"> After five rounds of voting, the winner of the Grand Uncertainties Madness tournament bracket is: What type of protection and restoration actions have the largest and most lasting impact on floodplain function and which types of actions are cost effective? This research need (from the rivers group) won in a close but decisive victory over […]
April 8, 2025
"> May 13 roundtable will delve into transboundary threats from European green crab in the Salish Sea
Co-hosted with the University of Washington, Fisheries & Oceans Canada, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, May 13 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Drs. P. Sean McDonald (University of Washington) and Thomas Therriault (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) bring nearly 50 years of combined expertise in the […]
March 28, 2025
"> Grand Uncertainties Madness
Join PSI’s bracket tournament––March 28 through April 9! What are the most important scientific research questions about Puget Sound ecosystem recovery? You decide! We are pitting 32 research questions head-to-head so that YOU can vote for the top research need for Puget Sound recovery! Is it a question about chemical pollution? Solutions to hard shoreline […]
March 14, 2025
"> April 8 roundtable will explore offshore renewable energy in the Pacific & potential benthic impacts
Co-hosted with the Pacific Marine Energy Center at Oregon State University The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, April 8 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. Dr. Sarah Henkel is a benthic ecologist at the Hatfield Marine Science Center and Associate Director of the Pacific Marine Energy Center at OSU. She will present […]
February 3, 2025
"> February 4 roundtable: A Tale of Three Auks
Co-hosted with the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, February 4 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. The Tufted Puffin, Marbled Murrelet and Rhinoceros Auklet are all in the same family (Alcidae), but show different seasonal dependencies on the Salish Sea. In addition, their nesting strategies […]
January 17, 2025
"> February 12: Modeled and historical monitoring insights on water quality differences throughout Puget Sound
We’re excited to continue the Science of Puget Sound Water Quality workshop series, which explores emerging science and insights to help protect water quality in Puget Sound. Join us on February 12 from 10 am – 12 pm to dig into emerging research on nutrients, hydrodynamics, and dissolved oxygen in Puget Sound with two University of Washington […]
December 11, 2024
"> January 7 roundtable will share insights from ‘End-to-End’ ecosystem modeling of the Strait of Georgia
Co-hosted with the Fisheries & Oceans Canada from 12:30 – 1:30 pm PT The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, January 7 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. How have ocean conditions, lower trophic level dynamics, and species interactions shaped the Strait of Georgia’s marine ecosystem over the past 40 years? What long-term […]
November 12, 2024
"> December 3 roundtable will share emerging results from the Whidbey Basin Cumulative Effects Evaluation
Co-hosted with the Puget Sound Partnership from 12:30 – 1:30 pm PT The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, December 3 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. The roundtable will describe ongoing work to address the cumulative effects of restoration in the Whidbey Basin using synthesis methodology rooted in causal analysis. We will describe the […]
November 1, 2024
"> ‘Finding Common Ground’ airs November 5th on TVW
The University of Washington Puget Sound Institute and TVW are proud to have partnered with more than 20 diverse organizations, including multiple tribes, to produce the film Finding Common Ground: Collaborative Leadership in Washington State. The new documentary, airing this Tuesday, November 5th on TVW, explores the inspiring history of collaborative governance of salmon and other […]
October 7, 2024
"> November 5 roundtable will dig into Next Generation Urban Greening in San Francisco
Co-hosted with San Francisco Estuary Institute The Salish Sea Science Roundtable online speaker series continues on Tuesday, November 5 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm. In the San Francisco Bay Area, green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is being implemented at a large scale to comply with stormwater permit requirements and to provide multiple benefits. In San Francisco, in […]