A VISION FOR THE WATERSHED
The Puyallup-White Watershed Open Space Strategy (WOSS) was completed in Summer 2014 with support from The Russell Family Foundation. It represents the first of multiple open space conservation strategies to be developed for the ROSS and it was produced through a process led by community representatives dedicated to the health of the Puyallup-White watershed and its communities. These leaders convened as a Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) that reviewed analytical work, identified priority actions, and recommended a set of priorities for open space acquisition, conservation, enhancement, protection and other measures that merit regional resources and interjurisdictional collaboration.
LISTENING TOUR
Throughout the months of September and October 2013, ROSS leadership and staff initiated a Watershed Listening Tour to learn directly from the experts who have been working on various open space issues for years, often decades, in order to draw out pertinent information from the many published reports and plans put forth in various technical areas across the watershed.
PROPOSED ACTIONS
This WOSS is intended to identify and elevate the most important actions identified among local partners and existing plans that merit regional, state, and national resources. The heightened level of collective prioritization encourages decision-makers to approve these projects and provides a rationale for attracting additional resources for open space conservation efforts in the watershed and across the region.
GEOGRAPHICALLY LINKED PROPOSALS
Many of the proposed actions cluster around specific geographies and are mutually reinforcing. If properly integrated into comprehensive strategies, they could have a transformative effect on the watershed’s ecology, economy and livability.
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