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North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee
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. Funding for the Coastal MRC Program is provided through the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING
May 16, 2023, 4-6pm
HYBRID MEETING
In person: Peninsula College
481 South Forks Avenue, Room 103
Forks, WA
Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81743963023
Meeting ID: 817 4396 3023
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Submit comments/correspondence
up to 11:59 p.m. the day before the meeting.
More information: tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us
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Draft Agenda
Draft April Meeting Summary
2022-23 NPC MRC Projects:
- Dead bird citizen science for youth community members: a pilot internship program with COASST; Sponsor: UW; MRC Request: $35,852
- Geologic Hazards and Rapid Terrace Erosion at Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, WA; Sponsor: UW; MRC Request: $28,884
- Marine Advanced Technology and Education (MATE) Olympic Coast Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition – Taking BlueTech to New Depths; Sponsor: Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary; MRC Request: $1,300
- Micro-plastic education and outreach for youth on the North Pacific Coast; Sponsor: Twin Harbors Waterkeeper; MRC Request: $3,687
- Remote cleanups on Olympic National Park beaches; Sponsor: Twin Harbors Waterkeeper; MRC Request: $2,657
- Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) testing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) analyses: a pilot study to spark a long-term Outer Coast monitoring program; Sponsor: Seattle Aquarium; MRC Request: $24,800
- Washington CoastSavers: Rebuilding of Online Volunteer Registration System and Expanding Outreach; Sponsor: National Marine Sanctuary Foundation; MRC Request: $9,990
West End Natural Resources News(letters)
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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
•AgendaUW 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
Steve Fradkin, Olympic National Park Coastal Ecologist/Limnologist
Ian Miller, WA Sea Grant Coastal Hazards Specialist
Teressa Pucylowski, WA Dept. of Ecology Marine Spatial Planning Coordinator
Jackson Blalock WA Dept. of Ecology Community Engagement Specialist
Julia Sanders, Global Ocean Health
John Hunter, FHS Science Teacher
Nicole Harris, Education Specialist
•Coast Educational Community Projects, Priorities, Opportunities Part 3
Julie Tennis, PEI Coastal Region FieldSTEM Coordinator
Adrianne Akmajian, Makah Fisheries Management Marine Ecologist
UW Applied Master’s Chelsea Bush, Department of Earth and Space Science
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.