A beta version of the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound is now online. Find hundreds of descriptive articles, maps and other media related to Puget Sound ecosystem science at eopugetsound.org. Give us your feedback. Tell us what you would like to see on EoPS pages in the future, and find out how you or your organization […]
June 19, 2012
Puget Sound Institute welcomes Visiting Scholar Nicole Faghin
The Puget Sound Institute is pleased to welcome Nicole Faghin as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Urban Waters. Faghin serves as a Coastal Management Specialist at Washington Sea Grant, and will act as a bridge between the two organizations, strengthening and developing potentials for collaboration. She will also coordinate the third National Working […]
June 19, 2012
Puget Sound is calling: Download EoPS ringtones
The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound has ringtones! Download free mp3 calls of select Puget Sound species to your smartphone.
June 19, 2012
CUW and PSI welcome summer interns
The Center for Urban Waters welcomes nine interns to kick off the second year of its summer internship program. Internships will include collaborations with several Puget Sound area organizations and programs, including the Puget Sound Institute, the Washington Stormwater Center, the Joint Institute of the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, and SoundCitizen. Projects will […]
June 19, 2012
Open Standards Summit held in Seattle
Earlier this month, the Puget Sound Institute and Puget Sound Partnership brought together conservation practitioners from around the region to share information about the use of Open Standards, CAP and the practice of adaptive management in the Puget Sound region.
May 25, 2012
Summer internships available
The Center for Urban Waters and the Puget Sound Institute have several opportunities for energetic undergraduate students to join our UW research programs this summer. These paid positions are an excellent opportunity to gain valuable research experience by working side-by-side with environmental professionals engaged in significant regional projects. Currently enrolled students and recent graduates with […]
May 4, 2012
Puget Sound species
Creating a checklist of the species of the Puget Sound watershed sounded simple enough. It was one of the first orders of business for the new Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. If you are going to try to create a comprehensive collection of information about a natural system, it makes sense to first find out what […]
April 19, 2012
Water Symposium roundup
The Center for Urban Waters was pleased to host the 2012 University of Washington Water Symposium on April 18th, at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture. The symposium featured more than a dozen speakers on a wide variety of topics related to water issues locally and worldwide. Special congratulations to the symposium’s Best Poster winners […]
April 16, 2012
Recent papers
Food web dynamics Two recent papers by Puget Sound researchers, including one co-authored by a Puget Sound Institute scientist, highlight some of the tools being used to describe food-web dynamics in marine communities.
April 16, 2012
The science of decision support at PSI
The complex nature of ecosystem recovery in Puget Sound means that scientists and policymakers are often faced with tough decisions. Given finite resources and widespread need, where should they best focus their efforts? Beginning this summer, Dr. Bill Labiosa will serve as a visiting scholar at the Puget Sound Institute to help develop decision science […]