Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Washington State’s Puget Sound could face previously unknown earthquake risks, according to a new study that has pinned down the date of an ancient earthquake using tree rings and the radiation left by a mysterious cosmic force

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Read the full story from the University of Washington. The release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas responsible for almost a quarter of global warming, is being studied around the world, from Arctic wetlands to livestock feedlots.

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Washington Nature

JUNE 15, 2023

This results in toxic contaminants washing from these surfaces into waterways, making stormwater the leading cause of toxic pollutants in Puget Sound. From left to right: Puget Sound region, Seattle, Kirkland, and the Eastside, and Seattle's Laurelhurst Neighborhood. Maps: GeoSyntec Consultants.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The marsh and distant Puget Sound waters came in and out of sight as I hiked through the sunlight and shadows, arriving on a sandy beach. While the Puget Sound may be known for its rocky beaches, I wanted to explore why the beach was sandy here, and along many other Puget Sound shorelines.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

New science has shown that toxic chemicals used in car tires are entering the waterways in Puget Sound, and directly threatening native salmon populations. ” — Jessie Israel, Director of Puget Sound Conservation at TNC. . The good news is: Nature can help. “ You feel like you’re in a park. ”

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

It’s clear this victory for wild salmon, orcas, and Puget Sound belongs to no one person or group. After the net pens are removed, 130 acres of Puget Sound will be natural again. . Washington state banned net pen aquaculture in state-owned waters, a decision that will protect native fish species.

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Washington Nature

AUGUST 29, 2023

We stood side by side with our key partners on the project—the Stillaguamish Tribe, the Tulalip Tribes and the WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife—to talk about the benefits of estuary restoration at Port Susan Bay and zis a ba II, and the impact it will have for people and Puget Sound Chinook salmon recovery.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

These trees help clean the water flowing into streams, rivers and Puget Sound, help purify the air we breathe, beautify our neighborhoods—and so much more. The tool has incorporated the high-resolution tree canopy data produced by Davey Resource Group for the Central Puget Sound Region’s urban areas. View the recording.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 7, 2022

by Grace Lee Kang, freelance writer What do wheeled luggage, wearable breast pumps, and a tool mapping the most polluted spots in Puget Sound have in common? Just one acre of pavement can discharge up to one million gallons of polluted runoff into Puget Sound each year. Water, Water Everywhere. Photo by Hannah Letinich.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 18, 2022

Here are a few highlights from the FY2022 spending bill: Puget Sound Puget Sound recovery will receive an increase in funding this year through a combination of regular budget appropriations and the infrastructure bill. Barnum Point on Camano Island looks out over Port Susan Bay in Puget Sound, Washington.

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Despite their array of benefits, functioning estuary habitat has declined across Puget Sound, with critical species and local communities feeling the impact. Where the freshwater of the Stillaguamish River meets the seawater of Puget Sound lies an expanse of estuarine tidal marsh. In 2019, just 500 fish returned.

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

by Bob Carey, Director of Strategic Partnerships I recently volunteered on a restoration project up near Marblemount along the upper Skagit River, about 75 miles from Puget Sound. Learn more about our puget sound work. Banner photo by Bridget Besaw

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By Caitlin Magel, research scientist at UW-Tacoma's Puget Sound Institute Catalyzing Innovation in Stormwater Solutions The iconic rain of the Puget Sound region creates problems when it hits the streets and other impervious surfaces that characterize this highly developed urban landscape. How could the tool be applied?

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Washington Nature

JUNE 8, 2021

For example, over the past 10 years, the Puget Sound Restoration Fund has worked with partners to restore 100 acres of Olympia oyster habitat in the Puget Sound. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife), scientists, industry, conservation organizations and community members have come together to restore oyster beds.

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Washington Nature

AUGUST 10, 2021

Natural shorelines with bluffs, like this one at Barnum Point on Camano Island, are important for feeding sediment into Puget Sound. This legislation includes game-changing investments in fish passage, community-based habitat restoration, Puget Sound recovery and Pacific salmon habitat restoration. Photo by Benj Drummond.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 14, 2021

From the Duwamish River Valley to Kent neighborhoods to Tacoma parks and streets to streams and shorelines around the Sound, Sarah Low, Tahmina Martelly, Whitney Neugebauer and Paulina Lopez are building community and restoring our world. Whitney Neugebauer, Whale Scout. © Heather Van Steenburgh.

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Washington Nature

OCTOBER 2, 2023

  © Martha Kongsgaard In recognition of Martha's commitment to protecting the natural world, former Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire appointed her to the inaugural board of the Puget Sound Partnership in 2007. She communicated with boards, engaged with Tribes, and spoke with communities on the Puget Sound.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 18, 2023

Estuarine marshes are critical habitat—without them, Chinook salmon in Puget Sound will not recover. In Puget Sound, there is an extreme deficit of functioning estuary habitat that is severely impacting not just salmon, but a host of other wildlife and the human communities that rely on them. Port Susan Bay Preserve.

