Southwest Region

Olympic mountains photo
Our Southwest Region (SWRO) includes Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties.

Topics of interest in the Southwest Region

Puget Sound

Puget Sound is critical to our environment, culture, and economy. About two-thirds of the state’s population lives in the Puget Sound region. Our nation’s second largest marine estuary faces a number of challenges related to population growth and development, as well as habitat loss and multiple sources of pollution. Learn more about protecting Puget Sound.

Air quality issues

Do you use a woodstove to heat your home? Check to see if there is an air quallity burn ban in your area. We also have information about how to use your woodstove more efficiently and the health affects of breathing smoke.

Western Port Angeles Harbor cleanup is moving forward

We held a comment period and public meeting for the Western Port Angeles Harbor cleanup site in Port Angeles.

Port Angeles Harbor is located within the traditional territory of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, which retains treaty fishing rights today. Two major Klallam villages, I’e’nis and Tse-whit-zen, once stood along the shoreline. In the late 1800s, industrial development brought sawmills….Continue reading this blog...

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