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Executive Order 04-02

Washington Biodiversity Conservation Strategy:

After three years of work, the Washington Biodiversity Council has delivered the Washington Biodiversity Conservation Strategy: Sustaining Our Natural Heritage For Future Generations (5 MB pdf).

To view the table of contents and download sections of the strategy, click here

The Executive Summary (1.2 MB pdf) of the strategy is also available.
If you would like to receive a hard copy of the strategy or executive summary, or if you need the documents in an alternative format, please let us know.
Email: info@biodiversity.wa.gov
Phone: 360-902-3000 or TDD 360-902-1996

The strategy, designed to conserve Washington’s unique plant and animal communities. was released at the conference, Biodiversity Conservation: What Works, What’s Next on December 4, 2007.

Forum Proceedings

The first Washington Forum for Conservation Incentives was held January 5, 2007.

It gathered farmers and foresters, planners and local officials, conservationists, tribal members, and others to discuss a central question: How can we create incentives that motivate individucals to become the best possible stewards of their land?

These proceedings (1 MB pdf) provide summaries of the presentations and discussions that took place at the forum.

Working Documents

These reports and issue briefs were produced to assist the Washington Biodiversity Council in identifying priorities and recommendations for its 30-year prioritized strategy, to enable the state to sustainably conserve its biodiversity heritage.

While designed primarily for Council use, we present these documents here to share what we have learned. We hope they will stimulate discussion and dialogue, and we encourage your feedback.

• Climate Change and the Future of Biodiversity in Washington
  August 2007 (download here, 1.4 MB pdf)
  

  Written by University of Washington researchers, this report concludes that, despite the challenges inherent in addressing climate change in conservation planning, it may not be possible to conserve biodiversity in the coming century unless we do.

• Washington's Biodiversity: Status and Threats
  January 2007 (download here, 8.4 MB pdf)
  

  Brief yet comprehensive, this report was written to assist the Washington Biodiversity Council in identifying priorities and recommendations.

• Towards a Biodiversity Conservation Strategy: Socioeconomic Conditions and Trends in Washington State.
  July 2006
  (download here, 5.9 MB pdf)
  



• Conservation Incentive Programs in Washington State: Trends, Gaps, and Opportunities.
  June 2005 (download here, 154 KB pdf)
  
  
  • Appendix A: Description of some non-financial incentive programs (15 KB pdf)
  • Appendix B: Assessment of some financial incentive programs (30 KB pdf)
  • A Snapshot View of Incentive Programs In Washington (an overview slide presentation) (622 KB pdf)
    
    
• Background Information on Scope and Range of Conservation Assessments in Washington State
  September 2005 (download here, 310 KB pdf)

  This report analyzes the range of biodiversity conservation assessments and plans conducted at various geographic scales within Washington State.

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Presentations

• Understanding the Status of Biodiversity in Washington (14.7 MB)
  John Gamon Washington Natural Heritage Program
  
  
• Ecoregional Assessments: Process, Products, and Uses for the Data (2.4 MB)
  Mark Goering, The Nature Conservancy
  
  
• Chico Watershed Alternative Futures: Planning for Biodiversity (6.5 MB)
  Paul Nelson, Kitsap County
  
  
• Applications for County Land Use Planning (1.7 MB)
  Erik Neatherlin, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
  

Washington Biodiversity Council Meeting
Minutes and Agendas