WA Supreme Court | No Grandfathering Polluters
It turns out that applying for a construction permit 10 years ago does not exempt you from current pollution standards. Supporting the Pollution Control Hearing Board,…
Habitat
Another Big Puget Sound Habitat Win | Feds Authorize $451M Restoration
Last week news broke that the Washington State federal delegation had secured authorization for $451 Million in Puget Sound habitat restoration. The Puget Sound work…
DNR Protects 3400 Acres of Dabob Bay
Outgoing Commissioner of Public Lands, Peter Goldmark, signed an important 11th hour executive — expanding the Dabob Bay protected areas by nearly 3400 Acres. We…
Federal Puget Sound Task Force Created
Yesterday’s big announcement in Seattle was the formation of a joint task force chartered with cleaning up and restoring Puget Sound. This task force, funded…
Columbia River Treaty | US ready to start
The US State Department has formally completed the process to initiate discussions to modernize the Columbia River Treaty. Now 50+ years old, the treaty has…
Restoration | Wallacut River Estuary
Another good story on the restoration of a small chunk of a small Columbia River tributary. The Columbia Land Trust, mitigation money from BPA, and…
Blob and Toxic Algae Linked
Toxicity, it’s what’s for dinner… The Blob has left it’s mark and it’s toxic algae, producing Domoic Acid. The money quotes from the report are:…
Oregon: Environmental DNA Used to Track Fish
Dr. Shaun Clements, research scientist for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, tests the waters of the upper Deschutes River for environmental DNA. Scientists…
Fir Island Farm Restoration Celebration
Yesterday marked the celebration of the Fir Island Farm habitat restoration in the Skagit Valley. Congratulations to all involved from the DFW, and the Nature…
Scientists Try Trapping To Halt Puget Sound’s European Crab Invasion
Incredible response from the team trying to assess and address the appearance of invasive green crabs in the bay east of Anacortes. Go team! Source:…