Photo of the Week
Sunrise in Longbranch WA. Photo courtesy of David Montesino, Puget Sound "Silent Crisis" Flickr group. No matter where we live – from Bellingham to Olympia, Bremerton to Snoqualmie Pass, Seattle to Shelton – our daily actions are contaminating stormwater runoff with pollution. Learn more on the Puget Sound Starts Here web site.
Upcoming Events
DNR issues draft strategic plan
The Washington Department of Natural Resources has issued a draft strategic plan for its stewardship of public lands and will be holding public meetings.
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New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities
February 4 - 6, 2010, Seattle WA.
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Legislative Session
Puget Sound Priorities for 2010 Legislative Session
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Copper Brake Pad Fact Sheet
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Funding Opportunties
EPA Puget Sound Tribal Implementation
Assistance Grants
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Puget Sound Watershed Management Assistance Program Grants
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Puget Sound Outreach, Education, and Stewardship Program, Applications are due March 2
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Puget Sound Scientific Studies and Technical Investigations Assistance, Applications are
due March 2
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Federal Economic Stimulus Information
Governor praises work of Partnership, $16.5 million in salmon, Puget Sound recovery funding.
“The stimulus funds announced today by NOAA are a great win for Washington’s salmon recovery and Puget Sound restoration efforts. In early April, I endorsed and submitted requests for federal stimulus funds for habitat restoration grants across Washington state. Today we learned that Washington will receive $16.5 million, or nearly 10 percent of the funding awarded in this national competition."
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Partnership’s list of recommended economic stimulus projects
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Puget Sound Science Update
The Puget Sound Science Update will be the state-of-the-science document supporting the work of the Puget Sound Partnership to restore and protect the Puget Sound ecosystem.
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Partnership News
| Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel meeting February 9-10, 2010 READ MORE |
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| 2009 State of the Sound Report Available Now READ MORE |
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| Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council meeting at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge January 28 READ MORE |
Cleaning Up Puget Sound. KUOW.org 94.9 FM interview with David Dicks and Kathy Fletcher.
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An in-depth, candid conversation with KCTS 9's Enrique Cerna and Bill Ruckelshaus on Conversations
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Washington to cut stormwater pollution from highways
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Lisa Jackson, head of the EPA, talks about the Puget Sound Partnership on KPLU
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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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Low Impact Development
Registration is now open for the Washington State University / Puget Sound Partnership 2010 LID Technical Workshop Series. This four-part technical series provides the latest design guidelines, science, construction details, and practical experience necessary to properly design, build and maintain
LID practices.
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Partnership helps four local governments add LID to development and stormwater codes. 2009 LID Local Regulation Assistance Project.
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Bioretention Soil Mix Review and Recommendations for Western Washington, a Technical Memorandum
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Stormwater and Low Impact Development
in Puget Sound
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Blogging Around the Sound
Education, Communication and Outreach Network (ECO Net) Blog
Can't get information fast enough? Keep up-to-date with posts from Kristen Cooley, Education and Outreach Manager for the Puget Sound Partnership
Stormwater and Low Impact Development Blog
Can't get information fast enough? Keep up-to-date with posts from Bruce Wulkan, Stormwater Program Manager for the Puget Sound Partnership
Watching Our Water Ways
a kitsapsun.com blog by Christopher Dunagan
Olympic Peninsula Environmental News
A gateway to environmental news, stories, events, opinion and projects from the Hood Canal to the Pacific Coast