Workgroups

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Workgroups

Workgroups are collaborative communities, often within an organization that complete efforts

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Workgroup is the term we use to describe a group that works together to achieve shared goals. This is the basic social unit of our social-ecological map of the bioregion. Workgroups vary from Federal and State agencies, to the local governments of Counties and Municipalities to small NGOs organizations and loose communities. Workgroup pages might list activities , but for project details it may be useful to develop an effort page. The most influential workgroups in Puget Sound ecosystem management are the myriad State, Provincial and Federal agencies because of their influence over the flow of resources, their steady base funding, and their legal and policing powers. In our region Tribal Governments have rebuilt a unique power by asserting Treaty Rights and organizing their resources. Many important decisions are delegated to Regions, Counties and Municipalities. Private entities dominate economic activities. Between all this NGOs attempt to cultivate Public Goods and improve Common Pool Resource Management. Both state and private institutions are involved in formal Academic studies, however many learning processes occur throughout these groups. Coordination groups play a unique role in bridging among institutions.

What Goes Into A Workgroup Page

Check out our Style Guide for more precise suggestions. Each workgroups page should have a blurb that provides basic information about workgroup identity and their relationship to other groups and Places. A notes section might include: information about sources of funding or legal authorities; some reckoning about how many people are in the group, how they are organized and what do they do; details about the geographic areas they work in, or how the group is distributed geographically; and some understanding of the purposes toward which the group works. One might develop a chronology section, to record the history and pivotal moments in the life of a workgroup. You might use Dynamic Page Lists to describe Efforts or Products of a workgroup.

Workgroup Categories

Being able to sort and list workgroups depends on good Categorization. Consider the following categories when creating workgroups:

  • Workgroup Type - Workgroup type describes the kind of institution in terms of its legal status, and is our primary way of identifying workgroups
  • Effort Type - Effort categories define purposes, and is can be useful to list workgroups by the kinds of activities that they conduct.
  • Places of Operation - Some workgroups work within a particular geography. If you include place categories, a workgroup can be identified by place.
  • Governmental Units - Similar to places, some workgroups operate only within certain governmental jurisdictions.

Workgroups by Region

A useful way to see the collection of workgroups is by Region, and each region page describes its workgroups further.

Admiralty Inlet

East Sound

Fraser Lowlands

Hood Canal

Juan de Fuca

San Juan Islands

South Puget Sound

Black Hills Audubon Society  •  Capitol Land Trust  •  Center for Natural Lands Management  •  City of Lacey  •  City of Olympia  •  Community Farmland Trust  •  Community Foundation of South Puget Sound  •  Community Sustaining Fund of Thurston County  •  Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team  •  Great Peninsula Conservancy  •  Greater Gig Harbor Foundation  •  Mason County  •  Native Plant Salvage Foundation  •  Nisqually Land Trust  •  Nisqually Reach Nature Center  •  Olympia Coalition for Ecosystems Preservation  •  Pierce County  •  Plants for the People Nursery  •  Squaxin Island Tribe  •  St. Martins University  •  The Estuarium  •  The Evergreen State College  •  Thurston Conservation District  •  Thurston County  •  Thurston County Stream Team  •  Thurston Regional Planning Council

South Vancouver Island

Sunshine Coast

West Sound

Whidbey Basin

Adopt-A-Stream Foundation  •  City of Everett  •  City of Lake Stevens  •  City of Langley  •  French Slough Flood Control District  •  People for the Preservation of Tualco Valley  •  Port of Everett  •  Skagit Climate Science Consortium  •  Skagit County  •  Skagit Land Trust  •  Skagit River System Cooperative  •  Skagit Watershed Council  •  Sno-Valley Tilth  •  Snohomish Conservation District  •  Snohomish Coordinated Investment Network  •  Snohomish County  •  Snohomish Sustainable Lands Strategy  •  Snoqualmie Valley Protection Alliance  •  Snoqualmie Valley Watershed Improvement District  •  Snoqualmie Watershed Forum  •  Sound Salmon Solutions  •  Sound Water Stewards  •  Stewardship Partners  •  Stillaguamish Tribe  •  Stillaguamish Watershed Council  •  Tulalip Tribes of Washington  •  Western Washington Agricultural Association  •  Whidbey Environmental Action Network

Workgroup Categories

Label Workgroup or Topic Pages as related to a kind of institution.

