Improving Returns on Investments Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board Presentation to the NWPCC Julie Morgan, UCSRB Director May 15, 2008 Overview of Presentations UCSRB Improving Returns on Investments SRFB Process in the Upper Columbia UC Regional Technical Team (RTT) RTT Project Review Criteria 2008 RTT Monitoring and Data Management Committee Update (MaDMC) UC Data Gap Prioritization The UC Approach to Salmon Recovery Monitoring UCSRB Key Tasks Support Collaborative Decision Making Refine and Manage Recovery Plan Coordinate Implementation and Reporting Coordinate Monitoring and Adaptive Management Coordinate with Public, Tribes, and Agencies Develop Financing Plan for Operation and Implementation UCSRB and ED UC Salmon Recovery Implementation Structure UCSRB RTT Implementation Team (IT) WAT Wenatchee WAT Entiat WAT Methow WAT Okanogan WAT Foster Creek/ Moses Coulee Watershed Action Team Leads Wenatchee Douglas County Entiat Methow Okanogan Watershed Action Team Methow Methow Restoration Council Technical Leads/Coordinators RTT Chair RTT Vice Chair MaDMC Chair UC Data Steward Upper Columbia Regional Technical Team (RTT) UC Implementation Team Leader Upper Columbia Implementation Team (IT) UCSRB Staff - Centralized UCSRB Staff - Decentralized Challenges Resilience of Decisions All-H Coordination Funding Coordination of Large-Scale Projects Funding Infrastructure for Capacity, O&M, and Outreach