Publications

Project Reports and Publications

Agricultural Pilots

Project Reports:

• Agricultural Pilots Project, Interim Report 08/08 (pdf) (354 KB)
• Agricultural Pilots Project, Interim Report 12/08 (pdf) (299 KB)
• Agricultural Pilots Project, Interim Report 04/09 (pdf) (364 KB)
• Agricultural Pilots Project, Final Report 10/09 (pdf) (703 KB)

Pilots:

• Pest Management Transition Pilot (pdf) (276 KB)
• Direct Seed Mentoring (pdf) (402 KB)
• Beefing Up the Palouse (pdf) (311 KB)
• Farming for Wildlife (pdf) (369 KB)
• Agricultural Pilots Project, Guidelines for Implementation (pdf) (299 KB)
• Agricultural Pilots Project Criteria (pdf) (93 KB)
• Oversight Committee (pdf) (42 KB)

Aviation Biofuels

• NARA Supply Chain Fact Sheet (pdf) (1.1 MB)
• NARA Key Accomplishments (pdf) (930 KB)
• NARA & AHB Comparison Fact Sheet (pdf) (1.2 MB)
• NARA General Information (pdf) (660 KB)
• NARA Education & Outreach Infographic (pdf) (8 MB)
• Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Work Group – 2020 Final Report (pdf)

Behavioral Health Communication Framework

• WA Behavioral Health Communication Framework (pdf)

Capitol Lake Assessment

• Situation Assessment for Capitol Lake Management Report (pdf) (950 KB)

Career Colleges

• Workgroup Report and Recommendations (pdf)
• For-Profit Degree-Granting Institutions+Private Vocational Schools Phase II Report (pdf)
• Situation Assessment of the Regulation of For-Profit Degree-Granting Institutions and Private Vocational Schools in Washington (pdf)

Chehalis Basin Strategy

• Chehalis Basin Strategy Winter 2018 (2 MB)
• Chehalis Basin Work Group Recommendations Report (pdf) (1 MB)
• Recommendations Report Press Release (pdf) (40 KB)
• Technical Reports Referenced in the Work Group’s 2014 Reference Documents
• January 2014 Chehalis Basin Strategy (pdf) (2 MB)
• Chehalis Basin Strategy Overview for 2013-2015 (pdf) (190 KB)
• Work group’s brief on the capital budget proposal (pdf) (279 KB)
• Work group’s framework (pdf) (70.7 KB)
• Work group’s summary of recommendations (pdf) (42.5 KB)
• Alternatives Report 12-19-12 (pdf) (11.5 MB)
• Alternatives Report Executive Summary (pdf) (2 MB)
• Comments on the draft report (pdf) as of 9-25-12 (1.6 MB)

Collaborative Health Policy Initiative

• Read the Healthcare Policy Study Flyer (pdf) (1 MB)
• Read the Collaborative Healthcare Policy One-Pager (pdf) (563 KB)
• Read the Healthcare Policy Study (pdf) (492 KB)

Columbia River Gorge Commission

• Launch Press Release (pdf) (280 KB) 5/2/12
• Report Press Release Announcement (pdf) (320 KB) 9/12/12
• Collaborative Engagement Assessment Report (pdf) (1.5 MB)

Columbia River Salmon

• Read the Assessment Report (pdf) (1.9 MB)

Criminal Sentencing

• Read the Final Report – December 2020
• Read the Initial Report – December 2019 (pdf)

Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Policy Redesign

Project Reports:

• Read the DD-RHC Workgroup’s 2019 Report with Ruckelshaus Center Addendum, Rethinking Intellectual and Developmental Disability Policy to Empower Clients, Develop Providers, and Improve Services (PDF)
• Read the DD-RHC Workgroup’s 2018 Report with Ruckelshaus Center Addendum (PDF)

Eldercare Workforce

• Washington Eldercare Workforce Assessment Impact Report
• Eldercare Progress Report: Number 1, April 2013 (pdf) (360 KB)
• Eldercare Progress Report: Number 2, Dec. 2013 (pdf) (650 KB)
• Eldercare Progress Report: Number 3, Oct. 2015 (pdf) (344 KB)
• Washington State’s Eldercare Workforce (pdf) (10.3 MB)
• Aging in Place: A Policy Approach for Aging Well in Washington State (pdf) (961 KB)

Everett CHART

• Everett CHART Brief (pdf) 1MB

Joint SR 530 Landslide Commission

• SR 530 Landslide Commission Final Report
• SR 530 Landslide Commission Impact Report 2016

Northwest Marine Trade Association

• House Bill Report SSB 5436 (pdf) (88 KB)

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Evaluation

• Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Five-Year Evaluation Final Report 2004 (pdf) (1 MB)

Nurse Staffing

• Third Interim Progress Report 2010 (pdf) (81 KB)
• Second Interim Progress Report 2009 (pdf) (651 KB)
• First Interim Progress Report 2008 (pdf) (468 KB)
• Washington State Legislation RCW 70.41.420 Nurse Staffing committee
• Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 3123 (SHB 3123) (pdf) (14 KB) Effective Date: 06/12/08
• Nurse Staffing – A Summary of Current Research, Opinion and Policy (pdf) (251 KB)
• Summary of Findings and Conclusions from the Nurse Staffing Research Paper are shared (pdf) (121 KB)

