Snoqualmie Watershed Forum Meeting Schedule & Minutes
Please Note: All Snoqualmie Watershed Forum meeting locations are tentative. Please confirm a meeting's location prior to attending. All events listed below are free and open to the public.
Meeting Schedule
Reach out to Renee Leichliter for meeting links or information.
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Date & Time |
Meeting |
Contact |
January 21, 2026 |
Virtual Meeting |
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March 18, 2026 |
Virtual Meeting |
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May 20, 2026* |
Fall City Fire Department District 27 |
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July 15, 2026** |
Duvall Visitor Center |
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September 16, 2026*** |
Snoqualmie Tribe Hotel or Salish Lodge |
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November 18, 2026 |
Virtual Meeting |
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* Extra half hour for grant review (2.5 hours)
** Includes the Forum's Project Tour (tentatively from 3:00-5:00 pm)
*** May add another half hour for annual celebration
Meeting Minutes Archive
2026 Meeting Minutes
January 21, 2026
2025 Meeting Minutes
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Fish In, Fish Out, by Matt Pouley, The Tulalip Tribes
- Presentation: WRIA 7 Interlocal Agreement for King County and 2024 Client Survey Results, by Elissa Ostergaard, Snoqualmie Forum Staff
- Presentation: Snohomish Riparian Collaborative, by Erin Ryan-Penuela, Snoqualmie Forum Staff
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Watershed Forum Salmon Plan Update Work 2025, by Norah Kates, Snoqualmie Watershed Forum Staff
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Cooperative Watershed Management Grant: Requests for Pre-Approval, by Erin Ryan-Penuela, Snoqualmie Forum Staff and Todd Zackey, The Tulalip Tribes
- Presentation: SE Fish Hatchery Road Habitat Restoration Project, by Andrea Mojzak, King County
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Watershed Forum: Updates and Announcements, by Elissa Ostergaard, Snoqualmie Forum Staff
- Presentation:King County Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) Update, by Megan Smith, King County
- Presentation: Cooperative Watershed Management Grant 2025, by Erin Ryan-Penuela, Snoqualmie Forum Staff
- Presentation: Lower Snoqualmie River Channel Migration Zone Study, by Andy Gendaszek, King County
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Understanding Wildfire Risk and how to Effectively Reduce Wildfire Risk in King County, by Mike Lasecki, King County
January 15, 2025
March 19, 2025
May 21, 2025
July 16, 2025
September 17, 2025
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: 2026 Cooperative Watershed Management Grant Program, by Karen Reagan, Snoqualmie Forum staff
- Presentation: Conservation Futures, by Jasmin Ka, King County
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Beaver Dam Analog, by Paige Hosman, Wild Fish Conservancy
November 19, 2025
2024 Meeting Minutes
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Alluvial Water Storage Restoration in the Snoqualmie and SF Skykomish Basins, by Micah Wait, Wild Fish Conservancy
- Presentation: Fish in Fish out, by Matt Pouley, The Tulalip Tribes
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Watershed Forum 2024 meeting schedule and topics, by Elissa Ostergaard, Snoqualmie Forum Staff
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Watershed Forum 2023 Client Satisfaction Survey, by Elissa Ostergaard, Snoqualmie Forum Staff
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Understanding Commercial Agricultural Landowners' Perspectives on Voluntary Riparian Buffer Planting
- WRIA 7 Project Ranking Committee Recommendations - 2024 Snoqualmie Watershed Forum Cooperative Watershed Management (CWM)
- Presentation: Snoqualmie/South Fork Skykomish Basin 2024-2025 Work Program Highlights, by Jay Smith and Chrys Bertolotto, King County
- Snoqualmie and South Fork Skykomish River Basins 2023 Key Accomplishments and 2024-2025 Work Program
January 17, 2024
March 20, 2024
May 15, 2024
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Snohomish Basin Floodplain Acquisition Strategy, by Brett Shattuck, Tulalip Tribes
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Valley Fish Farm Flood Buffer Implementation Task Force, by Melissa Borsting, King County
- Presentation: Ag Strategic Plan Overview and Multi-Benefit Connections with Fish, by Patrice Barrentine, King County
July 17, 2024
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Watershed Forum 2024 Annual Celebration, by Erin Ryan-Penuela, Snoqualmie Forum staff
September 18, 2024
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: 2025 Cooperative Watershed Management Grant Program, by Erin Ryan-Penuela, Snoqualmie Forum staff
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Watershed Forum 2025 Legislative Priorities and Meeting Schedule and Topics, by Elissa Ostergaard, Snoqualmie Forum Staff
- Presentation: Wetlands, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services in the Snoqualmie Valley, by Matt Distler, Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center
November 20, 2024
2023 Meeting Minutes
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Watershed Forum Client Satisfaction Survey, by Elissa Ostergaard and Renee Leichliter, Snoqualmie Forum staff
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Forum Project Ignite, facilitated by Erin Ryan-Penuela, Snoqualmie Forum staff
- Presentation: CWM Funding Agreement for the Snoqualmie River Juvenile Salmon Screw Trap, by Erin Ryan-Penuela, Snoqualmie Forum staff
