ASRP Steering Committee

The ASRP’s Steering Committee directs the staff and technical work to develop and implement the ASRP.

Members use a consensus model to make decisions and develop recommendations for the Chehalis Basin Board. The Steering Committee is responsible for:

  • developing short- and long-term strategies for aquatic species restoration
  • selecting priority reaches/sub-watersheds
  • prioritizing and sequencing restoration and protection actions
  • reviewing and recommending projects for funding
  • appointing members and overseeing the work of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
  • developing and adaptively managing the ASRP
  • preparing biennial budget request recommendations
  • coordinating with the Chehalis Lead Entity and Office of Chehalis Basin
  • identifying and addressing potential conflicts that could impact project implementation

Who We Are

Voting Members:

  • Nicole Czarnomski, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Dave Bingaman, Quinault Indian Nation
  • Colleen Parrott, Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis

Ex-Officio (Non-voting) Members:

  • Jennifer Lewis, Washington State Department of Ecology
  • Noel Sharp, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
  • Kirsten Harma, Chehalis Basin Lead Entity
  • Anthony Waldrop, Grays Harbor Conservation District

Steering Committee Associated Groups

In 2021, the Steering Committee formed a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to support monitoring and adaptive management of the ASRP going forward. The TAG replaced the Science and Technical Review Team (SRT) and the Monitoring and Adaptive Management (M&AM) Team who guided technical development of the ASRP prior to 2021.  The TAG recommends adaptive management actions to the Steering Committee based on continued learning from project implementation and data from ongoing monitoring efforts.

The Chehalis Basin Lead Entity (Lead Entity) recommends allocation of state and federal salmon recovery funding for habitat projects and coordinates the work that supports the Chehalis Basin Salmon Habitat Restoration and Preservation Strategy. The Lead Entity supports implementation of the ASRP, advises and assists the Steering Committee, and serves as an interface between the ASRP and /project sponsors. Click here to view the Lead Entity’s website.

Conservation Districts from each county within the Chehalis Basin are actively involved in supporting implementation of the ASRP. Specifically, Lewis Conservation District, Thurston Conservation District and Grays Harbor Conservation District serve as the interface between the ASRP and landowners for the five early action reach restoration projects. Click the above links to view each respective Conservation District website.

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