Academic(1 C, 13 P)
Youth(1 P)
Federal(49 P, 8 F)
no subcategories
Local(42 P, 4 F)
County(1 C, 2 P)
District(1 C, 1 P)
Municipality(1 C, 2 P)
Special District(12 P)
no subcategories
Private(20 P)
NGO(1 C, 58 P)
Provincial(2 P)
no subcategories
State(61 P, 7 F)
no subcategories
Tribal(16 P, 1 F)
no subcategories

Complete List of Workgroups By Type

Federal Agencies

Washington State Agencies

Not including "programs" or public "academic" institutions

Conservation Districts  •  Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office  •  French Slough Flood Control District  •  Governor's Salmon Recovery Office  •  Island Conservation Corps  •  Mason Conservation District (MCD)  •  Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries  •  Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy  •  Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development  •  Port of Everett  •  Public Works Board  •  Puget Sound Partnership  •  Results Washington  •  San Juan Island Conservation District  •  Snohomish Conservation District  •  Snoqualmie Valley Watershed Improvement District  •  The Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program  •  Thurston Conservation District  •  Thurston County  •  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife  •  Washington Farmland Trust  •  Washington Recreation and Conservation Office  •  Washington State Conservation Comission  •  Washington State Department of Agriculture  •  Washington State Department of Commerce  •  Washington State Department of Ecology  •  Washington State Department of Enterprise Services  •  Washington State Department of Health  •  Washington State Department of Natural Resources  •  Washington State Department of Transportation  •  Washington State Military Department  •  Washington State Office of the Governor  •  Whatcom Conservation District

Provincial Agencies

Not including "programs" or public "academic" institutions


Local Governments

Including Counties (USA), Districts (Canadian), and Municipalities. See Category:Nation State for the hierarchical sub-divisions of government.

City of Bainbridge Island  •  City of Everett  •  City of Lacey  •  City of Lake Stevens  •  City of Langley  •  City of Olympia  •  City of Port Angeles  •  City of Seattle  •  City of Tacoma  •  Clallam County  •  Community Farmland Trust  •  Conservation Districts  •  Cowichan Watershed Board  •  French Slough Flood Control District  •  Island Conservation Corps  •  Island County Marine Resource Committee  •  Islands Trust  •  Jefferson County  •  King County  •  Kitsap County  •  Local 20/20  •  LOTT Clean Water Alliance  •  Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe  •  Mason Conservation District (MCD)  •  Mason County  •  Oak and Orca Bioregional School  •  Olympic Climate Action  •  Olympic Forest Coalition  •  Plants for the People Nursery  •  Port of Everett  •  Protect the Peninsula's Future  •  Puget Sound Regional Council  •  San Juan County  •  San Juan Island Conservation District  •  Seattle Public Utilities  •  Skagit County  •  Snohomish Conservation District  •  Snohomish County  •  Snohomish Marine Resource Committee  •  Snoqualmie Valley Watershed Improvement District  •  Snoqualmie Watershed Forum  •  Sound Salmon Solutions  •  Sound Water Stewards  •  Special Purpose Districts  •  Sunshine Coast Regional District  •  Thurston Conservation District  •  Thurston County  •  Thurston County Stream Team  •  Thurston Regional Planning Council  •  Washington State University Beachwatchers  •  Whatcom Conservation District  •  Whatcom Million Trees Project

Tribal Governments

Educational Groups

Both academic and for youth.

