During the opening day of the Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecoystem Conference, I sat in on a talk by Joel Baker of the University of Washington-Tacoma.
Baker brought up some interesting points in his talk, “The Health of the Salish Sea”, including several that addressed problems with restoration. It is especially pertinent now as several huge [...]
By Sound News reporter Reisha Abolofia
Monday, during a Protecting Killer Whales session at the Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem Conference, Jason Wood spoke to explain the effects of anthropogenic noise on marine animals in the Salish Sea.
Wood began his presentation by describing the physical properties of water, where sound is the most reliable means of communication. [...]
I think one of the greatest things about living in Seattle is the multitude of personalities around the city. From Fremont to Queen Anne to Ballard, every neighborhood has a unique character and something new to offer. There is a place to satisfy every taste.
I never would have thought the Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem [...]
By Sound News reporter Christina Madden
As a follow-up to the three day science conference sponsored by the Puget Sound Partnership I was able to speak with Chris Townsend, special assistant to the executive director of the Puget Sound Partnership. Townsend shared his overall thoughts about the conference and was able to provide me with specific [...]
By Sound News reporter Scott Nordquist
Born into a fishing family, Dan Kowalski inherited his interest in salmon. Yet, he doesn’t emanate the same nostalgia for ‘the good old days’ shared by many Northwest fisherman. He discusses the future of local salmon in a strangely hopeful manner and radiates a genuine quality that makes you want [...]
By Sound News reporter Tye Rogerson
Who wants a coming of age story? No, it’s not your local, juvenile orca Everett. It’s the Swinomish three musketeers! Or didn’t you hear? Well, for the sick and house-bound who avoided last week’s Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem Conference, there’s a new movement.
With PowerPoint titles rivaling the fruit-leather-rollup-length of [...]
A couple days ago I attended the Science Conference at the Convention Center in Seattle. One part of the conference was a poster event, where different organizations and action groups made posters explaining their group and their cause. I stumbled on one I found to be interesting about a group named REEF. After reading [...]
By Sound reporter Jeanne Fulcher
King County is using reclaimed water (high-quality treated wastewater) in an innovative program to promote spawning grounds and wetlands at the Chinook Bend Natural Area, just outside of Carnation.
The new Carnation Wastewater Treatment Plant opened last May with advanced technology to treat the wastewater. The membrane bioreactor system may sound [...]
By Sound News Reporter Clea Hersperger
The current system of biological monitoring is insufficient. A limited number of species are being studied. Important links across the food web are not considered.
Studies are “pretty limited, more localized, short-term” and “in terms of consistent, long-term monitoring, really there aren’t so many things being done,” said Lyndal [...]
For the past eight plus years, I believed that government was largely incompetent and stupid in regards to climate change, and society was going to slowly boil itself under a blanket of greenhouse gases. Okay, maybe this is a little dramatic–there are leaders that understand the danger of our current trajectory, and people committed to [...]
