Aquatic Reserve Non-Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (953KB PDF) Aquatic Reserves Program Implementation and Design Guidance (1,019KB PDF) Aquatic Reserve Plan Development (1,019KB PDF) Establishing New Aquatic Reserves Reserve Designation Criteria (263KB PDF) Site Evaluation Process (222KB PDF) Nomination Process Timeline (14KB PDF) Technical Advisory Committee Site Evaluations Public Meeting Overview (288KB PDF) Fact Sheet (163KB PDF) |
- Call for Nominations for the Aquatic Reserve Advisory Committee
- The Department of Natural Resources is recruiting qualified individuals to serve on the Aquatic Reserve Technical Advisory Committee. Committee members will review, score, and rank nominated sites for the DNR Aquatic Reserve Program and make recommendations to the Commissioner of Public Lands for further consideration and action.
- Recruitment for Aquatic Reserve Advisory Committee.
- Timeline
- Please note the following dates pertinent to evaluating proposed aquatic reserves.
- Evaluation Process Briefing: April 16th, 2009
- Site Visits: May 19th, 20th, 21st, 2009
- Evaluation Meeting: June 9th, 2009
- Proposed Aquatic Reserves
- The aquatic reserves that are currently proposed are:
- Smith/Minor Island
- Protection Island
- Nisqually Reach
Proposed Aquatic Reserves map (125KB PDF)
- Guidance for Nominating Aquatic Reserves
- To ensure consistent implementation of the Aquatic Reserve Program and to give people interested in nominating aquatic reserves necessary information, DNR prepared the guidance document provided here:
Aquatic Reserve Program Implementation and Designation Guidance (1.56MB PDF)
