Re-posted from Puget Sound Partnership From food to festivals to beach-walks, Washington Shellfish Week is celebrating all things shellfish. The Pacific Shellfish Growers Association is kicking off Washington Shellfish Week by compiling a variety of events. Festivities started April 15 and go through April 21. Puget Sound is now off limits to vessel sewage discharge Year
The Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, April 4-6 2018, is a fantastic opportunity to learn about the latest work researching and managing the Salish Sea Ecosystem. The Strategic Initiative Leads and partners developing Implementation Strategies are contributing in a number of ways to this event. Check out what we are doing below and stop by to
2018 ESRP Grant Competition is Open The Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP) recently launched its 2018 grant competition! This grant program wants to hear about exciting project ideas being proposed around Puget Sound. ESRP is an important partner funding the implementation of restoration and protection actions aligned with the Shoreline Armoring and Estuaries Implementation Strategies. This
Re-posted: written by Christopher Dunagan in the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound As the region’s population grows, scientists say we can expect to see increasing amounts of nitrogen and other elements flowing into Puget Sound. Known as “nutrients” these elements are naturally occurring and even necessary for life, but officials worry that nutrients from wastewater and
Overview: This project establishes the foundation to monitor, assess, and report information regarding the footprint and performance metrics for functional and degradation of floodplains. The result will be a map of baseline conditions across all major rivers in Puget Sound. What we are doing: In an effort to improve our strategic investments towards floodplain protection and
Written by Derrick Nunnally, Puget Sound Institute As wildlife managers work to recover Puget Sound’s diminished Chinook population, a proposed white paper is expected to review the impacts of some of the salmon’s chief predators. The study would include a section on potential management of seals and sea lions, prompting open discussion of a long taboo subject: Could officials seek
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