Partnership for Sustainable Communities

• Partnership for Sustainable Communities Washington Community Dialogue (pdf) (2.5 MB)

Public Records Act Assessment

• Read the Assessment Report (pdf) (388 KB)

Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program

• Read the Puget Ecosystem Monitoring Program Review Report (pdf) (600 KB)

Recreation Fees

• Situation Assessment of Recreation Access Fee Systems in Washington State (pdf) (1 MB)
• Full Report: Recreation Fees in WA: Options and Recommendations (pdf)  (6 MB)
  • Appendix A: Legislative Budget Proviso (2ESHB 2376) (.pdf)
  • Appendix B: Overview of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center (.pdf)
  • Appendix C: Participant List (.pdf)
  • Appendix D: Survey Analysis – WA State Outdoor Recreation Survey Report (.pdf)
  • Appendix E: Description of Passes in Washington (.pdf)
  • Appendix F: Overview of State and Federal Land Management Agencies (.pdf)
  • Appendix G: Recreation Fee Systems – State Case Studies (.pdf)
  • Appendix H: Holistic Look at Exemptions and Reduced-Fees in US (.pdf)
  • Appendix I: Evaluation Criteria/Tool for Exemptions (.pdf)
  • Appendix J: 2018 Draft Budget Proviso on Recreational Access (.pdf)

Roadmap To Washington's Future

• Road Map to Washington’s Future: Project Overview (pdf)
• Road Map Phase I Report (pdf)
• A Road Map to a Fiscally and Environmentally Sustainable Future (pdf)
• Volume 1: A Road Map to Washington’s Future: Final Report (pdf)
• Executive Summary: Road Map To Washington’s Future Final Report (pdf)
• Volume 2: Road Map to Washington’s Future: Workshop Summaries (pdf)
• Volume 3: Road Map to Washington’s Future: Volume 3   (pdf)
• Volume 4: A Road Map to Washington’s Future: Formal Letters Sent to Project Team (pdf)
• Open House Presentation: Road Map Open House Presentation PowerPoint Slides (pdf)

Shared Salmon Strategy Assessment

• The Shared Strategy for Puget Sound Summary (pdf) (750 KB)
• The Shared Strategy for Puget Sound Full Report (pdf) (3MB)

Snohomish Health District

• Snohomish Health District Situation Assessement (pdf) (2 MB)

Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health

• WA ACH Initial Brief (pdf) (961 KB)

Spirit Lake

• Read the Situation Assessment for the Long-term Management of Spirit Lake/Toutle-Cowlitz River System (pdf)

Surplus Salmon

• Final Report (pdf) (3 MB)

Tri-Cities Governance

• Phase 1 of the Tri-Cities Governance Study (pdf) (600 KB)
• Phase 2 of the Tri-Cities Governance Study (pdf) (509 KB)

Voluntary Stewardship Program

WSU Impact Report:

• Voluntary Stewardship Program Impact Report

Progress Reports:

• Voluntary Stewardship Program Overview (pdf) (2.2 MB)
• Final Report 2010 (pdf) (2 MB)
• Update to Washington State Legislature 2009 (pdf) (1 MB)
• Second Interim Report 2008 (pdf) (2 MB)
• First Interim Report 2007 (pdf) (3 MB)

Foundational Texts:

• Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1886 (pdf) (121 KB)
  Legislation that creates the Voluntary Stewardship Program.
• Substitute Senate Bill 5248 (pdf) (21 KB)
  Legislation which directs the William D. Ruckelshaus Center on the Agriculture and Critical Area Project.
• Substitute Senate Bill 6520 (pdf) (18 KB)
  Legislation which directs the William D. Ruckelshaus Center on the Agriculture and Critical Areas Project.
• Substitute Senate Bill 5248 Bill Excerpts (pdf) (28 KB)
  Highlights the specific tasks assigned to the Center by the Legislation.
• Letter from Governor Gregoire and the WA State Legislature (pdf) (600 KB) Letter from the Governor, Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Republican Leader and the House Minority Leader regarding Senate Substitute Bill 5248.
• Letter to Governor Gregoire and WA State Legislators from Ag CA Committee October 12, 2010 (pdf) (660 KB)
• Letter to Governor Gregoire and WA State Legislators from Ag CA Committee April 20, 2011 (pdf) (419 KB)
• Adopted Ground Rules (pdf) (42 KB)
  Adopted ground rules for the Agriculture and Critical Areas Project Committee.

Walla Walla Water Initiative

• Revisiting Many Waters: An Evaluation of the Walla Walla Water Management Initiative (pdf) (1 MB)
• Insights on Design and Implementation from Innovative Water Management Efforts (pdf) (776 KB)
• Managing Many Waters: An Assessment of Capacities for Implementing Water and Fish Improvements in the Walla Walla Basin (pdf) (552 KB)
• Walla Walla Evaluation Overview (pdf) (144 KB)

Washington State Coastal Resiliency

• Read the Assessment Report (pdf)
• Read the Executive Summary (pdf)

Washington Water Acquisition Program

• Of Water and Trust: A Review of the Washington Water Acquisition Program (pdf) (329 KB)

Water Resource Administration & Funding Task Force

• Report to the Washington State Governor & Legislature 2004 (pdf)
  (685 KB)