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Triple Creek Project: Human-built 'beaver dams' restore streams
Human-built beaver dams can restore streams.
Water quality declining in Whatcom County – but work is underway
Water contaminated with fecal coliform can make people sick. It's a serious public health issue. It also threatens an important shellfish industry
Latest Sumas-Blaine aquifer nitrate study sets the stage for large study in 2018
Nitrate in groundwater is a concern because of the risk of methemoglobinemia, or “blue-baby syndrome."
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.
Funds help farmers prevent soil erosion and protect air quality
Dry weather can cause severe air quality problems in Eastern Washington.
Puget Sound Nutrient Watch: What we're learning from other states
We invited experts from Long Island Sound, Chesapeake Bay, and the San Francisco Bay to speak to the Puget Sound Nutrient Forum and share their work on reducing nutrients in estuaries
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.
Clean Air Month - Part 1
Learn how we have helped improve air quality with the Washington Clean Air Act.