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Washington Nature

MAY 11, 2022

The Climate Tree Species Guide provides a quick three-page suitability reference for over 180 tree species and each tree suitability for the changing climate of the Puget Sound region. In the Puget Sound region warmer temperatures and altered precipitation patterns are projected to increase.

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Washington Nature

MAY 21, 2021

By Beth Geiger, freelance writer When Mathis Messager went around Puget Sound streets with his sci-fi looking ray gun, few of the curious people who spotted him would have guessed his real purpose: to help save Puget Sound’s iconic orcas. The more pavement, the more runoff. © Phil Green/TNC.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Now, we have a snapshot of this IFM work, thanks to the Puget Sound Institute, which just completed a “Synthesis of Integrated Floodplain Management in Selected Puget Sound River Deltas.” Over the Snohomish River basin, looking up the Snoqualmie River. Photo by Paul Joseph Brown/LightHawk.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Kathy Fletcher, a biologist who developed the first Puget Sound Management Plan and founded People for Puget Sound, also received an award for her activism during TNC in Washington’s birthday celebration. Being honored on the same stage as Frank reminded Mike of the power of individuals to protect our shared resources.

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Washington Nature

JUNE 28, 2023

Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) uses organic soils and native vegetation among other tools to filter pollution from runoff before it reaches rivers, lakes, and Puget Sound. Thankfully, we have a solution: treat it with compost! From car tires to our local waterways, research has shown that 6PPD is toxic to salmon.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Within Central Puget Sound, a collaborative of cross-sector representatives is seeking to address similar challenges, particularly within the green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) field. Workforce development is key to Implementing green stormwater infrastructure at the pace and scale necessary to meet the current needs of Puget Sound.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 6, 2022

Olympia oysters are the only native oyster found in Puget Sound and along the Washington Coast. Once seasoned, these shells will be used by PSRF to expand their Olympia oyster restoration efforts in the Puget Sound. © Courtney Baxter/TNC. © Courtney Baxter/TNC. Learn more about the SOAR program.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The shrinking Mississippi River has hobbled the most efficient channel for moving US soybeans onto world markets, prompting a pivot to alternatives from Puget Sound to Texas to the Great Lakes. Read the full story from Bloomberg.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 11, 2024

Port Susan Bay features some of the finest estuarine habitat in Puget Sound, supporting a diverse array of birds, salmon, and marine life. Explore the stunning landscapes while appreciating the region's rich history. Port Susan Bay Preserve Member fieldtrip to Port Susan Bay. Photo: The Nature Conservancy.

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

A healthier Puget Sound, cleaner waters and help for salmon The Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program protects and restores 28 estuaries around the country, including the Puget Sound and Columbia River Basin. ” — Rep. ” — Rep. Derek Kilmer (WA-06). Senator Cantwell and Rep.

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Major thanks to the Native-owned consulting firm, The Whitener Group, Jennifer Whitener Ulrich as the voice of Indian Country 101, and Jessie Israel, Director of Puget Sound Conservation at TNC Washington for their 3-year dedication to developing this course.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By Ericka Hegeman, GIS Research Scientist at UW EarthLab Catalyzing Innovation in Stormwater Solutions The iconic rain of the Puget Sound region creates problems when it hits the streets and other impervious surfaces that characterize this highly developed urban landscape. What research tool was utilized or developed?

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By Robinson Low and Darby Swayne, graduate students at UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs Catalyzing Innovation in Stormwater Solutions The iconic rain of the Puget Sound region creates problems when it hits the streets and other impervious surfaces that characterize this highly developed urban landscape.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 20, 2022

GRIT, or Greening Research in Tacoma (nicknamed “ Grit City ”), is also the name of a new, collaborative research project that TNC has embarked on with Tacoma Tree Foundation , the Environment & Well-Being Lab at the University of Washington , and the City of Tacoma with funding from Puget Sound Partnership.

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Washington Nature

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Chinook stocks in the Stillaguamish River are some of the weakest in the Puget Sound, which has resulted in fishery closures in the Sound as well as in the Gulf of Alaska. Digging a connected network of channels will help fish to access the site, improve fresh and saltwater flow, and allow marsh vegetation to thrive.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 9, 2021

Over the last couple of years, the Conservancy’s Puget Sound Cities team has collaborated with partners throughout the Sound to support our urban tree canopy through planting, preserving and maintaining trees at residences, parks, schools and restoration sites.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 26, 2023

An excavator reshapes estuary channels along Puget Sound. A team of TNC scientists, restoration practitioners, land stewards, and community partners were compelled to enter a second phase of restoration to improve the fish and wildlife habitat and climate resilience by creating deep, interconnected channels. Photo: Julie Morse.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 21, 2023

Coastal and Puget Sound communities are experiencing the impacts of King Tides being compounded by severe, climate-driven storms, resulting in flooding and damage. Credit: Hannah Letinich/TNC This year we’ve seen progress with legislators taking climate resilience as a serious priority.

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Two of our volunteer trustees , Doug Reed and Maud Daudon, recently wrote an Op-Ed in the Puget Sound Business Journal calling on their fellow business and community leaders in the Seattle area to “walk the talk” on their own corporate climate commitments by advocating for this rare opportunity directly with policymakers.

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