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1 Jamestown S Klallam Tribe Natural Resources Department Scott Chitwood Natural Resources Director March 8, 2008

2 Program Goals Protect and enhance the natural resources of the Jamestown S Klallam Tribe Protect the treaty rights of the Jamestown S Klallam Tribe Protect and improve the fisheries and hunting/gathering opportunities of the Jamestown S Klallam Tribe.

3 The Department is Composed of Three Programs Environmental Planning Habitat Management Shellfish Management Hansi Hals Byron Rot Kelly Toy Program Managers

4 Natural Resources Support Staff Program Assistant & Court Clerk Susan Stark Grants & Contracts Specialist Lisa Barrell

5 Environmental Planning Hansi Hals Watershed Planner Shawn Hines GIS Specialist Pam Edens Water Quality Technician Lori DeLorm

6 Habitat Management Byron Rot Habitat Biologist Hilton Turnbull Restoration Planner Randy Johnson

7 Shellfish Management Kelly Toy Marine Ecologist Enforcement Officer Aleta Erickson Paul Zohovetz Technician Bob DeLorm Enforcement Officer Julie Edwards Biologist Seasonal Lohna O Rourke Staff

8 Environmental Planning Hansi Hals EPA Programs Grant writing and administration Manage, report and plan grant contracts and budgets Coordinated Tribal Water Quality Environmental Policy Committee Clean water work group River Center and public outreach Marine Resources Committee Water quantity and conservation Water quality monitoring Tribal development standards and critical areas Environmental assessments and reviews Internal External

9 Habitat Management Byron Rot Protect fish and wildlife habitat Project review Forest and Fish program Permit review Land Acquisition Restore fish and wildlife habitat Salmon Recovery Funding Board Puget Sound Partnership Dungeness River Restoration Workgroup Technical Review Group NOPLE Nearshore habitat Riparian Restoration Study impacts of habitat decline

10 Shellfish Management Kelly Toy Shellfish Settlement with Growers Harvest Management Plans Fishery regulations Biotoxin monitoring Tideland management Inter Agency coordination and communication Data collection and analysis Aquaculture Dive operations and safety Enforcement Economic return to the Tribe and Tribal Harvesters Harvest data recording and reporting

11 Other Finfish Management North Of Falcon pre-season salmon planning Marked Selective Fishing Recreational fishing interests Dungeness Bay coho fishery Treaty Tribes Halibut fishery Salmon Stock assessment Salmon Recovery (other than habitat) Dungeness Chinook Technical Committee Recovery Plans H integration; harvest, hatcheries and habitat Steelhead listed for protection under ESA on May 7

12 Other (cont.) Inter-Tribal relations and resource management Breakdown of cohesive management General lack of coordination Shellfish management framework State-Tribal relations and resource management Regional level Department level Court system Jury trial Follow through Wildlife Management Gathering

13 * Point No Point Treaty Council Executive Director Randy Harder Finfish management Nick Lampsakis Shellfish management Randy Hatch Wildlife management Tim Cullinan ESA/Habitat Program Chris Weller Habitat biologist Steve Todd GIS specialist Nick Fitzpatrick Catch data records and IT Shannon Boldt Support Accountant Kitty Doyle Administrative Assistant Jackie McLaughlin NWIFC staff Information - Tiffany Royal Shellfish Liaison Tony Forsman

14 Policy - Legal - Technical Policy Council Fish and Game Committee Policy representative Staff Natural Resources Department PNPTC Partners TEAMWORK Legal Counsel U.S. vs. State of Washington Inter-Tribal and Environmental Water

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