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 A major oil spill could wipe out killer whales in Puget Sound

A major oil spill could wipe out killer whales in Puget Sound

Posted by Tom Bancroft at Apr 26, 2012 03:00 AM |

04/27/2012: This realization hit me hard in the midst of a recent meeting as I was listening with other scientists to a presentation on the recovery of resident killer whales in Prince William Sound in Alaska.

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It's time again - Storming the Sound Central/West

Posted by Franziska McKay at Mar 16, 2012 04:50 PM |

3/18/2012: You’ll want to be there when Puget Sound educators gather this month at Storming the Sound IslandWood to learn, network, eat and explore together.

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Everything has its place

Everything has its place

Posted by Franziska McKay at Feb 29, 2012 10:38 AM |

For years, People For Puget Sound has been protecting Puget Sound and the Northwest Straits as a special place. Are there even more special places within this special place? Increasingly, marine ecosystems throughout the world are being managed in accordance with the concepts of Marine Spatial Planning.

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REEF in Puget Sound - Citizen Science Underwater

REEF in Puget Sound - Citizen Science Underwater

Posted by David Todd at Feb 13, 2012 04:15 PM |

It's like Birding, Underwater, with Fish! Over 700 of your NW neighbors are actively monitoring our marine life from below. Find out more about it and how you can join them.

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Outreach and Enablement at this Year's Lobby Day

Outreach and Enablement at this Year's Lobby Day

Posted by David Todd at Feb 08, 2012 12:06 PM |

First Timer Robert Franco -Tayar joined 299 other Citizen Lobbyists in Olympia at this years Legislative Lobby Day.

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What’s So Great about Native Plants?

What’s So Great about Native Plants?

Posted by David Todd at Jan 31, 2012 12:40 PM |

Why do we care about native plants vs "invasives?" Why do we plant one and yank the other? Sound Steward Katrina Beach explains the unique value of natives to the entire ecosystem.

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How Mushrooms Can Help Save the Sound

Posted by David Todd at Jan 19, 2012 11:55 AM |

Restoration Ecologist Rachel Benbrook explains the new science of using mushroom mycelia to remediate toxins and restore soil quality.

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People Power Needed In Olympia

People Power Needed In Olympia

Posted by David Todd at Jan 05, 2012 03:35 PM |

Advocacy Manager Rein Attemann rallies all of us to join Lobby Day 2012 and hold our legislators accountable to our environmental priorities in the face of unprecedented budget deficits.

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A New Day at Maury Island

A New Day at Maury Island

Posted by David Todd at Dec 12, 2011 01:40 PM |

People for Puget Sound Restoration Ecologist Dhira Brown explains the unique value and beauty of Maury Island Marine Park. Located on the site of a former gravel mine, MIMP is one of King County's newest parks and contains the County's longest stretch of intact shoreline and WA's largest Madrone forest.

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Gray Whale’s Death a Wakeup Call About Plastics

Gray Whale’s Death a Wakeup Call About Plastics

Posted by David Todd at Nov 30, 2011 03:25 PM |

Guest blogger Robin Lindsey describes her experience with the young gray whale that beached itself in West Seattle last year with over 20 plastic bags in it's stomach.

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I am a Rain Garden Hero!

I am a Rain Garden Hero!

Posted by David Todd at Nov 15, 2011 02:50 PM |

People for Puget Sound Education and Outreach Intern Branda DesChamps writes about the rain garden program and how every one of us can make a difference.

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Sound & Vision: People Working near the Boundary

Sound & Vision: People Working near the Boundary

Posted by Franziska McKay at Nov 08, 2011 04:10 PM |

Director Eric Becker blogs about his new documentary Sound & Vision which screens next Monday November 14 at the Olympia Film Festival.

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