology and restoration.  He holds a B.S. (1985) from Michigan State University and M.S. (1994) from the Dept of Fish and Wildlife at Oregon State University.

Judah D. Goldberg
, WA Department of Ecology
Coastal and Estuarine Assessment Unit
Olympia, WA
jgol461@ecy.wa.gov

Detection of the harmful algal species Pseudo-nitzschia and associated particulate and dissolved domoic acid with concurrent water column quality and nutrient concentrations obtained from a moored automated water sampler (P2)

I became involved with research on Pseudo-nitzschia and domoic acid in 1998, while at UC Santa Cruz. During 2000-2003 I was part of an ECOHAB funded project studying the extent of domoic acid contamination within the benthos in Monterey Bay, CA (paper being submitted). I graduated from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in 2003 (MS Marine Sciences) and moved to Washington State to work as a biological oceanographer with the Department of Ecology.

Todd E. Golumbia
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
Parks Canada Agency
Sidney B.C. Canada
todd.golumbia@pc.gc.ca

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve: A Conservation Assessment Review (D10)

Todd Golumbia, MSc Forest Ecology (University of British Columbia), BSc Biology (Saskatchewan), Ecologist, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada. After working on the Haida Gwaii Archipelago (Queen Charlotte Islands) for 10 years as the ecologist for Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. Todd has recently relocated to the Southern Gulf Islands Region to work in the newly established Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. Prior to these west coast locations, Todd has worked at several National Parks across western Canada as an ecologist and a park warden since 1982.

Stephanie Grand
University of British Columbia
Resource Management and Environmental Studies
Vancouver B.C. Canada
sgrand@interchange.ubc.ca

Effects of forest harvesting on soil amorphous aluminosilicates (imogolite-type material) and implications for water quality (F2)

Stephanie is a PhD. candidate at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Earth Science from the University of Lyon 1, France. After completing her undergraduate degree and working for a year in the field of exploration geology, she decided to further pursue her interest in environmental issues and started graduate studies in 2002. Her main academic interests include soil and water resources conservation.

Pete Granger
University of Washington
Washington Sea Grant Program
Seattle, WA
pgranger@u.washington.edu

Chum Salmon Carcass Removal in Hood Canal Tribal Commercial Fishery (D6)

Pete Granger has led the Washington Sea Grant Program Marine Advisory Services since 2001.  He is also a seafood industry specialist with WSGP.  Granger has been a commercial salmon fishermen in Alaska and on Puget Sound.  He has processed, sold, and marketed salmon and other PNW and Alaska seafood.  He also lobbied for the Washington salmon farmers for several years.

Correigh M. Greene
NOAA Fisheries
Environmental Conservation
Seattle, WA
correigh.greene@noaa.gov

Tributary junctions as hotspots for biological productivity and diversity (C1)

Dr. Correigh Greene has worked as a research biologist for three years at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center. He is currently studying biological habitat relationships, movements, and life history variability of salmonid populations. His methods combine modeling efforts, statistical analyses of time series population data, and empirical studies of ecology and behavior at juvenile life history stages in salmon.

H. Gary Greene
San Jose State University
MossLanding Marine Labs
MossLanding CA
greene@mlml.calstate.edu

Marine Benthic Habitat Mapping in the San Juan Islands(P4)

H. Gary Greene obtained a PhD in Marine Geology from Stanford University in 1977. He is presently Professor of Geological Oceanography at MLML and heads up the Center for Habitat Studies where he is actively mapping marine benthic habitats using remote sensing geophysical tools. He is also a senior research scientist with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute where he studies submarine canyon geological processes and mass wasting events and their potential to generate tsunamis.

Eric E. Grossman
US Geological Survey
Coastal and Marine Geology
Santa Cruz CA
egrossman@usgs.gov

Characterizing natural vs. human-related change in Puget Sound deltaic habitats (F4)

Dr.Eric Grossman is a research geologist with the US Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program in Santa Cruz, California. His research focuses on Quaternary coastal and marine geology, seafloor mapping, coastal evolution, sea level and climate change, coral reef geology, and habitat change in deltaic and eelgrass environments. Eric received his Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Hawaii and his B.A. from the University of California Berkeley.

Donald Gunderson
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences
Seattle, WA
dgun@u.washington.edu

Changes in growth and recruitment of the Puget Sound rockfish (Sebastes emphaeus) and implications for its role in the reef community in northern Puget Sound (E5)

Donald R. Gunderson is a Professor in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington. His research deals with the population dynamics and management of marine fish.

