PSI Director Dr. Joel Baker was interviewed about microplastics for a story airing June 19th on WYPR in Baltimore. Listen at: http://www.wypr.org/podcast/6-19-13-oceans-swimming-microplastic-particles …
June 18, 2013
Listen to the Mazama Pocket Gopher
The South Puget Sound area was once the site of thriving prairie and oak savannas, but these native grasslands are now “among the most endangered ecological communities in North America,” according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Less than 8% of this habitat still remains (with only about 2-3% still dominated by native […]
June 13, 2013
Article in Kitsap Sun features PSI researchers
An article in the June 13th issue of the Kitsap Sun features the Center for Urban Waters/Puget Sound Institute research partnership with the Kitsap Public Health District. Read the article: Kitsap Sun: New method could reveal presence of human waste
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 30, 2013
Crosscut profiles PSI herring research; Kitsap Sun covers pollution study
PSI-related research was featured in two different articles in the press on May 30th. The Kitsap Sun featured PSI research in emerging contaminants, while Crosscut profiled a PSI herring study. Read the articles: Kitsap Sun: New water study could reveal human sources of pollution Crosscut: A thrill for Washington ecologists: New herring populations
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
NOAA report establishes Chinook monitoring framework
NOAA has released a draft report establishing a common monitoring and adaptive management framework for Chinook salmon recovery in Puget Sound. The report was prepared and written by an independent coalition of scientists known as the Puget Sound Recovery Implementation Technical Team. The group is administered by the Puget Sound Partnership, and includes representatives from […]
April 29, 2013
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound features new homepage design
We are pleased to announce the release of EoPS v. 2.0! View the updated Encyclopedia of Puget Sound homepage at: http://www.eopugetsound.org/. The page includes a new look and feel, updated navigation and regular features profiling the latest Puget Sound science.
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 29, 2013
Media: Puget Sound scuba pioneer
Puget Sound science owes a debt to the researchers and explorers who got there first. We profile some of these important figures in an occasional series we call Puget Sound Voices. Today we feature Vern Morgas, one of Puget Sound’s first scuba divers. Vern Morgas (second from the left) and friends