Special Districts


Non-governmental Organizations

Mostly private corporations with federal public benefit status

Adopt-A-Stream Foundation  •  Agroforestry Northwest  •  American Rivers  •  Bainbridge Island Land Trust  •  Black Hills Audubon Society  •  Capitol Land Trust  •  Center for Natural Lands Management  •  Community Farmland Trust  •  Community Foundation of South Puget Sound  •  Conservation Northwest  •  Creekside Conservancy  •  Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team  •  Ducks Unlimited  •  Earth Economics  •  Earth Law Center  •  Forterra  •  Friends of the San Juans  •  Futurewise  •  Great Peninsula Conservancy  •  Greater Gig Harbor Foundation  •  Habitat Acquisition Trust  •  Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group  •  Investment Agriculture Foundation  •  Land Trust Alliance of British Colombia  •  Living Future Institute  •  Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC)  •  National Fish and Wildlife Foundation  •  National Marine Sanctuary Foundation  •  Native Plant Salvage Foundation  •  Nisqually Land Trust  •  Nisqually Reach Nature Center  •  Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association  •  North Cascades Institute  •  North Olympic Salmon Coalition  •  Northwest Chinook Recovery  •  Northwest Watershed Institute  •  Olympia Coalition for Ecosystems Preservation  •  Olympic Climate Action  •  Olympic Forest Coalition  •  People for the Preservation of Tualco Valley  •  User:Philf  •  Protect the Peninsula's Future  •  Puget Sound Restoration Fund  •  Quaker Voice Environmental Stewardship Working Group  •  Regional Fishery Enhancement Groups  •  Salt Spring Agricultural Alliance  •  Skagit Land Trust  •  Skokomish Watershed Action Team  •  Sno-Valley Tilth  •  Snoqualmie Valley Protection Alliance  •  Society for Ecological Restoration  •  Starflower Foundation  •  Stewardship Partners  •  Sustainability Ambassadors  •  The Cascadia Prairie Oak Partnership  •  The Estuarium  •  The Madrona Institute  •  The Nature Conservancy of Washington  •  Transition Salt Spring  •  Washington Association of Land Trusts  •  Washington Environmental Council  •  Washington Farmland Trust  •  Washington Native Plant Society  •  Washington Wildlife Federation  •  Whatcom Land Trust  •  Whatcom Million Trees Project  •  Whidbey Environmental Action Network  •  Whidbey Institute  •  Wild Fish Conservancy  •  Wild Salmon Center

Coordination Bodies

Both public and private groups focused on coordination among workgroups.

Align Grant Coordination Workgroup  •  Commencement Bay Natural Resource Trustees  •  Cowichan Watershed Board  •  Floodplains for the Future  •  Floodplains Local and Regional Exchange  •  Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team  •  Hood Canal Coordinating Council  •  Howe Sound Marine Stewardship Initiative  •  Infrastructure Assistance Coordinating Council  •  Kitsap Forest and Bay  •  Land Trust Alliance of British Colombia  •  Local Integrating Organizations  •  LOTT Clean Water Alliance  •  Nooksack Recovery Team  •  Northern Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative  •  Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center  •  Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission  •  Northwest Regional Floodplain Management Association  •  Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative  •  Public Works Board  •  Puget Sound Regional Council  •  Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council  •  Puget Sound Watershed Leads  •  Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB)  •  Salmon Recovery Lead Entities  •  Skagit Climate Science Consortium  •  Skokomish Watershed Action Team  •  Sno-Valley Tilth  •  Snohomish Communications Coordination  •  Snohomish Coordinated Investment Network  •  Snoqualmie Watershed Forum  •  Stillaguamish Watershed Council  •  Sync - System Improvement Team for Washington Infrastructure  •  The Cascadia Prairie Oak Partnership  •  Thurston Regional Planning Council  •  Washington Association of Land Trusts  •  Washington Prescribed Fire Council  •  West Sound Partners for Ecosystem Recovery

Private Workgroups

Most of the population, seeking an income through providing goods or services.

Non-institutional Groups

Workgroups that do things without a state-recognized institutional structure.