Justin Miller-Schulze of the Center for Urban Waters speaks tonight on the connection between wood smoke and regional water quality. Miller-Schulze and his team at UW Tacoma are analyzing local air pollution patterns with a focus on reducing pollutants in the aquatic environment. The talk is from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM at Puyallup City Hall, Council […]
June 19, 2013
Forage fish study panel set for August 25th
The Puget Sound Institute will convene a Study Panel on Ecosystem-based Management of Puget Sound Forage Fish from 25-29 August 2013, at the Whiteley Center at the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Lab, San Juan Island.
June 7, 2013
PSI co-sponsors state of the science workshop on Puget Sound floodplains
Floodplains are considered a critical vital sign of Puget Sound recovery by the Puget Sound Partnership. Yet according to the agency, “there is currently no agreed-upon definition of a floodplain,” and much remains to be understood about the social and ecological implications of their protection and management. A June 6th workshop at the Center for Urban Waters in […]
May 17, 2013
PSI convenes coastal ecosystem recovery workshop
A workshop convened by the Puget Sound Institute in May brought leading scientists and managers to Seattle to compare and contrast the role of science in large scale coastal ecosystem recovery projects. At first glance, the projects and systems couldn’t have seemed more different. There was Puget Sound, an urban estuary, represented alongside the swamps […]
April 29, 2013
UW Water Symposium is tomorrow, April 30th
The Center for Urban Waters hosts the 2013 University of Washington Water Symposium tomorrow, April 30th at the Seattle campus Husky Union Building. Themes this year include Water and Energy, Ocean Acidification and Climate Change and Adaptation.
April 28, 2013
Scaling the Ocean Health Index to Puget Sound
The Puget Sound Institute and the Puget Sound Partnership co-hosted a panel earlier this month to discuss the Ocean Health Index (OHI) and its relevance to Puget Sound. The April 2nd panel was held at the Center for Urban Waters in Tacoma, and featured OHI project lead Ben Halpern of UC Santa Barbara.
February 28, 2013
Advancing the role of science in coastal ecosystem recovery, May 14th and 15th
The Puget Sound Institute has invited representatives from six major ecosystem recovery projects for a two-day workshop, May 14th and 15th in Seattle. Participants will represent Chesapeake Bay, Everglades, Long Island Sound, San Joaquin/Sacramento Delta, Columbia River Estuary, and the Louisiana Coast. The workshop is being organized by PSI Research Scientist Nick Georgiadis, and will […]
February 28, 2013
National Working Waterfronts Symposium in Tacoma March 25-28
Washington Sea Grant’s National Working Waterfronts and Waterways Symposium is scheduled for March 25-28 in Tacoma. The event, in coordination with Oregon Sea Grant, is the third national symposium on issues faced by working waterfronts throughout the United States.
February 28, 2013
UW Water symposium, April 30th
The 2013 University of Washington Water Symposium is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Husky Union Building on the UW, Seattle campus. The symposium is sponsored by the Center for Urban Waters and the Puget Sound Institute and brings together nationally recognized scientists and engineers to present and discuss water-related research for Washington and beyond. […]
December 14, 2012
Save the date: 2013 UW Water Symposium
The Center for Urban Waters and the Puget Sound Institute are pleased to announce that the 2013 University of Washington Water Symposium is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Husky Union Building on the UW, Seattle campus. The symposium brings together scientists and engineers to present and discuss water-related research for Washington and […]