1. Willapa Resource Utilization & Renewal– – Innovative Partnership Zone Presentation May 17, 2014

2. Willapa IPZ Boundary

3. IPZ Team Rebecca Chaffee Port of Willapa Harbor Kathleen Sayce Shoalwater Botanical Miranda Wecker Olympic Natural Resource Center Paul Philpot Pacific County EDC

4. Other Team Members Cheryl Fambles Pac. Mountain Workforce Council Kim Patten WSU Extension Ed Brewster Grays Harbor College Jim Brackins Pacific Gro

5. Key Partners Private Businesses & Entrepreneurs Research Institutions: ONRC & WSU Schools: K-12 & Grays Harbor College Public Agencies Financial Institutions Nonprofit Organizations

6. Mission To build a healthy, resilient community with an expanding economy based on maximizing sustainable natural resource harvests and creating innovative, high value products.

7. Connecting Dots Cross Sector Partnerships––> businesses and research institutions, workforce education New Applications: New products, improved processing, commercial marijuana production, waste utilization, reduction and reuse, energy production Apply known solutions to improve production: sea ranching to create destination fisheries Improve place/source recognition: Willapa Brand Marketing

8. Potential New Applications New chitin products, improved processing Marijuana production/processing Organic Waste Reutilization: [wood, septage, fish waste, shell waste, food waste] compost, fertilizer, calcium recovery Energy production: Heating district (steam, hot water), anaerobic digestion (compost, heat, power), methane to electricity

9. Workforce Development K-12 Involvement On the job training Local College Graduate Recruitment Life Long Learning Initiatives Workforce training

10. IPZ Organization/Process Working Groups Network and Information Sharing Research/Technology Support Business Participation Workforce Support

11. IPZ Goals Resilience of natural resources and local economy Resilience of natural resources and local economy Maximize productivity of upland and marine resource lands Maximize productivity of upland and marine resource lands Develop new and higher value productsDevelop new and higher value products Increase number of businesses and jobs in regionIncrease number of businesses and jobs in region

12. Unique Resource Clusters Biomass / Timber Growth / Forest Products Secondary Forest Products Aquaculture: Oysters & Clams Natural Seafood

13. Opportunities for Innovation Olympic Natural Resource Center Scion Biomedical Pacific Gro Willapa Bay Hardwoods

14. Support startups and expansion Develop business technical assistance teams in each sector Promote working relationships with businesses and CDFIs Promote ‘Willapa’ brand in domestic and global markets Measure impacts and refine strategies––rolling 5-year plans

15. Questions?