Cooperating Agencies

The Northern Puget Sound Ecological Characterization (NPSEC) was a cooperative effort between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center and Northwest Indian College (NWIC).

Acknowledgements

The team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center and the Northwest Indian College (NWIC) could not have developed the Northern Puget Sound Ecological Characterization (NPSEC) without help from the research, management, and educational communities, as well as the people who live in northern Puget Sound.

We would also like to thank the following organizations for their help and support:

• Washington Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)
• Washington Department of Health - Shellfish
• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Washington Department of Ecology
• Lummi Natural Resources
• ReSources
• Washington Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Whatcom County Ag Preservation
• Northwest Fisheries Science Center
• People for Puget Sound
• Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
• Skagit County GIS
• San Juan County GIS
• Whatcom Conservation District
• Whatcom County Water Resources