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Warning sign along the Swinomish Slough
. Photo courtesy of Fanew Lanew, Puget Sound "Silent Crisis" Flickr group. No matter where we live – from Bellingham to Olympia, Bremerton to Snoqualmie Pass, Seattle to Shelton – our daily actions are contaminating stormwater runoff with pollution. Learn more on the Puget Sound Starts Here web site.

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Partnership News

NEW! Dashboard Indicators identified to measure the health of Puget Sound
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July 30th, 2010: Bill Ruckelshaus Announces Retirement From the Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council.
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Public Listening Session Announced for America's Great Outdoors Initiative in Seattle. July 1, Franklin High School, 3013 South Mount Baker Blvd., Seattle, Washington, 98144
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Local orcas are having a baby boom -- but will it last?
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The Northwest Straits Initiative announced that it has completely removed lost and abandoned commercial fishing nets from 13 distinct locations in Puget Sound.
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Puget Sound restoration or protection projects started or completed since 2008.
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Low Impact Development

NEW! 2005 LID guidance manual for Puget Sound being updated
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The Partnership’s survey of the 36 local governments that received assistance under the LID Local Regulation Assistance Project is now available.
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Bioretention Soil Mix Review and Recommendations for Western Washington, a Technical Memorandum
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Stormwater and Low Impact Development
in Puget Sound
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Blogging Around the Sound

Education, Communication and Outreach Network (ECO Net) Blog
Can't get information fast enough? Keep up-to-date with posts from Kristen Cooley, Education and Outreach Manager for the Puget Sound Partnership

Stormwater and Low Impact Development Blog
Can't get information fast enough? Keep up-to-date with posts from Bruce Wulkan, Stormwater Program Manager for the Puget Sound Partnership

Washington Department of Ecology's ECOconnect
Promoting the wise management of our air, land and water for the benefit of current and future generations.

Watching Our Water Ways
a kitsapsun.com blog by Christopher Dunagan

Olympic Peninsula Environmental News
A gateway to environmental news, stories, events, opinion and projects from the Hood Canal to the Pacific Coast