Welcome to Making Waves, the Puget Sound Partnership’s online magazine!
Dear partners,
Our second issue of Making Waves features three conversations about Puget Sound recovery, climate change, environmental justice, and infrastructure, and a story about the collaboration and coalition-building of Puget Sound Day on the Hill. We’re launching this issue of the magazine in advance of this year’s online Puget Sound Days on the Hill, a series of events, starting Friday, April 23, and hosted by the Partnership and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, that brings together a diverse coalition to advocate for federal investment in salmon recovery and Puget Sound restoration.
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Laura Blackmore
Executive Director, Puget Sound Partnership
Puget Sound Day on the Hill: Bringing federal attention to Puget Sound
For the last six years, the Puget Sound Partnership and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission have held an event that draws attendees from around the Puget Sound region and across
Making Waves Conversations: Anji Moraes
Laura Blackmore, executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership, speaks with Anji Moraes, senior program officer at Vulcan Inc. They discuss salmon recovery, the removal of obsolete dams in the Pacific Northwest, and how infrastructure can help with salmon recovery and climate change adaptation. This interview was recorded on March 23, 2021.
Making Waves Conversations: Governor Jay Inslee
Laura Blackmore, executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership, speaks with Governor Jay Inslee. In their conversation, they discuss the important connections between climate change, Puget Sound recovery, and environmental justice. This interview was recorded on March 8, 2021.
Making Waves Conversations: David Troutt
Laura Blackmore, executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership, speaks with David Troutt, natural resources director for the Nisqually Indian Tribe. In their conversation, they discuss salmon recovery, climate change, and moving I-5 off the Nisqually Delta. This interview was recorded on February 25, 2021.
Orca Recovery Day brings people together for collective action
https://youtu.be/27jimS0QtoI The Southern Resident orcas that call Puget Sound home are critically endangered. For the last few years, Washington Conservation Districts—along with dozens of non-profit and agency partners—have provided folks
Puget Sound is losing its kelp, but there’s a plan to save it
Did you know that some kelp species are among the largest of all seaweeds? And did you know Washington state is home to 22 species of kelp, which means there
Restoring a natural shoreline brings both people and fish back to Bowman Bay
https://youtu.be/nPrN8GY-W00 In 2017, the Northwest Straits Foundation, Skagit Marine Resources Committee, Washington State Parks, and Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group completed a restoration project at the beach at Bowman Bay in
How our sense of place can help us restore Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a unique place. It’s one of the largest estuaries in the nation, a mix of freshwater from rivers and streams and saltwater from the Pacific. Iconic wildlife
Puget Sound Recovery Community Spotlight Stories
RESOURCES AND UPDATES FROM AROUND THE PUGET SOUND RECOVERY COMMUNITY
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
Coastal Restoration Fund: Projects in British Columbia
The Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program
EPA
LOCAL INTEGRATING ORGANIZATIONS (LIOs)
Local Integrating Organizations overview
San Juan Action Agenda Oversight Group
South Central Action Area Caucus Group
Puyallup-White River Watershed
Alliance for a Healthy South Sound
West Sound Partners for Ecosystem Recovery
Hood Canal Coordinating Council
Strait Ecosystem Recovery Network
NORTHWEST INDIAN FISHERIES COMMISSION
Economic relief keeps Lummi Seafood Market’s doors open
Low chum returns shorten fisheries, reduce egg take
Tribes ask Seattle City Light for a fish passage study of Skagit River dams
Kilisut Harbor/Oak Bay finally reconnected
NORTHWEST STRAITS INITIATIVE
Northwest Straits Foundation Marine and Nearshore Restoration Projects
PUGET SOUND ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM (PSEMP)
Project Spotlight: Juvenile Salmonids Monitoring
Project Spotlight: Prioritization of Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Project Spotlight: Marine Waters Overview Report 2019
Project Spotlight: Avian Habitat Suitability
Project Spotlight: 2021 Nearshore Summit
Project Spotlight: Fundamental Environmental Contextual Metrics Dashboard (product in development)
PUGET SOUND INFO
PUGET SOUND INSTITUTE
PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP BLOG
Puget Sound Partnership credits will fund nearshore conservation
City of Marysville’s focus on green infrastructure produces multiple benefits
RECENT VITAL SIGN UPDATES
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OF THE PUGET SOUND NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM
Strategic Initiatives of the Puget Sound National Estuary Program blog
WASHINGTON INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL
Washington Invasive Species Council website
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Critical areas adaptive management training workshops
Hazard Mitigation Integration Plan Resource Handbook
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Environmental Justice at Ecology
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project
Duckabush Estuary Restoration Project
Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP)
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Washington Shellfish Safety Map
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
South Puget Sound Kelp Loss
McNeil Island Shoreline Restoration
DNR Aquatic Reserves
WASHINGTON STATE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE
WASHINGTON STORMWATER CENTER
Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams
