We have known for some time that one or more chemicals in our stormwater runoff kills Coho salmon, but haven’t known which specific chemical to blame. Now, we do. Teams of scientists from Washington State University (WSU), the University...
Imagine you are a Coho salmon. You were born in a gravely nest called a redd in Longfellow Creek, a small stream that flows through a West Seattle neighborhood into the Duwamish River and then into Puget Sound. Coho fry....
I look forward to the day when we don’t have to say “Leave nothing behind but your footprints”. At some point, corporations will stop selling us plastic packaging and people will clean up after themselves. Until then, we need focused...
It’s been a big weekend in the Salish Sea! After enduring the full month of August without Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) encounters, September came and the party began. A new baby orca joined J Pod on Thursday! Then the...
Want to cruise Lake Union in a kayak for free and help clean it up at the same time? Try volunteering to join Puget Soundkeeper on their Kayak Patrols. This program was offline this spring due to Covid-19, but they...
On a cold, dark, and mercifully dry night in October 2019, I ventured out with a team of two other Puget Soundkeeper volunteers to Fourmile Rock in Elliott Bay at low tide to deploy mussels. I’m pretty sure they were...
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...
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...
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