For the first time since 2019, we traveled to Washington DC to attend the annual National Estuary Program convening and to meet with Congressional leaders representing our lower Columbia River study area.
The meetings with members of Congress provided an opportunity to share the accomplishments of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and the Association of National Estuary Programs. The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership leverages its annual National Estuary Program federal appropriation to bring additional resources sources to the region, to engage stakeholders, and develop new projects