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Salmon Learning in Schools: Students Learn from Raising Salmon!

February 28, 2023

Salmon…in a school? Schools across the region have a long history of using salmon-rearing programs to teach students about the importance of salmon to the ecology, culture and economy of the Pacific Northwest. These educational programs, where teachers and students maintain a salmon aquarium over the course of a school year, allow students to care … More Salmon Learning in Schools: Students Learn from Raising Salmon!

Local Governments and Businesses Team up for Clean Water and Coffee

February 15, 2022

It’s mid-February, and in many ways 2021 feels like a distant dream from where we’re standing now. Nevertheless, we wanted to take a moment to travel back in time to September 2021, when we celebrated Puget Sound Starts Here Month across the Puget Sound region. Puget Sound Starts Here Month is an exciting time when … More Local Governments and Businesses Team up for Clean Water and Coffee

Celebrate Clean Water During Puget Sound Starts Here Month

September 14, 2021

With three small changes to how we drive and take care of our cars, we can keep pollution out of our creeks, lakes, rivers and Puget Sound. When it rains, pollution from cars wash into storm drains. Storm drains do not lead to a treatment plant but directly to local streams, lakes, rivers, and Puget Sound. Pollutants like oil, car wash soaps and chemicals, and bits of tire dust are bad for water quality and harm people and wildlife, like salmon and orcas, that depend on clean water to survive. … More Celebrate Clean Water During Puget Sound Starts Here Month

Swimmers Beware: What To Know Before Diving In

August 17, 2021

Picture this: It’s a steamy Saturday in August. The thermometer is pushing 90 degrees. There’s no breeze where you live, the nearby park is in full sun, and it’s just too hot for the kids to play outside. Everyone is inside, trying to stay out of each other’s way. The window AC unit is cranked … More Swimmers Beware: What To Know Before Diving In

Beat The Heat With Natural Yard Care

July 26, 2021

Sick of the heat yet? Well, we’ll need to get used to it, because hot, dry summers are going to continue to be the norm here in the Puget Sound region. For gardeners, this may mean having to re-imagine what your garden looks like and how you tend to it, in order to adapt to … More Beat The Heat With Natural Yard Care

Stormwater Runoff – A Quest for Hope

June 16, 2021

Short videos on how dangerous bacteria and chemicals get picked up by stormwater, how it flows to our local waterbodies, and small changes we can make to our daily lives that could make positive impacts to our ecosystems. … More Stormwater Runoff – A Quest for Hope

PSSH Month Postponed to September

May 1, 2020

Hello Puget Sound Residents, Happy May Day! Normally we would be celebrating the start of Puget Sound Starts Here (PSSH) Month, but like many aspects of life right now we are changing and adapting. Part of staying home and staying safe is staying connected and well informed about available resources and guidelines. As a way … More PSSH Month Postponed to September

Things You Can Do to Celebrate Earth Day

April 22, 2020

This year marks Earth Day’s 50th anniversary and you might be feeling limited on what you can do to celebrate. No need to worry, there are tons we can do and it can all be done from our homes and backyards! King County is providing a variety of activities to do at home for Earth … More Things You Can Do to Celebrate Earth Day

A Valentine’s Day Ode to Puget Sound

February 14, 2020

The animals of Puget Sound I say this to you I have always been fond of your flippers and gills Your fur and swishy tails too My heart swoons at the sound of your calls and trills Even you, woodpecker, with your annoying tap-taps And salmon with your furious swimming upstream All these animal sounds … More A Valentine’s Day Ode to Puget Sound

1 Fish, 2 Fish, Small Fish, Big Fish

January 16, 2020

Are you or anyone you know a picky eater? Many of us will refuse to touch certain foods or will only eat something if it is prepared a certain way. However annoying a picky eater may be, they are not alone in the mammalian world of choosy eaters. Another iconic Puget Sound mammal, the Southern … More 1 Fish, 2 Fish, Small Fish, Big Fish

Puget Sound Starts Here Blog

Communities working together to raise awareness of how our everyday actions impact waterways in the Puget Sound region and what we can do to prevent pollution.

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