http://pugetsound.org daily 1 2008-09-16T17:27:55Z http://pugetsound.org/blog/kf020210 The Puget Sound Partnership issued its first “State of the Sound” report today, but it leaves a critical question unanswered: are we on track to restore the Sound to health by the year 2020? No publisher kfletcher KF Blog 2010-02-03T06:00:19Z Blog Entry http://pugetsound.org/blog/orcas-flip-their-fins-too I thought Sunday would be a day of rest and recuperation after People For Puget Sound’s Harbor Lights gala auction and dinner Saturday night. What could possibly be better than lounging around, reading the papers, making a few phone calls? Superpod in Seattle! No publisher kfletcher KF Blog 2009-10-12T17:24:38Z Blog Entry http://pugetsound.org/blog/plastic-litter-global-plague Seattle voters rejected the disposable bag fee this week, but will we stop using disposable bags? When my husband and I got married in 1980, we went to Jamaica on our honeymoon, staying at a friend’s house in Montego Bay. One of the first things we did was to go to the market to stock up on food for the week. Fortunately, we had some local guidance—otherwise we would have gone to the market without an empty bottle for the cooking oil, or a cardboard box to put our groceries in. No publisher kfletcher KF Blog 2009-10-24T00:58:49Z Blog Entry http://pugetsound.org/blog/are-we-saving-the-sound-yet The Puget Sound Partnership’s Ecosystem Coordination Board (that’s the “stakeholder” group that advises the Partnership’s Leadership Council) met last week and talked about “big and bold” ideas to save the Sound. One of those ideas is actually to put our money where our mouth is. No publisher kfletcher KF Blog 2009-10-24T00:56:28Z Blog Entry http://pugetsound.org/blog/oil-spill-danger-just-went-up The state Department of Ecology has just announced deep budget cuts in their spill prevention and response programs. So even as we are feeling really good that there is a tugboat out at Neah Bay to make sure ships in trouble don’t end up causing an oil spill, spill risks are going up in other ways—because of fewer inspectors, less work on regulations and not enough spill response staff. In short, a small program already struggling with their big job just got smaller. No publisher kfletcher KF Blog 2009-07-23T19:53:08Z Blog Entry http://pugetsound.org/kathys-blog/062509clearwater 6/25/09 blog by Kathy Fletcher after visiting the Clearwater Commons low-impact development No publisher msato Land Use Salmon regulation Featured Restoration stormwater endangered species human health KF Blog Saving Puget Sound 2009-06-25T17:17:29Z Page http://pugetsound.org/kathys-blog/062209blog 6/22/09 blog by Kathy on what more a busy President might do No publisher msato KF Blog 2009-06-23T18:35:16Z Page http://pugetsound.org/kathys-blog/061809smp 6/18/09 blog by Al in Port Townsend about the 6/17 Jefferson Co shoreline hearing No publisher msato Featured regulation Shoreline KF Blog 2009-06-23T18:37:06Z Page http://pugetsound.org/kathys-blog/061209dicks 6/12/09 blog by Kathy Fletcher on the House subcommittee approval of $50 million for Puget Sound clean up No publisher msato Partnership Legislation Featured stormwater Saving Puget Sound KF Blog 2009-06-23T18:37:28Z Page http://pugetsound.org/kathys-blog/060809orca 6/8/09 blog by Kathy Fletcher on the state of the whales (1 response) No publisher msato orcas whales Marine life Featured orca whales endangered species KF Blog 2009-06-23T19:36:01Z Page http://pugetsound.org/kathys-blog/051606alblog 5/16/09 blog by Al Bergstein of Port Townsend No publisher msato Featured regulation Shoreline KF Blog 2009-06-18T22:26:06Z Page http://pugetsound.org/kathys-blog/050609blog 5/6/09 Without a long-term source of funding and tough, enforced regulations, Puget Sound will die. No publisher msato Activism Legislation Featured stormwater KF Blog Saving Puget Sound 2009-06-08T16:54:01Z Page http://pugetsound.org/kathys-blog/041009kfblog 4/10/09 April, the month of Magnuson Sound Legacy and Earth Month heroes No publisher msato Featured KF Blog 2009-05-07T04:58:23Z Page http://pugetsound.org/kathys-blog/031009blog 3/10/09 Kathy Fletcher on the rescue tug, print publications, and Earth Month's New Day Breakfast No publisher msato Fundraiser Featured Oil KF Blog volunteer 2009-04-10T21:53:42Z Page http://pugetsound.org/kathys-blog/022509kfblog 2/25/09 Kathy Fletcher reflects on a successful Lobby Day and the actions of the Action Agenda No publisher msato Oil Activism Legislation Featured stormwater KF Blog Saving Puget Sound 2009-03-11T00:16:41Z Page