Approaching the Funding Cliff: What Happens When BIL Expires?
The makings of an engineered log jam on the Elwha River. Credit: Tiffany Royal/NWIFC The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) was passed to provide transformative funding spread across five years to address long-standing infrastructure, environmental, and climate challenges. BIL was signed into law in 2021, funding started flowing in 2022, and it is scheduled to phase […]
Nora Nickum’s New Children’s Book, Twelve Daring Grays
In January, the Puget Sound Partnership facilitated an interview with Nora Nickum, the vice president of conservation programs and partnerships at the Seattle Aquarium. In this role, she manages two teams: policy experts advocating for better protection of the ocean and field scientists studying the local marine environment. Outside of work, Nora is a children’s […]
Community Highlight: Serve Ethiopians Washington
Over 50 volunteers gathered on Green Seattle Day to plant trees and shrubs with Serve Ethiopians Washington. Credit: Adonai Kebede One windy and cold October Saturday, almost 50 Seattleites zipped up their rain jackets, put on gardening gloves, and gathered at Be’er Sheva Park. Serve Ethiopians Washington (SEW) rallied the group to plant trees in […]