This report presents the results of the Puyallup-White Watershed Open Space Strategy (WOSS) – an initiative supported by The Russell Family Foundation (TRFF) and staffed by University of Washington’s Green Futures Research & Design Lab. This initiative represents the first of multiple open space conservation strategies to be developed for the Central Puget Sound Regional Open Space Strategy (ROSS). These WOSS strategies will identify projects and actions that contribute to the formation of the final integrated regional open space and green infrastructure strategy and therefore merit regional and interjurisdictional efforts and resources. When completed, the WOSSes will be integrated into the ROSS which will inform decisions and increase the effectiveness of efforts to create a robust, diverse, accessible, and connected regional open space system. 
The WOSS for the Puyallup-White Watershed was produced through a process led by community representatives that are dedicated to the health of the Puyallup-White watershed and its communities. It builds on previous work such as the 2009 Pierce Open Space Taskforce and Pierce County Biodiversity Network. These leaders convened as a Watershed Advisory Group (WAG) that reviewed analytical work, identified priority actions, and recommended a set of priorities for open space acquisition, conservation, enhancement, protection and other measures that merit regional resources and interjurisdictional collaboration.

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