Funding Strategies

Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Program: Devised and began executing a strategy to raise $1.2 billion over ten years for habitat restoration, scientific research, and watershed planning, for the Shared Strategy for Puget Sound.

White Sturgeon Restoration: Developed a funding strategy for restoration of white sturgeon habitat in the Kootenai River of Northern Idaho, for the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho.

Supporting Fundraising Efforts

Puget Sound Clean Up: Evaluated options and recommended new state taxes and fees for clean up and restoration of Puget Sound, for the Puget Sound Partnership.

Instream Flow Protection: Recommended options for funding purchase and leasing of water rights for instream flow protection, for the Washington Water Trust.

New Mitigation Strategies: Devised strategies to target funding for environmental mitigation to high-priority habitat restoration sites via a regional in-lieu-fee program, for the Shared Strategy for Puget Sound and Puget Sound Partnership.

Grant and Proposal Writing

Seattle Environmental Projects: Wrote applications and proposals that secured more than $40 million in grants and subsidized loans for habitat, stormwater, and water quality projects, for Seattle Public Utilities.

Cost Estimation

Hood Canal Restoration: Developed a streamlined method for cost estimation and applied it to identify the capital and operating costs of salmon restoration in the region, for the Hood Canal Coordinating Council.

Grant Program Administration

Supporting Conservation on Rural Land: Developed a successful funding partnership to support conservation projects by farmers and helped administer the resulting grant program, for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Washington Conservation Commission.