Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Fund: Restoring habitat critical to the recovery of Puget Sound salmon
![Still image screenshot from the video about the Puget Sound Aquisition and Restoration program, showing Dave Herrera, member of the Skokomish Indian Tribe, policy director for the Skokomish Department of Natural Resources, and co-vice chair of the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council and Puget Sound Partnership Ecosystem Coordination Board, walking near the Skokomish River, with the title of the video overlaid in white lettering, "Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Fund: restoring habitat critical to the recovery of Puget Sound salmon and building community."](https://makingwaves.psp.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/PSARVideoStill2-1024x576.jpg)
The Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) program was created in 2007 to help carry out the most important habitat protection and restoration projects for Puget Sound. PSAR projects restore habitat key to the survival of Puget Sound salmon populations.
Making Waves Conversations: PUGET SOS Act and federal actions for Puget Sound recovery
![Photo of Southern Resident orcas swimming Puget Sound waters. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Office.](https://makingwaves.psp.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/16532520889_d2fc92523c_o-1024x680.jpg)
In this interview, Ahren Stroming, special assistant for federal affairs at the Puget Sound Partnership, discusses the PUGET SOS Act, the increase in funding for Puget Sound recovery, and other recent federal actions.
Travelling exhibit aims to get kids hooked on plankton
![A student looks at a part of the plankton exhibit at Highline College's MaST Center Aquarium. The display says, "Plankton/Not Plankton" with red buttons below photos of microscopic plants and animals, so that attendees can choose which ones are plankton and which are not. Photo credit: Wes Koseki.](https://makingwaves.psp.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1.20_Plankton_Pictured-Sarah-GelleCredit-Wes-Koseki-1024x683.jpg)
One of the most common lifeforms in the ocean is one you might not think about very often: plankton. A new travelling exhibit reveals the dynamic and captivating worlds of plankton that exist in our waters.