'DO THE BEST YOU CAN.' PLEASE REFER TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOG FOR THE PRONUNCIATION IN S'KLALLAM. LET'S SEE WHAT DEPARTMENTS ACCOMPLISHED FOR JUNE, 2023!
HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A CERTIFICATION THIS MONTH? OR COMPLETED A TRAINING?
- RE-ENTRY PROGRAMMING CONTINUES TO LEARN EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES TO BETTER SERVE THE PGST COMMUNITY IN HOLISTIC RE-ENTRY SERVICES.
ARE ANY GRANTS BEING UTILIZED? WHAT FOR?
- THE DEPARTMENT HAS A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT AWARDS THAT ALLOW FOR INNOVATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE JUSTICE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THIS MONTH?
- RE-ENTRY SERVICES STAFF CONTINUES TO WORK HARD TO BRING PGST MEMBERS BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY HELPING SUPPORT SOBRIETY AND IMPROVING LIVES.
- RE-ENTRY PROGRAMMING CONTINUES TO LEARN EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES TO BETTER SERVE THE PGST COMMUNITY IN HOLISTIC RE-ENTRY SERVICES.
ARE ANY GRANTS BEING UTILIZED? WHAT FOR?
- THE DEPARTMENT HAS A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT AWARDS THAT ALLOW FOR INNOVATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE JUSTICE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THIS MONTH?
- RE-ENTRY SERVICES STAFF CONTINUES TO WORK HARD TO BRING PGST MEMBERS BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY HELPING SUPPORT SOBRIETY AND IMPROVING LIVES.
HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A CERTIFICATION THIS MONTH? OR COMPLETED A TRAINING?
- CHERIE JACOBS COMPLETED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING IN APRIL, 2023. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE STAFF COMPLETED ON-LINE PROCURMENT TRAINING IN MARCH, 2023.
HAVE ANY GOALS BEEN MET THIS MONTH? WHICH INDIVUALS REACHED THEM?
- WE HAVE OUR 2022 AUDIT CLOSE TO COMPLETION, TARGET ISSUANCE IS JULY 2023.
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THIS MONTH?
- SHOUTOUT TO CHERIE FOR COMPLETING HER 4 YEAR DEGREE. GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT!
ANY PROJECTS THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS MONTH?
- 2024 INDIRECT COST PROPOSAL WAS SUBMITTED TO IBC ON JUNE 13, 2023. WE ARE WORKING WITH ENROLLMENT ON TRIBAL MEMBERS INFORMATION TO ALIGN WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN GP ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE.
- CHERIE JACOBS COMPLETED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING IN APRIL, 2023. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE STAFF COMPLETED ON-LINE PROCURMENT TRAINING IN MARCH, 2023.
HAVE ANY GOALS BEEN MET THIS MONTH? WHICH INDIVUALS REACHED THEM?
- WE HAVE OUR 2022 AUDIT CLOSE TO COMPLETION, TARGET ISSUANCE IS JULY 2023.
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THIS MONTH?
- SHOUTOUT TO CHERIE FOR COMPLETING HER 4 YEAR DEGREE. GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT!
ANY PROJECTS THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS MONTH?
- 2024 INDIRECT COST PROPOSAL WAS SUBMITTED TO IBC ON JUNE 13, 2023. WE ARE WORKING WITH ENROLLMENT ON TRIBAL MEMBERS INFORMATION TO ALIGN WITH WHAT WE HAVE IN GP ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE.
HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A CERTIFICATION THIS MONTH?
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ARE ANY GRANTS BEING UTILIZED? WHAT FOR?
- YES, CTAS GRANT FOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES.
ANY PROJECTS THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS MONTH?
- THE DEPARTMENT ACQUIRED AED UNITS FOR EVERY VEHICLE AND VESSEL WE OPERATE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
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ARE ANY GRANTS BEING UTILIZED? WHAT FOR?
- YES, CTAS GRANT FOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES.
ANY PROJECTS THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS MONTH?
- THE DEPARTMENT ACQUIRED AED UNITS FOR EVERY VEHICLE AND VESSEL WE OPERATE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
HAVE ANY GOALS BEEN MET THIS MONTH?
- YES, WE HIRED A NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, CHRISTINA CHARLES.
ARE ANY GRANTS BEING UTILIZED? WHAT FOR?