Kathryn Gwilym, PE
Project Manager
SvR Design Company
815 Western Avenue, Suite 400
Seattle, WA  98104
kathyg@svrdesign.com
Tel: 206-223-0326
Fax: 206-223-0125
URL: www.svrdesign.com

The Integration of Natural Drainage in an Urban Subdivision (F5)

Kathryn Gwilym, PE is a civil engineer who has worked on several complex, and large-scale housing developments.  She is the project manager to the High Point’s natural drainage system, one of the first natural drainage systems to be implemented for an urban housing development of this density and scale.

Richard B. Gwozdz
Western Washington University
Environmental Science
Bellingham, WA
gwozdzr@cc.wwu.edu

Simulating the effects of sea-level rise on Zostera marina production in Padilla Bay, WA (P4)

Richard Gwozdz received a Bachelors degree in biology from Western Washington University in 2003. He is currently working towards a Masters degree in Marine and Estuarine Science at Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University. He is the recipient of the 2004 NOAA NERRS Graduate Research Fellowship, the 2004 National Fish and Wildlife -Budweiser Conservation Scholarship, and the 2004 Anchor Environmental Scholarship.

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Kimberly J. Hageman
Oregon State University
Environmental & Molecular Toxicology
Corvallis Oregon
kim.hageman@orst.edu

Semi-Volatile Organic Pollutants in Snow from National Parks of the Pacific Northwest (B4)

Kimberly Hageman is an environmental chemist interested in the fate of pollutants in the environment and particularly in their atmospheric transport and deposition. She is currently involved in the Western Airborne Contaminants Assessment Project (WACAP) which is sponsored by the United States National Park Service. She is a post-doctoral research associate at Oregon State University in the laboratory of Dr. Staci Simonich. She received a PhD in analytical chemistry at Oregon State University in 2003.

Susan B. Haid
Greater Vancouver Regional District
Policy and Planning
Burnaby B.C. Canada
susan.haid@gvrd.bc.ca

Biodiversity Conservation Strategy for the Greater Vancouver Region (B9)

Susan Haid is a Senior Environmental Planner with the Greater Vancouver Regional District where she develops regional growth management and environmental land use policy and plans. She is working on the review of the region’s growth strategy, the development of a Biodiversity Conservation Strategy, watershed planning, environmental assessments and participates in multi-agency environmental initiatives.  She has over 12 years experience in environmental planning in various agencies. Susan has a Master of Science degree in Planning and honours degrees in Biology and Landscape Architecture.  She is a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects.

Anna Hall
University of British Columbia
Marine Mammal Research Unit
Vancouver B.C. Canada
hall@zoology.ubc.ca

Science and industry: Bridging the gap to identify harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) seasonal movements and habitat use. (A2)

The evolution of commercial whale watching - action plan for 2005 (E10)

I am currently researching porpoise habitat selection and foraging behaviour for my PhD thesis (UBC). I am employed as a marine naturalist in the wildlife viewing industry (1995 - present), and as the Executive Director of the Whale, WAtch Operators Association - North West. I participate on the Killer Whale Recovery Team (Fisheries and Oceans Canada), and I volunteer with the Marine Mammal Research Group, the West Coast Anti-Whaling Society, and the Whaleman Foundation.

Nathalie J. Hamel
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Seattle, WA
nhamel@u.washington.edu

Understanding seabird individual movement patterns to assess vulnerability to bycatch in gillnet fisheries (A5)

Nathalie is in her second year of a Ph.D. at UW. Originally from Quebec, Canada, she has studied threatened populations of birds in the terrestrial environment before switching to marine  systems

Stuart Hamilton
Head, Hydrology Research and Development
Environment Canada
401 Burrard Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3S5
Stuart.hamilton@ec.gc.ca
Tel: (604) 713 9536
Fax: (604) 664 9066

The art of applying environmental science at a small watershed scale: A case study, Tseycum Creek, British Columbia. (E6)

Stuart Hamilton uses hydrological modeling techniques and environmental monitoring technologies to explore the role of water in ecosystem function. He has developed applications for hydrological forecasting, prediction of the role of landslides and forest fires on sediment and nutrient transport and fate, effects of climate change, and for water temperature prediction.


Dan Hannafious
Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
Belfair, WA
hcwater@hctc.com

HCDOP Citizens Monitoring Program: integrating a volunteer monitoring effort with the needs of a partnership-based research program (D6)

Dan grew up in the Seattle area, attended college in the Bellingham (WWU) and received his degree in Wildlife Sciences from Oregon State University. He lived in Alaska for 10 years, worked as a biologist and played as a dog musher. He works for the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, and is currently working with the research related to the low DO events in Hood Canal as part of the Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program.            

