Breaking their weeks-long impasse, the Washington Department of Ecology and Pope Resources have agreed on a $17-million cleanup plan for Port Gamble Bay. Read more about this in the Kitsap Sun.
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Millions of dollars are spent each year to restore Puget Sound to a healthy condition. But how do we know if the effort is paying off? The Kitsap Sun is continuing a series of stories examining six categories of indicators the Puget Sound Partnership is using to gauge the health of Puget Sound. Stories will look at indicators in categories like the ecosystem’s food web, water quality, water quantity, species and habitats. Read about these issues on the Kitsap Sun’s website.
When you look around the streets of Seattle, you can expect to see less concrete and more greenery being put in over the next 12 years. The City is planning to dramatically increase its use of green infrastructure to treat stormwater runoff. Read more about these plans on KPLU.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday announced that $20 million in grants will go to 24 coastal wetland projects throughout the United States. Fully one-third of those grants will go to Washington state, and seven of the eight will be used for projects in the Puget Sound region. Read more about this and what it means for our nearby ecosystems. A federal grant for $1 million has been awarded for the purchase and preservation of 1.8 miles of shoreline along the west side of Port Gamble Bay in North Kitsap. The approved property acquisition, with money from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will contribute to the goal of acquiring nearly 7,000 acres in North Kitsap from Pope Resources — a community effort known as the Kitsap Forest and Bay Project. Read more about this project. The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has formally adopted changes to two state rules that will enhance protection of the state’s environment, economy and cultural resources from the impacts of a potential major spill. Ecology has calculated that a major spill could cost Washington’s economy $10.8 billion and adversely affect 165,000 jobs due to disruptions to maritime shipping and public port activities, recreation and tourism, and injuries to state fish, shellfish and wildlife. Read more about these changes. Researchers from the Carsey Institute and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries sought to understand how residents of the Puget Sound region of Washington view social and environmental change in the area and engage stakeholders in a discussion of restoration options. Read about their findings and what’s important to citizens.
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