Lead Entities
Lead entities are local, watershed-based organizations that develop local salmon habitat recovery strategies and manage projects to implement the strategies.
Contact information for Lead Entity Coordinators is provided below. More information about the Lead Entity Program is available on the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office website: http://wwwtest2.rco.wa.gov/salmon_recovery/lead_entities.shtml
| Watershed | Contact | Phone | |
| Green/Duamish Watershed | Doug Osterman, WRIA 9/King County | (206) 296-8067 | doug.osterman@kingcounty.gov |
| Hood Canal Watershed | Richard Brooksmith, Hood Canal Coordinating Council | (360) 394-7999 | rbrocksmith@hccc.wa.gov |
| Island Watershed | Chris Luerkens, Island County | (360) 678-7810 | ChrisL@co.island.wa.us |
| Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed | Jean White, WRIA 8/King County | (206) 296-8069 | jean.white@kingcounty.gov |
| Nisqually River Watershed | Jeanette Dorner, Nisqually Tribe | (360) 438-8687, Ext. 2135 | jdorner@nwifc.wa.gov |
| Nooksack Watershed | Becky Peterson | (360) 392-1301 | genevaconsulting@comcast.net |
| Alan Chapman, Lummi Tribe | (360) 384 2202 | AlanC@lummi-nsn.gov | |
| North Olympic Peninsula Watershed | Cheryl Baumann, N. Olympic Peninsula Lead Entity for Salmon | (360) 417-2326 | cbaumann@co.clallam.wa.us |
| Puyallup/White & Chambers/Clover Watersheds | Tom Kantz, Pierce County | (253) 798-4625 | tkantz@co.pierce.wa.us |
| San Juan Watershed | Barbara Rosenkotter, San Juan County | (360) 370-7593 | barbarar@co.san-juan.wa.us |
| Skagit Watershed | Shirley Solomon | (360) 419-9326 | solomon@skagitwatershed.org |
| Snohomish Watershed | TIm Walls, Snohomish County | (425) 388-3781 | timothy.walls@co.snohomish.wa.us |
| South Sound Watersheds | Amy Hatch-Winecka, Mason County Conservation District/ Thurston County Conservation District | (360) 754-3588, Ext. 103 | wria13-14leadentity@thurstoncd.com |
| Stillaguamish Watershed | Pat Stevens, Stillaguamish Tribe | (360) 630-0946 | pstevenson@stillaguamish.nsn.us |
| Sean Edwards, Snohomish County | (425) 388-3024 | sean.edwards@co.snohomish.wa.us | |
| West Sound Watersheds | Kathleen Peters, Westsound Watersheds Council | (360) 337-4679 | kpeters@co.kitsap.wa.us |