- Presentation: Snoqualmie River Juvenile Salmon Outmigrant Monitoring, by Todd Zackey, Tulalip Tribes
- Presentation: Temperature Patterns and Fish Use of Cold Water Areas in the Snoqualmie River, by Josh Kubo, King County
January 18, 2023
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Griffin Creek Alluvial Fan Project Update, by Eric Beach, King County
- Presentation: Stormwater Impacts to Coho in the Snohomish Basin, by Norah Kates, WRIA 7 Technical Coordinator
- Presentation: 15-Year Status Report for the Snoqualmie & South Fork Skykomish, by Elissa Ostergaard, Snoqualmie Salmon Recovery Manager
March 15, 2023
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: 2024 Snoqualmie Restoration and Project Assistance Program and 2023 Cooperative Watershed Management (CWM) Grant, by Erin Ryan-Penuela, Snoqualmie Forum staff
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Bull Trout Distribution Assessment, by Jamie Glasgow, Wild Fish Conservancy
May 17, 2023
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: WA State Legislative Update & Planning, by Don Gourlie, Puget Sound Partnership
- Presentation: King County River and Floodplain Management 2023-2024 Work Program, by Chase Barton, King County
- Presentation: Pics and Poems, by Erin Ryan-Penuela, Snoqualmie Forum Staff
July 19, 2023
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: 2024 Legislative Priorities and Forum Business, by Elissa Ostergaard, Snoqualmie Salmon Recovery Manager
- Presentation: 2022-2023 Snoqualmie Watershed Forum Accomplishments, by Erin Ryan-Penuela, Snoqualmie Forum Staff
- Presentation: Monitoring Prioritization Update, by Kaitlin Harris, Snoqualmie Forum Staff
September 20, 2023
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: 2024 Cooperative Watershed Management Grant Program, by Erin Ryan-Penuela, Snoqualmie Forum Staff
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Collaborative Floodplain Restoration and Climate Resilience, by Andrea Mojzak, King County
November 15, 2023
2022 Meeting Minutes
January 19, 2022
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: 2022 Legislative Update, by Don Gourlie, Puget Sound Partnership (Adobe 847 kb)
- Presentation: King County Fish Passage Restoration Program: Prioritization Update, by Evan Lewis, King County (Adobe 6.01 MB)
- Presentation: Snoqualmie River Juvenile Salmon Outmigrant Monitoring, by Todd Zackey, Tulalip Tribes (Adobe 3.29 MB)
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Healthy Lands Project (HeLP), by Justin Brooks, King County (Adobe 3.6 MB)
- Presentation: Upper Snoqualmie Resilient River Corridor Management Plan, Matt Baerwalde, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (Adobe 7.8 MB)
- Presentation: Snoqualmie/South Fork Skykomish Basin 2021 Accomplishments and 2022 Work Program, by Chase Barton, King County (Adobe 7.8 MB)
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Snoqualmie River Chinook Salmon: What we know & what we think we know, by Josh Kubo, King County (Adobe 19.25 MB)
- Presentation: 2022 Cooperative Watershed Management Grant Round Funding Recommendation, by Cory Zyla, Snoqualmie Forum Staff (Adobe 5.79 MB)
March 16, 2022
May 18, 2022
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Lower Snoqualmie Habitat Project Pipeline, by Andrea Mojzak, King County (Adobe 1.8 MB)
- Presentation: Lower Miller River Floodplain Restoration, presented by Andrea Mojzak for Denise Di Santo, King County (Adobe 4.5 MB)
July 20, 2022
September 21, 2022
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Water Temperature, Flow and Chinook Salmon Responses to Climate Change and Riparian Restoration in the Snoqualmie River, and Canopy Gaps, by Matt Baerwalde, Snoqualmie Tribe
- Presentation: Youth Engaged in Sustainable Systems, by Becca Kedenburg, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
November 16, 2022
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: How many salmon in our watershed? 2021-2022 Fish In, Fish Out Report, by Matt Pouley, Tulalip Tribes
- Presentation: Cooperative Watershed Management Grant Program Launch, by Erin Ryan-Penuela, WRIA 7 Project Coordinator
- Presentation: Snoqualmie Watershed Forum Legislative Priorities for 2023, by Elissa Ostergaard, Snoqualmie Salmon Recovery Manager
2021 Meeting Minutes
January 20, 2021
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: CWM Funding Agreement for the Snoqualmie River Juvenile Salmon Screw Trap, by Cory Zyla, Forum Staff (Adobe 955kb)
- Presentation: Puget Sound Partnership Legislative Update, by Carrie Byron, Puget Sound Partnership (Adobe 828 kb)
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: South Fork Tolt River Large Woody Debris Placement Project, by Liz Ablow, Seattle City Light (Adobe 13.2 MB)
- Presentation: Snoqualmie/South Fork Skykomish Basin 2021 Work Program, by Chase Barton, King County (Adobe 4.43 MB)
- Presentation: Where is Coho Pre-spawn Mortality Occurring in WRIA 7?, by Elissa Ostergaard, Snoqualmie Salmon Recovery Manager (Adobe 36.6 MB)
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: 2021 Cooperative Watershed Management (CWM) Project Tour, by Cory Zyla, Forum Staff (Adobe 228 kb)
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: Lampreys in the Puget Sound Watersheds, by Monica Blanchard, USFWS and WDFW (Adobe 3.3 MB)
March 17, 2021
May 19, 2021
July 21, 2021
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: WDFW Recommendation for Riparian Ecosystems, by Mary Huff, Tom O’Brien, Tim Quinn, and George Wilhere, WDFW (Adobe 2.39 MB)
September 15, 2021
- Meeting Agenda
- Presentation: 2021 Fish In, Fish Out Report, by Matt Pouley, Tulalip Tribes Natural Resources (Adobe 5.01 MB)
November 17, 2021