Workgroups

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Workgroups

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

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Workgroups are people that work together on shared goals, often because of employment. Our platform encompasses workgroups in both USA and Canada, including Federal, State, and Provincial agencies, local governments of Counties and Regional Districts and their Municipalities, and from Special Districts to Private actors, including small NGOs and even Non-Institutional Groups. Agencies are very influential because of their management of Funding and Regulation and their steady base funding that supports staff. In our region Tribal Governments have a unique position, asserting Treaty Rights. Many important decisions over Land Use and Infrastructure are delegated to Counties/Districts and Municipalities. Private entities dominate the production of goods and services. Among all this actors, NGOs attempt to cultivate Public Goods and improve Common Pool Resource Management. Formal Academic institutions are both public and private, however Knowledge Creation also occurs outside of the Academy. Coordination groups play a unique role in bridging among institutions.

What Is In A Workgroup Page

Check out our Style Guide for suggestions on developing workgroup pages. Workgroup notes might include: sources of funding or legal authorities, the number of people in the group, how they are organized, what do they do, the geography they work in, and the purposes towards which groups work. One might develop a chronology section, to record the history and pivotal moments in the life of a workgroup. You might use Content Templates to list Efforts or Products.

Workgroup Categories

Consider using 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 workgroup intentions and 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.
  • Jurisdictions - Similar to places, some workgroups are focused on 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.

26 workgroups in South Puget Sound11 workgroups in Hood Canal6 workgroups in West Sound9 workgroups in East Sound30 workgroups in Whidbey Basin6 workgroups in San Juan Islands5 workgroups in South Vancouver Island4 workgroups in Gulf Islands6 workgroups in Fraser Lowlands2 workgroups in Sunshine Coast

Workgroup Categories

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

Academic(1 C, 13 P)
Youth(3 P)
Federal(56 P, 10 F)
no subcategories
Local(4 C, 42 P, 5 F)
County(8 C, 2 P)
District(1 C, 1 P)
Municipality(1 C, 10 P)
Special District(13 P, 3 F)
no subcategories
Private(1 C, 23 P)
NGO(1 C, 72 P)
Provincial(2 P)
no subcategories
State(5 P)
no subcategories
Tribal(23 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  •  Municipal Research and Services Center  •  Northwest Natural Resources Group  •  Port of Everett  •  Public Works Board  •  Puget Sound Partnership  •  Results Washington  •  San Juan Island Conservation District  •  Snohomish Conservation District  •  Snoqualmie Valley Watershed Improvement District  •  Thurston Conservation District  •  Thurston County  •  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife  •  Washington Farmland Trust  •  Washington Recreation and Conservation Office  •  Washington State  •  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  •  North Olympic Development Council  •  Oak and Orca Bioregional School  •  Olympic Climate Action  •  Olympic Forest Coalition  •  Port of Everett  •  Protect the Peninsula's Future  •  Puget Sound Regional Council  •  Regional Districts  •  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  •  Agrarian Commons  •  Agroforestry Northwest  •  American Rivers  •  Arbutus Folk School  •  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  •  Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC)  •  National Fish and Wildlife Foundation  •  National Marine Sanctuary Foundation  •  Native Plant Salvage Foundation  •  Nature Trust of British Columbia  •  Nisqually Land Trust  •  Nisqually Reach Nature Center  •  Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association  •  North Cascades Conservation Council (NCCC)  •  North Cascades Institute  •  North Olympic Salmon Coalition  •  Northwest Chinook Recovery  •  Northwest Natural Resources Group  •  Northwest Watershed Institute  •  Olympia Coalition for Ecosystems Preservation  •  Olympic Climate Action  •  Olympic Forest Coalition  •  Pacific Salmon Foundation  •  People for the Preservation of Tualco Valley  •  Protect the Peninsula's Future  •  Puget Sound Restoration Fund  •  Quaker Voice Environmental Stewardship Working Group  •  Regional Fishery Enhancement Groups  •  Salt Spring Agricultural Alliance  •  SeaChange Marine Conservation Society  •  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  •  North Olympic Development Council  •  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  •  Western Washington Riparian Workgroup

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.