March 9, 2020

This article is a re-post of an original story by Stacy Galleher with the WA Department of Ecology. Click here to view the original post. New research out of UW Tacoma is helping us learn more about pharmaceuticals and pollution in the water. New partnership with UW Tacoma researchers sampled 18 regions around Puget Sound.

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February 10, 2020

The Habitat SI hosted a webinar highlighting one of our grants advancing the Shoreline Armoring Implementation Strategy, Shoreline Monitoring Toolbox (NTA 2016-0119). 

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February 5, 2020

Puget Sound Partnership This article was originally posted on February 3rd, 2020 By the Puget Sound Partnership – The Social Science for the Salish Sea (S4) Planning Team An action-oriented research agenda to inform ecosystem recovery From snow caps to white caps, the Salish Sea includes the transboundary waters shared by Washington State’s Puget Sound

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January 14, 2020

Puget Sound Partnership This article was originally posted on January 2nd, 2020 By Laura Ferguson, Ecosystem Recovery Coordinator with the Puget Sound Partnership Sunlight Shores restored beach shoreline. Photo credit: Laura Ferguson. One seemingly straightforward habitat restoration project may take five years or more to finish. Take Leque Island, for example. The Leque Island estuary restoration

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January 9, 2020

The Stormwater and Habitat SI Leads hosted a workshop to identify solutions for land use planning issues in Puget Sound. The workshop pulled together representatives from diverse sector to discuss land use solutions that would have a large and meaningful impact on improving water quality and habitat conditions.

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December 19, 2019

The Strategic Initiative Leads for Habitat, Stormwater and Shellfish are pleased to share our FFY2019 Strategic Initiative Advisory Team (SIAT) Funding Recommendations and LIO-selected NTAs for National Estuary Program (NEP) Geographic Funds. Habitat SIAT Funding Recommendation Stormwater SIAT Funding Recommendation Shellfish SIAT Funding Recommendation Join us for the public Boards webinar from 10:30am-12:30pm on January

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