The OGD Partner group had our last meeting of the year on November 18th.
I am so proud of the work we’ve done this year and want to acknowledge those organizations who have continued to participate.
City of Auburn | City of Black Diamond | Boeing Company |
City of Des Moines | Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition | ECOSS |
Duwamish Alive | City of Enumclaw | Green River Coalition |
City of Covington | King County | City of Maple Valley |
City of Kent | City of Normandy Park | Port of Seattle |
The Nature Conservancy | Puget Sound Regional Council | City of Renton |
Puget Soundkeeper | Stewardship Partners | City of Tukwila |
City of Seattle | Washington Environmental Council | Urban Waters Partnership |
Washington State Department of Ecology | Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife | Washington State Department of Transportation |
Thank you to all these amazing OGD Partners!
This year we:
- Published our first Implementation Plan
- Finalized Partner Expectations
- Finalized our Annual Reporting process
- Completed the Beta version of the OGD Mapping tool and walkthrough
- Hosted 5 Partner meetings
- Established a Funding Subgroup and develop a purpose statement to support Partner agencies
- Continued to advance the Coordination Subgroup work plan
In 2022 we are looking forward to:
- Publishing our first annual report! Stay tuned for more details
- Maintaining our existing meeting frequency and structure
- Finalizing grant support products from the Funding Subgroup
- Getting funding for Phase II of the OGD Mapping tool (fingers crossed!)
- Continuing to innovate and collaborate on news ways to support our work in the watershed
If you’re wanting to learn more about this work, please email me directly.
I just want to close by sharing a deep appreciation for the commitment that the OGD Partners have made since 2014. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Happy New Year!
Todd