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Drayton Harbor’s bacteria problem
Help shape our plan to reduce bacteria in Drayton Harbor. Comment Aug. 21-Sept. 26, 2025, to protect shellfish, recreation, and community health.
Cleaning up Weyerhaeuser Mill A
This grant is the latest in a series awarded for cleaning up the historically contaminated Port Gardner Bay. Ecology is now working on an environmental justice assessment for the work.
A decapod for a decennial: Critter of the Month ages with the grace of a graceful rock crab
In honor of Critter of the Month's tenth birthday, let's explore the world of one of Puget Sound's most graceful ten-legged creatures — the graceful rock crab.
New indicator tracks & visualizes ocean acidification in Washington
Carbon pollution from human activities is making ocean water corrosive. This harms marine life. Our new scientific tool helps us visualize how the ocean is changing in Washington.
Slime is the new black for the flabby bristle worm
This month's critter is the flabby bristle worm. It might look slimy and unappealing, but it plays an important role in cycling nutrients through the Puget Sound food web.
New grant program aims to restore, protect Puget Sound riparian areas
We are launching new grant program to make Puget Sound riparian areas more resilient to climate change.
Big investments boost Washington's coastal resiliency
New $73.6 million federal grant helps tackle coastal climate-related threats.
Proposed Port Angeles pilot project seeks to test technology to pull harmful carbon dioxide out of the air
A pilot project proposed in Port Angeles is designed to test a new approach to removing carbon pollution.
Cleaning up: Sampling and dredging in I & J Waterway begins this summer
Dredging and sampling work begin this month in Bellingham's I & J Waterway
Proposed settlement reached to restore habitats in Port Gamble Bay
The proposed settlement, now available for public comment, would require building two habitat restoration projects worth nearly $10 million.