"In 1991... The Salmon and Steelhead Stock Inventory identified 41 stocks of salmon, steelhead, and sea-run cutthroat trout from the Washington coast and Puget Sound region that were at risk of extinction. This same report also identified 76 stocks at risk in the Columbia Basin..."

"The overarching objective of this plan, though, is action. ...

• Safe Freshwater Passage
• Adequate Instream Flows
• Healthy Streamside Reserves, Shorelines, and Estuaries
• Land Use Stewardship
• Water Quality
• Adequate Escapements to Foster Long-term Sustainability
• Hatcheries Reform to Restore the Sustainability of Stocks and Provide Harvest Opportunity

"... the People's Pledge has been produced to complement and utilize existing laws and policies, such as the Washington State Wild Salmonid Policy, the state Growth Management Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.

"... presents a series of remedial actions that emphasize the use of existing laws and regulations, incentives to encourage compliance and participation, and in certain cases, the need for new policy to address issues that fall outside the present framework."

"**SUN APRIL 9, 3 - 6 p.m., at Martin Luther King Way S & Charlestown, just a bit after the intersection of Rainier Avenue & MLK, and before Rainier Vista; WHEEL/SHARE TENT CITY Open House, raised at the April 1 closing of Seattle's Winter Response shelters despite thousands of HOMELESS PEOPLE with no warm or safe place to sleep, info 206-448- 7889 or anitra@speakeasy.org."

"SUN APRIL 9, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., at Garfield Community Center, 23rd & Cherry, on buslines 3 and 48; Mothers for POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY will hold the Third Annual PAUL ROBESON JUSTICE AWARDS, presenting Ted Hutchinson who will do a first person characterization of Paul Robeson in word and song, awards to state Representative Velma Veloria for her work against racial profiling; W. Ed Reed for his book 'The Politics of Community Policing: A Case of Seattle'; Simi Bear for her contribution to juvenile justice work; and Marc Auerbach for his educational and technical work with MfPA; info 206-329-2033"