Photo of the Week
Guemes Channel Trail, Ship Harbor, Anacortes. 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.
Upcoming Events
Puget Sound Science Update work session
March 8 from 1-4 p.m. at the Waterfront Activities Center on UW campus, there will be work session for regional scientists to help contribute peer-reviewed scientific information for the Puget Sound Update. Topics include ecosystem indicators, status of the environment and human well being, ecosystem threats, and strategy effectiveness. To RSVP email actionagenda@psp.wa.gov
Tank Closure & Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement
The Department of Energy is holding a public hearing on the draft Tank Closure & Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement. March 8th,6pm at Seattle Center, NW Rooms, Lopez Room/305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA..
Employment Opportunity
Administrative Assistant Recruitment
This position provides high‐level support to a number of senior staff engaged in Action Agenda implementation. Applications due March 12.
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Oil Spill Policy Specialist
This position will assist with the implementation of our mission by helping maintain Washington’s vigilance in preventing, preparing and responding to oil spills in Puget Sound and other navigable waters. Applications Due March 18.
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Legislative Session
Puget Sound Priorities for 2010 Legislative Session
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Copper Brake Pad Fact Sheet
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Puget Sound Science Update
The Puget Sound Science Update will be the state-of-the-science document supporting the work of the Puget Sound Partnership to restore and protect the Puget Sound ecosystem.
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Partnership News
| Puget Sound Partnership Ecosystem Coordination Board meeting in Olympia March 5 READ MORE |
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| Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel meeting February 9-10, 2010 READ MORE |
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| 2009 State of the Sound Report Available Now READ MORE |
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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David Dicks testimony at the Joint Hearing on the Legislative Approaches to Protecting, Preserving, and Restoring Great Water Bodies.
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An in-depth, candid conversation with KCTS 9's Enrique Cerna and Bill Ruckelshaus on Conversations
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Washington to cut stormwater pollution from highways
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US Congress will provide $50 million next year to for the cleanup and restoration of Puget Sound, more than a 100% increase over the current year’s budget.
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Low Impact Development
Registration is now open for the Washington State University / Puget Sound Partnership 2010 LID Technical Workshop Series. This four-part technical series provides the latest design guidelines, science, construction details, and practical experience necessary to properly design, build and maintain
LID practices.
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Partnership helps four local governments add LID to development and stormwater codes. 2009 LID Local Regulation Assistance Project.
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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