- BIA FUNDING FOR FISHERIES, HATCHERY MAINTENANCE, SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE PROGRAM. EPA FUNDING FOR RESEARCH, MONITORING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM.
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THIS MONTH?
- HANS DAUBENBERGER, JULIANNA SULLIVAN, KHADIJAH HOMOLKA AND SHANE BAZE FOR COMPLETING THE FIRST PHASE OF THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE PROJECT.
ANY PROJECTS THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS MONTH?
- LONG LIVE THE KINGS, PGST, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A COLLABORATIVE, MULTI-ENTITY EFFORT TO TEST SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS STEELHEAD AND SALMON MORTALITY AT THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE. THE MAIN SOLUTION WE ARE TESTING IS A FISH GUIDANCE STRUCTURE ('FILLET') INTENDED TO REDUCE PREDATOR-RELATED MORTALITY BY EXCLUDING FISH FROM THE CORNERS THAT ARE CREATED BY THE END OF THE FLOATING BRIDGE PONTOONS. KLEINSCHMIDT AND ASSOCIATES AND ART ANDERSON AND ASSOCIATES DESIGNED A FISH GUIDANCE STRUCTURE OUT OF HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) PIPES. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN JANUARY OF 2023 AT PACIFIC NETTING PRODUCTS (PNP) IN KINGSTON, WA. THE FILLET WAS CONTRUCTED IN 13 PIECES THAT WERE DESIGNED SO THAT THEY COULD BE TRUCKED ON FLATBED TRUCKS. ONCE ALL THE PIECES WERE ASSEMBLED AT PNP, THEY WERE TRUCKED TO BOYER LOGISITCS' YARD IN SOUTH SEATTLE AND ASSEMBLED BY GLOBAL DIVING AND SALVAGE ON SITE NEXT TO THE DUWAMISH RIVER. ONCE FULLY ASSEMBLED, THE FILLET WAS CRANED INTO THE RIVER ON MARCH 29TH, 2023, AND TOWED OUT TO HOOD CANAL. THE EFFICACY OF THE FILLET WAS TESTED OVER A SIX-WEEK PERIOD, WITH THE FILLET IN PLACE EVERY OTHER WEEK. THE FIRST FILLET TESTING BLOCK BEGAN ON MONDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2023 WITH A 'CONTROL' (NO FILLET) WEEK. APRIL 10TH MARKED THE FIRST WEEK THE FILLET WAS DEPLOYED AT THE BRIDGE AND THE FILLET WAS DEPLOYED TWICE MORE APRIL 21ST AND MAY 8TH, 2023. WHEN NOT DEPLOYED AT THE BRIDGE, THE FILLET WAS MOORED AT PORT LUDLOW MARINA. THE FILLET IS NOW OUT OF WATER AND STORED AT THE BOYER LOGISTICS YARD FULLY ASSEMBLED. NOAA (MEGAN MOORE) BEGAN TAGGING STEELHEAD ON MARCH 28TH, 2023, AHEAD OF THE FIRST CONTROL WEEK AT THE BRIDGE. IN PAST YEARS, WILD STEELHEAD WERE CAPTURED AT A WEIR TRAP IN BIG BEEF CREEK AND A ROTARY SCREW TRAP IN THE SOUTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER; HOWEVER, THIS YEAR DUE TO LOW CATCH NUMBERS NOAA TAGGED HATCHERY FISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. A TOTAL OF 299 STEELHEAD SMOLTS FROM TACOMA POWER'S NORTH FORK SKOKOMISH HATCHERY WERE TAGGED AT THE HATCHERY AND RELEASED AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORK. WHEN AVAILABLE, WILD FISH WERE TAGGED FROM THE BIG BEEF CREEK FISH TRAP, WITH A TOTAL OF 69 STEELHEAD TAGGED AND RELEASED AT THIS LOCATION. PGST (HANS DAUBENBERGER) OPERATED A BLUEVIEW SONAR CAMERA NEXT TO THE FILLET ON THE BRIDGE TO CAPTURE INFORMATION ON THE BEHAVIOR OF SALMONIDS AND HARBOR SEALS AROUND THE FILLET (WHEN DEPLOYED) OR IN THE CORNER OF THE CROSS PONTOON WHEN THE FILLET WAS NOT DEPLOYED. THE CAMERA WAS SET UP TO COLLECT