Brad Hanson
NOAA NWFSC
Seattle, WA
brad.hanson@noaa.gov

A tale of two porpoise species: Seasonal movements and habitat use of Dall's and harbor porpoise in the Salish Sea as determined by radio-telemetry (A2)

Dr. Brad Hanson has been a wildlife biologist with NOAA Fisheries for the past 15 years. He is currently involved a variety of research projects on southern resident killer whales at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center.

F. Joan Hardy
Washington State Department of Health
Office of Environmental Health Assessments
Olympia, WA
joan.hardy@doh.wa.gov

Evaluation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Mercury, and DDT in Rockfish, English sole, Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon from Puget Sound Washington (A9)

Joan Hardy is a toxicologist with the Office of Environmental Health Assessments, Washington State Department of Health.  She has worked for the state since 1989.  She received her BA from Whitman College, MS and Ph.D. from the University of Washington, College of Fisheries.  Her projects have included work on aquatic plant management, toxic cyanobacteria, human health criteria for contaminated sediments, and contaminants in fish.

Sheila Harrington
Land Trust Alliance of B.C.
Saltspring Island, B.C. Canada
sheila@landtrustalliance.bc.ca

Island Community Maps & Conservation in the Salish Sea Region (E8)

The Islands in the Salish Sea Community Mapping Project (P6)

Sheila Harrington has been Executive Director of LTA The Land Trust Alliance of BC since its founding in 1997. She has worked in the field of environmental education for 15 years, as a publisher and editor of several books, manuals and for two years, a national magazine, Positive Vibrations. She is editor of related publications including: Giving the Land a Voice, Mapping Our Home Places, and Building Green on the Rural Gulf Islands. She also coordinated the Sustainable Salt Spring Roundtable, an international Green Building Conference, and has spoken and presented at many seminars and conferences. Her formal training is in both education and fine arts which plays out in her interest and work in community and local mapping, green building and the sustainability of both natural and cultural heritage values.

Julio J. Harvey
University of Washington
Department of Biology
Seattle, WA
jbharvey@u.washington.edu

Development of molecular diagnostic tools to assess the introduction, establishment and ecology of invasive species in Puget Sound (C5)

Currently I am a staff researcher in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington working to develope molecular diagnostic tools for monitering the  ecology of invasive species in marine environments.  I recently completed the doctoral program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California Santa Cruz (2004) where my research focused on the coevolutionary biology and molecular ecology of fungal endophytes infecting marine brown algal hosts along the north American west coast.

Marco Hatch
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
marcoh@u.washington.edu

The Salish Sea: Historic Conditions (D1)

Marco Hatch is finishing his Bachelor of Science in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington. He is currently working on his senior thesis titled “Identification of archeological salmon remains utilizing molecular technologies.” Marco will continue the study of archeological DNA through his graduate studies at Scripps Institute of Oceanography.

Donna D. Hauser
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Seattle, WA
dhauser@u.washington.edu

Representing and exploring summer distribution patterns of Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) (P1)

Donna Hauser is a Master’s of Science candidate at the University of Washington, who is interested in marine mammal spatial ecology and how environmental conditions affect habitat use.  Her current research explores the spatial and temporal summer distribution patterns of the so-called Southern Resident killer whales in Washington and British Columbia inshore Waters.  Donna is combining the use of historical and field-collected location data to spatially model Southern Resident distribution patterns in a geographical information system (GIS) context.

Lorenz Hauser
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Seattle, WA
lhauser@u.washington.edu

Finding Nemo in Puget Sound: parental identification of brown rockfish juveniles (C2)

Lorenz Hauser is originally from Vienna, Austria, where he did an MS in fish ecology. After a PhD at the University of Swansea, UK, he worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Hull, UK. In 2002, he joined the faculty of the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington, and is currently working on several projects on the population genetics of marine fishes in the Puget Sound.

Danelle W. Heatwole
The Nature Conservancy of Washington
Seattle, WA
dheatwole@tnc.org

Estuarine habitat characterization and distribution: potential evidence for landscape-scale dike impacts (F6)

Danelle Heatwole received her M.S. in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences from the University of Washington in 2004. Her graduate research investigated relationships between salt marsh insect assemblages and their habitats in pocket estuaries of northern Puget Sound. She now works as a Field Biologist for The Nature Conservancy of Washington and is developing a habitat restoration and long-term monitoring program for their Port Susan Bay Preserve.

Nancy E. Helm
US EPA, Region 10
Seattle, WA
helm.nancy@epa.gov

Georgia Basin - Puget Sound International Airshed Strategy (B5)

Nancy Helm is a staff member of the Office of Air, Waste and Toxics of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, where she serves as air quality liaison for the State of Washington and lead staff for the Georgia Basin - Puget Sound International Airshed Strategy. Nancy has been with the EPA for 16 years. She has held positions in several environmental programs, primarily in the areas of policy development and project management.

