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Michele Culver
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360-249-4628
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michele.culver@dfw.wa.gov

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Jenna Jewett
Coastal MRC Program

360-902-2658
360-902-2946 Fax
Jenna.jewett@dfw.wa.gov

Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife
600 Capitol Way N
Olympia WA 98501-1091

Marine Resources Committees

Coastal MRCs
North Pacific Coast

Mission: The North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee will actively promote ecosystem resilience through understanding, conserving, and restoring our marine resources. This will be accomplished through research, education, community engagement and advocacy for our shared marine environment and the sustainability of its coastal communities.

North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee (NPC MRC) was formed by county officials in September 2009 after the completion of a thorough exploratory process. The joint MRC, consisting of Western Clallam and Jefferson Counties, allows the two counties to share the West End MRC staff resources and funding. The current list of committee members appointed by the County Commissioners can be viewed below.

Priority Future Actions for 2013

Continued MRC representation and participation in the Washington Coastal Marine Advisory Council
Continuing educational partnerships to support the Essential Ocean Literacy Principles and the Essential Principles of Climate Change
Data compilation and spatial analysis of marine debris patterns on the North Olympic Peninsula
Annual cleanup of marine debris from the North Coast beaches
Publication of The Whale Trail brochure to educate Clallam and Jefferson County citizens about migratory and resident marine mammal populations and where to view them
Implementation of natural resources related Senior Culminating Projects
West End Natural Resources newsletter
Citizen science fair and barbeque

Contact the MRC coordinator Rich Osborne, or Tami Pokorny (Jefferson County), for more information.

Richard Osborne, Ph.D
Research Consultant
University of Washington, College of the Environment,
School of Environmental & Forest Sciences
Olympic Natural Resources Center
1455 S. Forks Ave., P.O. Box 1628
Forks, WA 98331
Office: (360) 374-4560
Cell: (360) 301-2175
osborner@uw.edu

Tami Pokorny
Jefferson County Water Quality and Environmental Health
615 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Ph: (360) 379-4498
Fx: (360) 385-9401
tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us

North Pacific Coast MRC members
Member	Organization	Representation
Rich Osborne	University of Washington	Coordinator/Facilitator
Tami Pokorny	Jefferson County	Government (Outreach Coordinator)
Steve Allison	Hoh Tribe	Government
Katie Krueger	Quileute Tribe	Government
Jennifer Hagen	Quileute Tribe	Government (alternate)
Dana Sarff	Makah Tribe	Government
Rod Fleck	City of Forks	Government
Cathy Lear	Clallam County	Government
Mike Doherty	Clallam County	Government
John Hunter	Clallam County	Education
Vacant	Clallam County	Citizen
Chris Clark	Clallam County	Citizen
John Richmond	Jefferson County	Citizen
Jill Silver	Jefferson County	Science
Chiggers Stokes	Jefferson County	Citizen
Liam Antrim	Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary	Ex-Officio
Kathy Steichen	Olympic National Park	Ex-Officio
Louis Johnson	Olympic National Park	Ex-Officio
Chris Byrnes	WA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife	Ex-Officio
Ian Miller	WA Sea Grant	Ex-Officio

Signed resolution establishing a Marine Resource Committee [PDF]

North Pacific Coast MRC Meeting Notes and Audio Recordings
http://www.clallam.net/DCD/committee_NPCMRC.html.