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Clean Beaches Week:
Clean Beaches Week is held July 1 – 7, a time when beaches are especially vulnerable to more trash. Learn what you can do to help.
Fecal Matters: No-contact advisories lifted for Pomeroy Park and Illahee State Park, Kitsap County
No-contact advisories lifted at Pomeroy Park and Illahee State Park, Kitsap County
Community Science Month is coming
Science isn’t just for professional scientists. In April we’ll explore some of the ways anyone can get in on the action.
Don’t go breaking my heart, crab!
As rare and wondrous as true love itself, the heart crab maintains a quiet existence, delighting the hearts of those lucky enough for a chance encounter.
Fecal Matters: Richmond Beach, Golden Gardens, and Carkeek Park are open for water contact recreation, King County
Public Health Seattle & King County lifted the no water contact advisory at Richmond Beach, Golden Gardens, and Carkeek Park in King County.
Fecal Matters: Golden Gardens, Discovery Park, portions of Bainbridge Island, and North Kitsap shoreline are closed to water recreation, King and Kitsap Counties
Golden Gardens, Discovery Park, portions of Bainbridge Island, and North Kitsap shoreline are closed to water recreation, King and Kitsap Counties.
Beach poop is everyone's business
Swimming in fecal bacteria is not only gross but can make you sick.
Latest health report on Washington beaches
See the good, the best, and the poopiest marine swimming beaches in our BEACH Program Annual Report.
Puget Sound Nutrient Watch: Algal Blooms
Excess nutrients can cause an explosion of algae growth called algal blooms, we discuss more about these blooms.
Flora or fauna? The tube-dwelling anemone lights up the Sound with its "blooms"
Meet the tube-dwelling anemone, a delicate blossom at the bottom of Puget Sound.