William D. Henwood
Parks Canada, Vancouver B.C. Canada
bill.henwood@pc.gc.ca

A Marine Atlas for the Proposed National Marine Conservation Area in the Southern Strait of Georgia (D9)

Mr. Henwood has been a park planner for over 27 years, the last 20 with Parks Canada in the field of establishing new national parks and national marine conservation areas.  Mr. Henwood has most recently been involved in the establishment of the new national park in the Gulf Islands and is currently the Project Manager for the study to assess the feasibility of establishing a national marine conservation area in the southern Strait of Georgia.

Chad Herring
Scientific Technician
16018 Mill Creek Boulevard, Mail Stop: TB44
Mill Creek, WA 98012-1296
herricjh@dfw.wa.gov
Tel: 425-775-1311 ext. 124

Distribution and Abundance of Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasi) Spawn Deposition for Cherry Point Washington stock, 1973-2004. (A4)

Paul K. Hershberger
Marrowstone Marine Station
US Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipl
Nordland, WA
phershberger@usgs.gov

Larval Herring Acquire Resistance after Challenge with Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (A7)

Dr. Paul Hershberger is Station Leader of the Marrowstone Marine Station and a member of the affiliate faculty at the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.  His research interests include understanding basic ecological disease processes affecting populations of wild marine and anadromous fishes in the Pacific Northwest.

Russell P. Herwig
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Seattle, WA
herwig@u.washington.edu

Defending Our Shores: Ballast Water Treatment Technologies (C5)

Russ Herwig is a Research Associate Professor in the University of Washington (UW) School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. For the past three years, Jeff Cordell and he have led a UW team that is investigating ballast water. The UW group is sampling the ballast water in ships that enter Puget Sound. In addition, they are evaluating the efficacies of potential ballast water treatment systems in small bench scale to full shipboard experiments.

Kollin F. Higgins
King County
Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Seattle, WA
Kollin.higgins@metrokc.gov

Spatial Relationships between Beneficial and Detrimental Nearshore Habitat Parameters in WRIA 9 and the City of Seattle (B7)

Kollin Higgins has worked for King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks for the last 5 years. While at King County he has participated in a variety of projects, including marine and freshwater fish surveys, salmon recovery planning and shoreline master planning. He has a Masters degree in fisheries policy from the UW school of Marine Affairs and a Bachelors of Science in Marine Biology from Humboldt State University in California.

Larry Hildebrand
Environment Canada-Atlantic Region
Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada
larry.hildebrand@ec.gc.ca

The Coastal Zone Canada Association: Ten Years of Moving the ICOM Markers (C8)

Larry Hildebrand is the Manager of Sustainable Communities and Ecosystems for Environment Canada, Atlantic Region, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Larry has worked for the Canadian federal government for the past 26 years in a variety of positions related to integrated coastal and ocean management. He is also Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies and Marine Affairs at Dalhousie University and conducts training and capacity building work around the world. He is co-founder and Vice President-Liaison for the Coastal Zone Canada Association.

Sayre Hodgson
Salmon Recovery Research Biologist
Nisqually Indian Tribe
Natural Resources
12501 Yelm Hwy, SE
Olympia, WA 98506
shodgson@nwifc.org
Tel: (360) 438-8687

Juvenile Salmon Baseline Studies in the Nisqually Estuary; 2002-2004 Results (A3)

Sayre Hodgson is a Salmon Research Biologist with the Nisqually Indian Tribe. She has coordinated the tribe’s fish monitoring in the Nisqually Estuary since 2002. She has a Master’s in Fisheries from the University of Washington.

Jan L. Holmes
Island County WSU Beach, WAtchers
Coupeville, WA
janholme@whidbey.net

Island County WSU Beach, WAtcher Intertidal monitoring Program: A model for volunteer based data collection (P6)

Education: B.S. Environmental Science from Huxley College, M.S. Marine and Estuarine Science from Western Washington University.  Jan helped develop the Beach Watcher monitoring program and has been a coordinator of the program since it’s conception. Current work includes teaching marine biology classes and co-coordinating recurrent training each year to Beach Watcher volunteers, as well as supervising teams in the field. Her other interests are plankton and seaweed ecology.

Kirstin K. Holsman
University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences
Seattle, WA
kkari@u.washington.edu

Elements of Ecosystem Based Management: An Estuarine Case Study (P5)

K. Holsman is a PhD student in the School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences. Her work to date has focused on estuarine life history aspects of juvenile Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, and food web and landscape ecology.

Jon M. Honea
University of Washington
College of Forest Resources
Seatt