North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee (NPC MRC)

Overview 
The North Pacific Coast (NPC) Marine Resources Committee (MRC) promotes community involvement in Pacific Coast issues in western Clallam and Jefferson Counties. MRC members and participants learn about resource conditions and coastal community needs, participate in local and regional projects, and sponsor activities and studies having to do with the unique management issues of Washington's outer coast. 

Regular Meeting
(Third Tuesdays 4-6 pm)
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 4-6 pm
DRAFT AGENDA

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For more information, contact Tami Pokorny, Natural Resources Program Coordinator
Email: tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us
Phone: 360-379-4498

Announcements

Watch the 2020 River & Ocean Film Festival in three episodes. 
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3


Meetings and Newsletters

 Link to copies of Meeting Agendas and Minutes and newsletters.

Coast MRC Summit October 23-25, 2019

•Agenda


•WA Coast Life History and Death History
UW Professor Julia Parrish, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, and COASST Science Coordinator Hillary Burgess
•Quileute Tribe Marine Science
Jennifer Hagen, Marine Policy Advisor Quileute Natural Resources


•Kalaloch Razor Clam Population and ONP On-going Research into the Pathogen NIX
Steve Fradkin, Olympic National Park Coastal Ecologist/Limnologist


•The Dynamic North Coast Seashore
Ian Miller, WA Sea Grant Coastal Hazards Specialist


•Implementing Washington’s Marine Spatial Plan
Teressa Pucylowski, WA Dept. of Ecology Marine Spatial Planning Coordinator


•Coastal Resilience Action Demonstration Project
Jackson Blalock WA Dept. of Ecology Community Engagement Specialist 


•New developments in WA climate and Emission Reduction Policies
Julia Sanders, Global Ocean Health


•Coast Educational Community Projects, Priorities, Opportunities Part 1
John Hunter, FHS Science Teacher


•Coast Educational Community Projects, Priorities, Opportunities Part 2 
Nicole Harris, Education Specialist 
•Coast Educational Community Projects, Priorities, Opportunities Part 3 
Julie Tennis, PEI Coastal Region FieldSTEM Coordinator 


•Invasive European Green Crab Trapping Program 
Adrianne Akmajian, Makah Fisheries Management Marine Ecologist 


•Holocene landslides and terraces at Rialto Beach 
UW Applied Master’s Chelsea Bush, Department of Earth and Space Science 


•Clues to the Climate and Environment over the Last Million Years at Rialto Beach and Steamboat Creek 
UW Professor Kathy Troost, Department of Earth and Space Science 



Vacancy Announcement

Jefferson and Clallam Counties 
North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee (NPC MRC)

As part of Washington State’s Coastal Marine Resources Committees Program, the NPC MRC conducts activities and projects in support of coastal ecosystems and sustainable marine-based livelihoods in western Clallam and Jefferson Counties. Meetings are held each month on third Tuesdays, 4-6pm (except December) at the Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks, WA. There is currently a vacancy for a citizen representative of Jefferson County. Interested individuals should submit a letter or email of interest to the Office of the Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368 or jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us no later than 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2018. This is a non-paid position. For more information, contact Tami Pokorny at Ph: (360) 379-4498 or email tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us. 

Request for Proposals

Learn more about the 2019-21 Request for Proposals to fund potential projects
 
 

Additional Resources