Puget Sound
Scientist shares expertise with Puget Sound pollution
If you want a good idea of what kinds of pollution are lurking in Puget Sound, and whether to worry about them, talking to Lincoln Loehr would be a good place to start.
Date: 05/22/2012 | Local News
Puget Sound can't cure itself
Viewpoints: With commitment, we can restore our waters
Date: 04/21/2012 | Commentary
Federal boat bought with fishing fines used for fun
BOSTON -- A luxury undercover boat purchased with fines collected from fishermen was used by federal fishery police to visit dockside restaurants with friends and for high-speed "pleasure cruising," according to documents released Friday.
Date: 02/18/2012 | Nation & World
Mussels gauge sea's health
Volunteers gather samples for crucial testing
Date: 02/04/2012 | Local News
So many sea lions
As population soars, so do fights over salmon (gallery)
Date: 02/03/2012 | Local News
Reward offered to solve sea lion killings
SEATTLE -- Federal authorities aren't sure yet who shot several sea lions in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks, but a conservation group has offered up $10,000 for information that helps convict the perpetrators.
Date: 01/31/2012 | Northwest
8 sea lions found dead, apparently shot
SEATTLE -- Washington wildlife officials say 8 sea lions have been found dead in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks — all apparently shot.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Northwest
Lawsuit filed over Navy use of sonar
SEATTLE -- Conservationists and Indian tribes are suing over the Navy's expanded use of sonar in training exercises off the Washington, Oregon and California coasts, saying the noise can harass and kill whales and other marine life.
Date: 01/26/2012 | Local News
Digging in the dirt
EdCC environmental anthropology students plant trees
Date: 01/09/2012 | Local News
Free lectures detail wonders of local waters
Snohomish County's volunteer Beach Watchers are offering another free evening lecture series about the wonders and challenges of our local waters.
Date: 12/17/2011 | Life
Despite cleanup, creosote toxins common in our waters
EVERETT -- Perhaps the biggest surprise in a recent study of pollution in Puget Sound and other waterways was the amount of toxic material from wood soaked with creosote, a state official said.
Date: 11/08/2011 | Local News
Study tracks pollutants in waterways
OLYMPIA -- There's more information now than ever about how pollution gets into Puget Sound and other waterways of Western Washington, thanks to a recently completed five-year study.
Date: 11/04/2011 | Local News
The world in your hands
Everett event will show you things you can do to help planet
Date: 10/25/2011 | Life
Explore ‘The Invisible Shoreline’ at Beach Watchers talk Oct. 5
In the Maritime Northwest, every time you walk along a saltwater shoreline, you are surrounded by things you can't see: tiny plants, animals, other creatures and processes you would never know much about if it weren't for John Williams, producer of the award-winning TV series
Date: 09/24/2011 | Life
Talk on Salish Sea kicks off lecture series
The Salish Sea is the official name of the inland sea that includes Puget Sound, Georgia Strait and the Strait of Juan de Fuca as well as Port Susan, Possession Sound, Tulalip Bay and Port Gardner.
Date: 09/05/2011 | Life
Monroe students learn about impacts from the street to the sea
MONROE -- You may live in Monroe, but your actions still affect local bays and waterways.That's what middle school and high school students learned earlier this month during a science camp at Monroe High School.
Date: 08/18/2011 | Local News
7 to avoid
Which local seafood has high levels of toxins (photo gallery)
Date: 07/21/2011 | Local News
Unusual dolphin sighting in south Puget Sound
OLYMPIA -- One or two dolphins common to the waters of Southern California have been spotted in Puget Sound since early June near Olympia. A biologist with the Cascadia Research Collective in Olympia, Annie Douglas, told The Olympian it's very unusual.
Date: 06/21/2011 | Northwest
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