Stormwater and the Sound: Cove Park
In August, Soundkeeper staff met with Delridge Neighborhood Development Association’s Emma Weissburg and a dozen …
Category: Field Notes
Field notes from patrols.
2021 Trash Report Highlights Key Findings from Coastal Cleanups
Puget Soundkeeper is the regional coordinator for Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC)—the world’s largest volunteer …
Green River Restoration Project
Puget Soundkeeper settled with Boeing’s Military Delivery Center (Boeing MDC) in 2020, announcing that Boeing …
2020 Trash Report Highlights Key Findings in International Coastal Cleanups
The 2020 Trash Report details the work of the 327 volunteers who participated in Puget Sound ICC efforts from September through October of this year. In comparison to previous years, overall totals are different due to COVID-19, but volunteers safely cleaned up 297 miles of shoreline and removed 3,008 pounds of trash.
PCBs and DDTs Tops the List of Contaminants in Mussels According to Newly Released Mussel Monitoring Survey Report
Why are mussels used to study pollution? Mussels are prolific filter feeders that can filter anywhere from 20-50 gallons of water each day. Because of this, they perform an important ecosystem service – they clean our water!
Removing 1,000+ lbs of Trash in the San Juan Islands
Puget Soundkeeper’s San Juan Island Marine Debris Project aims to remove harmful marine pollution from the shores and waters of the iconic San Juan Islands. With the help of Aquatic Research and Monitoring’s 34 foot landing craft, “The Voyager”, we’re able to patrol San Juan Island waters to remove harmful debris.
Lost Urban Creeks Students Snorkel for Salmon
Youth from Soundkeeper’s Lost Urban Creeks project took to the field last week to see what a functioning salmon habitat really looks like. Dan Eastman, the Capital Project Manager for King County’s Water and Land Resources Division, Ecological Restoration and Engineering Services Unit and Nathan Brown III, Cedar River Council Coordinator and Project Program Manager met Lost Urban Creeks program participants at the Cedar River to show them the Rainbow Bend Restoration Site.
How do we know what’s going on in Puget Sound?
Out on the water with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as they sample for toxics at sites around Puget Sound.
What’s happening to the coho salmon in Longfellow Creek?
Beginning in October, a population of coho salmon returns to Longfellow Creek. But once there, they are met with serious pollution.
Field Notes: Springbrook Creek
In the course of 1.3 miles Springbrook Creek transforms from a vibrant creek fed by springs to a stormwater conveyance system, dirty, polluted and swollen with runoff.