The Puget Sound Partnership is a community effort of citizens, governments, tribes, scientists and businesses working together to restore and protect Puget Sound.
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- 1.800.54.SOUND
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- 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Agencies seek public’s help in curtailing spread of invasive snails in Capitol Lake.
Read the full release: http://wdfw.wa.gov/do/newreal/release.ph
Allen Pleus, WDFW aquatic invasive species coordinator, said less is known about the destructive potential of New Zealand mudsnails than about such species as ...zebra and quagga mussels, which cause millions of dollars in damage in other states each year.
“But we do know that these mudsnails multiply quickly and can crowd out native species,” said Allen Pleus, “Our immediate focus is on containing the current infestation and determining the full extent of infestation. Then we’ll explore our options for controlling or eradicating it.”
Measuring just an eighth of an inch, New Zealand mudsnails have also been detected in freshwater canals on the Long Beach Peninsula and in the lower portion of the Columbia River. They can live in either fresh or brackish water and can reproduce asexually, so it only takes one mudsnail to introduce the species to a new area, Pleus said.
“These tiny snails can be transported in a pant cuff, on boots, kayak equipment or in your dog’s foot pads or fur,” he said. “That’s why we need the public’s support in preventing the problem from spreading to other waters.”
Puget Sound Partnership Corps of Engineers to Begin Devising Ways to Restore Nearshore Habitats (Kitsap Sun)
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In cooperation with the state, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will identify projects to fund that will help fish being affected by the shoreline alterations.
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Under Water, Old Nets Are Silent Killers (Kitsap Sun)
Puget Sound Partnership Stimulus money funding sea floor gill nets cleanup. Old gill nets littering the sea floor are silent killers of the Puget Sound. (Seattle Times)
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Puget Sound Partnership Puget Sound returns to Nisqually Delta (King 5 TV)
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Tribal, environmental and government leaders celebrate the return of Puget Sound to a restored Nisqually Delta.
Puget Sound Partnership Governments, agencies work to save Puget Sound (American City and County) "Puget Sound is dying, and many of us don't realize that our own actions are contributing to its decline," said PSP Director David Dicks in a statement.
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More than 50 cities and counties in the Puget Sound region have joined with non-profit environmental protection groups to launch a public outreach campaign encouraging residents to end behaviors that contribute to pollution in Puget Sound.
Puget Sound Partnership Gov. Chris Gregoire and the state Department of Ecology announced Thursday five new clean-water construction projects that are ready to receive a total of $11.4 million in Recovery Act funding.
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OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire and the state Department of Ecology today announced five new clean-water construction projects that are ready to receive a total of $11.4 million in Recovery Act funding.The ...
Puget Sound Partnership Bill Would Create Office of Puget Sound (Kitsap Sun) U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, have introduced twin bills to create a new Office of Puget Sound within the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Cantwell and Dicks introduced bills on the matter.
Puget Sound Partnership The Center for Urban Waters, in collaboration with the Puget Sound Partnership and the UW College of the Environment, this week announced the launch of a new initiative, the Puget Sound Institute.
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The University of Washington Tacoma provides high-quality programs leading to bachelor's and master's degrees in arts and sciences, business administration, computer science, nursing, social work, education, and environmental science.
Puget Sound Partnership A restoration celebration (Tacoma News Tribune) The public is invited to celebrate the largest estuary restoration project in the Northwest next week at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
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Nov. 03, 2009 - The public is invited to celebrate the largest estuary restoration project in the Northwest next week at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
Puget Sound Partnership US Congress will provide $50 million next year to for the cleanup and restoration of Puget Sound, more than a 100% increase over the current year’s budget.
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OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire released the following statement today on the federal funding received for the Puget Sound Partnership’s Action Agenda to assist with clean up and restoration efforts of Puget ...
Puget Sound Partnership Seabird deaths due to algae bloom (Seattle Times) An overwhelming number of seabirds are dying due to toxic foam from an algae bloom off the Washington coast. The death toll — which could exceed 10,000 — is from a mysterious algae bloom still off the coast that has scientists and researchers worried and mystified.
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Puget Sound Partnership David Dicks, executive Director of the Puget Sound Partnership, briefed Port of Seattle Commissioners and participated in a roundtable discussion with them on Oct. 27, during which he described the progress of the Partnership in implementing its Action Agenda and how the Partnership and Port can work together to help clean up Puget Sound.
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Video of each public meeting is streamed live, and archive files are available for on-demand viewing within two days after each meeting. Scroll down to access recent meetings. All Port Commission public meetings are recorded and retained for public record.
Puget Sound Partnership Puget Sound Stormwater Monitoring Workshop: Designing a Monitoring Program for the Future. Tuesday, November 10 at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center Banquet Hall. Register online.
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Stormwater Work Group presents Puget Sound Stormwater Monitoring Workshop -- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 -- Federal Way, WA
Puget Sound Partnership Senator Cantwell visits salmon project (Skagit Valley Herald) “This is a very good project in probably the most important river system in the Puget Sound,” said David Dicks, executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership. “If we can’t get the Skagit River right, it ain’t going to happen anywhere.”
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