The Washington State Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) is conducting a review of Washington’s efforts to conserve habitat and expand outdoor recreation. This work includes a review of existing or potential objective outcome measures that can be used to evaluate the success of 13 different land acquisition and regulatory programs intended to protect and conserve habitat and expand outdoor recreation.
As part of this larger review, the Institute for Natural Resources is conducting a science-based literature review to answer three primary questions:
Rachel Murata, Research Analyst, JLARC, [email protected]
Salmon recovery funding board expenditures
Puget Sound acquisition and restoration
Puget Sound estuary and salmon restoration
The Washington wildlife and recreation program
State parks and recreation commission expenditures that expand recreational lands and facilities
Trust land transfer program and other expenditures by the department of natural resources that protect habitat or expand recreation
Other state expenditures that expand recreational lands and facilities
Growth management regulations regarding critical areas
Wetland restrictions
Shoreline management rules
Forest practices regulation
Hydraulic project approval program
The Clean Water Act
Flood plain management