Bring on the hand sanitizer! OMG. Those of you who drive across the 520 Bridge that connects Seattle to its eastern suburbs know that when the mountain is out, you can get an absolutely astounding view from mid-span on the […]
Time for a mind-bender! If someone asked you to show them a map of the oceans, you would probably rely on what you learned back in elementary school to select something that looks like this: Seven continents. Seven oceans. North […]
In case you didn’t know, the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKWs) are on the Endangered Species list. They are on it for a reason. According to the Center for Whale Research, as of December 2019, there are only 73 of […]
Ready to talk geology? In order to understand the biology of a place, you have to understand a little bit about the underlying geology of a place. All of what follows is a gross oversimplification because that is what you […]
In February, 2010, the “Salish Sea” name was formally announced, capping a naming effort that began in 1971. Governing bodies within the First Nations of British Columbia, Province of British Columbia, Canada, Washington State Tribes …
On December 13th, the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance put out an urgent call for help cleaning up the remains of a polystyrene dock support that had washed ashore and disintegrated on a beach just north of Saltwater State Park. 24 hours […]
Ask people in Seattle where they live and they might say “the Pacific Northwest” or “the Puget Sound”. Very few people will say “the Salish Sea”. Why? Most people have not heard of it yet. In March 2019, a survey […]
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