2010 Call for Participation: The city is seeking volunteers for the ETAC. If interested, please complete the application form. Contact Steve Morse (number above) with any questions. Deadline extended to March 5.

Specifically, the city is looking for scientists with expertise in marine, estuarine and freshwater ecology; fish and wildlife biology; geology, geomorphology, hydrogeology; and/or allied scientific fields. The selected individual needs to meet the definition of a scientific expert as found in the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 365-195-905(4):

Whether a person is a qualified scientific expert with expertise appropriate to the relevant critical areas is determined by the person's professional credentials and/or certification, any advanced degrees earned in the pertinent scientific discipline from a recognized university, the number of years of experience in the pertinent scientific discipline, recognized leadership in the discipline of interest, formal training in the specific area of expertise, and field and/or laboratory experience with evidence of the ability to produce peer-reviewed publications or other professional literature. No one factor is determinative in deciding whether a person is a qualified scientific expert. Where pertinent scientific information implicates multiple scientific disciplines, counties and cities are encouraged to consult a team of qualified scientific experts representing the various disciplines to ensure the identification and inclusion of the best available science.