FOOTAGE CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE SIX-WEEK TESTING PERIOD. RESULTS OF THIS WORK WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JUNE 2024. THE ASSESSMENT TEAM ALSO DECIDED TO TEST PINNIPED DETERRENCE APPROACHES BY THE BRIDGE. BY TESTING BOTH THE PHYSICAL FISH PASSAGE STRUCTURE ('FILLET') AND THE ACOUSTIC PINNIPED DETERRENT DEVICE, THE HCB ASSESSMENT TEAM IS HOPING TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO ADDRESS THE TWO MAIN CAUSES OF STEELHEAD MORTALITY AT THE BRIDGE. LLTK AND WDFW RELEASED A REQUEST FOR QUOTES AND QUALIFICATION TO PROCURE A CONTRACTOR, AND OCEANS INITIATIVE WON THE CONTRACT. OCEANS INITIATIVE TESTED A TARGETED ACOUSTIC STARTLE TECHNOLOGY (TAST) DEVICE OVER THE COURSE OF SIX WEEKS (MAY 22ND TO JUNE 29TH). THE STUDY IS INTENDED TO EVALUATE WHETHER SEALS STAY FARTHER AWAY FROM THE BRIDGE WHEN THE TAST IS ON THAN WHEN IT IS OFF. THE DEVICE WAS SET UP IN THE CORNER OF THE CROSS PONTOON WHERE THE FILLET WAS PREVIOUSLY TESTED. THE TEAM WORKED WITH PGST TO USE THE BLUEVIEW SONAR CAMERA TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE ARE OBSERVABLE DIFFERENCES IN UNDERWATER PREDATION ACTIVITY BY SEALS WHEN THE TAST IS OFF AND WHEN IT IS ON. THE FIELD OF VIEW OF THE BLUEVIEW WAS SET TO 30M, TO COLLECT DATA OVER THE SAME SPACE WHERE THE TAST SOUNDS COULD BE DETECTED BY SEALS. DATA COLLECTION WILL END ON JUNE 29, 2023, AND REPORTING ON THIS WORK WILL BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 31, 2023.
- YES, WE HIRED A NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, CHRISTINA CHARLES.
ARE ANY GRANTS BEING UTILIZED? WHAT FOR?
- BIA FUNDING FOR FISHERIES, HATCHERY MAINTENANCE, SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE PROGRAM. EPA FUNDING FOR RESEARCH, MONITORING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM.
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THIS MONTH?
- HANS DAUBENBERGER, JULIANNA SULLIVAN, KHADIJAH HOMOLKA AND SHANE BAZE FOR COMPLETING THE FIRST PHASE OF THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE PROJECT.
ANY PROJECTS THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS MONTH?
- LONG LIVE THE KINGS, PGST, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A COLLABORATIVE, MULTI-ENTITY EFFORT TO TEST SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS STEELHEAD AND SALMON MORTALITY AT THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE. THE MAIN SOLUTION WE ARE TESTING IS A FISH GUIDANCE STRUCTURE ('FILLET') INTENDED TO REDUCE PREDATOR-RELATED MORTALITY BY EXCLUDING FISH FROM THE CORNERS THAT ARE CREATED BY THE END OF THE FLOATING BRIDGE PONTOONS. KLEINSCHMIDT AND ASSOCIATES AND ART ANDERSON AND ASSOCIATES DESIGNED A FISH GUIDANCE STRUCTURE OUT OF HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) PIPES. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN JANUARY OF 2023 AT PACIFIC NETTING PRODUCTS (PNP) IN KINGSTON, WA. THE FILLET WAS CONTRUCTED IN 13 PIECES THAT WERE DESIGNED SO THAT THEY COULD BE TRUCKED ON FLATBED TRUCKS. ONCE ALL THE PIECES WERE ASSEMBLED AT PNP, THEY WERE TRUCKED TO BOYER LOGISITCS' YARD IN SOUTH SEATTLE AND ASSEMBLED BY GLOBAL DIVING AND SALVAGE ON SITE NEXT TO THE DUWAMISH RIVER. ONCE FULLY ASSEMBLED, THE FILLET WAS CRANED INTO THE RIVER ON MARCH 29TH, 2023, AND TOWED OUT TO HOOD CANAL. THE EFFICACY OF THE FILLET WAS TESTED OVER A SIX-WEEK PERIOD, WITH THE FILLET IN PLACE EVERY OTHER WEEK. THE FIRST FILLET TESTING BLOCK BEGAN ON MONDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2023 WITH A 'CONTROL' (NO FILLET) WEEK. APRIL 10TH MARKED THE FIRST WEEK THE FILLET WAS DEPLOYED AT THE BRIDGE AND THE FILLET WAS DEPLOYED TWICE MORE APRIL 21ST AND MAY 8TH, 2023. WHEN NOT DEPLOYED AT THE BRIDGE, THE FILLET WAS MOORED AT PORT LUDLOW MARINA. THE FILLET IS NOW OUT OF WATER AND STORED AT THE BOYER LOGISTICS YARD FULLY ASSEMBLED. NOAA (MEGAN MOORE) BEGAN TAGGING STEELHEAD ON MARCH 28TH, 2023, AHEAD OF THE FIRST CONTROL WEEK AT THE BRIDGE. IN PAST YEARS, WILD STEELHEAD WERE CAPTURED AT A WEIR TRAP IN BIG BEEF CREEK AND A ROTARY SCREW TRAP IN THE SOUTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER; HOWEVER, THIS YEAR DUE TO LOW CATCH NUMBERS NOAA TAGGED HATCHERY FISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. A TOTAL OF 299 STEELHEAD SMOLTS FROM TACOMA POWER'S NORTH FORK SKOKOMISH HATCHERY WERE TAGGED AT THE HATCHERY AND RELEASED AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORK. WHEN AVAILABLE, WILD FISH WERE TAGGED FROM THE BIG BEEF CREEK FISH TRAP, WITH A TOTAL OF 69 STEELHEAD TAGGED AND RELEASED AT THIS LOCATION. PGST (HANS DAUBENBERGER) OPERATED A BLUEVIEW SONAR CAMERA NEXT TO THE FILLET ON THE BRIDGE TO CAPTURE INFORMATION ON THE BEHAVIOR OF SALMONIDS AND HARBOR SEALS AROUND THE FILLET (WHEN DEPLOYED) OR IN THE CORNER OF THE CROSS PONTOON WHEN THE FILLET WAS NOT DEPLOYED. THE CAMERA WAS SET UP TO COLLECT FOOTAGE CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE SIX-WEEK TESTING PERIOD. RESULTS OF THIS WORK WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JUNE 2024. THE ASSESSMENT TEAM ALSO DECIDED TO TEST PINNIPED DETERRENCE APPROACHES BY THE BRIDGE. BY TESTING BOTH THE PHYSICAL FISH PASSAGE STRUCTURE ('FILLET') AND THE ACOUSTIC PINNIPED DETERRENT DEVICE, THE HCB ASSESSMENT TEAM IS HOPING TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO ADDRESS THE TWO MAIN CAUSES OF STEELHEAD MORTALITY AT THE BRIDGE. LLTK AND WDFW RELEASED A REQUEST FOR QUOTES AND QUALIFICATION TO PROCURE A CONTRACTOR, AND OCEANS INITIATIVE WON THE CONTRACT. OCEANS INITIATIVE TESTED A TARGETED ACOUSTIC STARTLE TECHNOLOGY (TAST) DEVICE OVER THE COURSE OF SIX WEEKS (MAY 22ND TO JUNE 29TH). THE STUDY IS INTENDED TO EVALUATE WHETHER SEALS STAY FARTHER AWAY FROM THE BRIDGE WHEN THE TAST IS ON THAN WHEN IT IS OFF. THE DEVICE WAS SET UP IN THE CORNER OF THE CROSS PONTOON WHERE THE FILLET WAS PREVIOUSLY TESTED. THE TEAM WORKED WITH PGST TO USE THE BLUEVIEW SONAR CAMERA TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE ARE OBSERVABLE DIFFERENCES IN UNDERWATER PREDATION ACTIVITY BY SEALS WHEN THE TAST IS OFF AND WHEN IT IS ON. THE FIELD OF VIEW OF THE BLUEVIEW WAS SET TO 30M, TO COLLECT DATA OVER THE SAME SPACE WHERE THE TAST SOUNDS COULD BE DETECTED BY SEALS. DATA COLLECTION WILL END ON JUNE 29, 2023, AND REPORTING ON THIS WORK WILL BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 31, 2023.
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, EVERYONE! AND BE SURE TO CHECK BACK NEXT MONTH TO READ WHAT JULY BRINGS. :)
