January 17, 2018

By Heather Cole, Puget Sound Community Relations Manager at The Nature Conservancy Puget Sound is home to 17 major river systems. These rivers and floodplains are our region’s lifeblood. They are home to our salmon, our tribal partners, our cities and our farmers.  Developing an integrated approach that supports these multiple interests builds thriving communities

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January 10, 2018

Individuals from WDFW, NOAA, Tulalip Tribes, and Snohomish County along with the Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP) staff created the Snohomish Salmon story map, a web-based storytelling tool that communicates the importance of estuaries to salmon in Puget Sound. The Snohomish Salmon story map shows the geography, history, and data collected in the Snohomish estuary

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January 4, 2018

Stormwater may be Puget Sound’s most well-known pollutant, and at the same time its least known. Washington state recognizes stormwater as Puget Sound’s largest source of toxic contaminants, but scientists have a tough time answering these basic questions: What is stormwater, exactly, and what does it do? Read more at the Puget Sound Institute’s magazine, Salish

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December 22, 2017

National Estuary Program has provided $25.2 million for state, local, tribal projects SEATTLE – The Northwest office of the Environmental Protection Agency announced today that through its National Estuary Program it is providing $25.2 million in grant funds to state, local and tribal Puget Sound recovery and conservation efforts. “A healthy Puget Sound is vital

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October 30, 2017

A new Shoreline Armoring Implementation Strategy that aims to reduce shoreline armoring in Puget Sound is ready for public review and input. The Habitat Strategic Initiative team developed the strategy in partnership with the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Puget Sound Partnership, Puget Sound Institute, and an Interdisciplinary Team

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September 22, 2017

The Habitat Strategic Initiative team is excited to announce our first informational webinar! Part of our goal is to help connect people across Puget Sound with tools and information that can help them in their work to protect and restore Puget Sound. We’ll host occasional presentations and workshops to highlight innovative tools, methods, partnerships, and

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