Lakes, rivers & Puget Sound

Aquatic areas managed by Washington DNR

  • Communities face derelict vessel challenges

    Yesterday, the San Juan Journal ran this piece about DNR’s Derelict Vessel Removal Program. The article illustrates the challenges small communities are have in finding their 10 percent match (with the state’s 90 percent) for costs of removing derelict vessels from… Continue reading

  • Cleaning up and restoring Puget Sound

    Coordinating with the Puget Sound Partnership, and working with a number of other partners, DNR implements many projects that protect and restore Puget Sound. For instance, cleaning up toxic materials, and restoring native beaches and estuaries. Since 2004, 8,768 tons… Continue reading

  • Tacoma’s Foss Waterway Seaport hosts DNR strategic plan review

    Last night, in Tacoma, the fourth in a series of evening public events was held to review DNR’s proposed strategic plan. The meeting site was the Foss Waterway Seaport, which by the way is on state-owned marine lands. DNR manages some 2.6… Continue reading

  • Geoducks forever!

    Thanks to the Kitsap Sun’s Watching Our Water Ways blog today for alerting the world to an award-winning video about the unique–and profitable–geoduck. Over the last fifteen years, the geoduck program has generated more than $100 million for public programs through auctions… Continue reading

  • Survey: Protecting Puget Sound is important

    Close to nine out of ten people responding to a recent Puget Sound Regional Council public opinion survey said protecting the waters of Puget Sound from transportation runoff was an ‘important’ or ‘extremely important’ concern. The survey–“Transportation 2040“–queried people in King,… Continue reading

  • Washaway Beach wreck… whose wreckage is it? Good question.

    The Seattle Times today reported that emerging from state-owned lands along Washaway Beach south of Grayland is wreckage of an old vessel. Although not yet confirmed, it was reported that the vessel could be part of the “Canadian Exporter, a… Continue reading

  • Goldmark seeks funds for small timberland owners affected by state stream rules

    Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark explains DNR’s budget requests to the 2010 State Legislature in this article, which appeared in The News Tribune (Tacoma) and The Olympian today (following a meeting with The Olympian editorial board yesterday). Goldmark said… Continue reading

  • Commissioner of Public Lands Goldmark explains DNR plans for wind power, dealing with tight budget

    Tonight (Wed. Dec 16, at 7 p.m. & 10 p.m.) on TVW’s ‘The Impact,’ host Jessica Gao will interview Peter Goldmark, Commissioner of Public Lands, about the proposed Radar Ridge wind project. In the meantime, here’s TVW’s recent ‘Off the… Continue reading

  • U.S. Board approves ‘Salish Sea’

    Staff at the U.S. Board of Geographic Names confirmed that the federal board today approved “Salish Sea” as the official name of the combined waters of Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Georgia Strait. The designation for… Continue reading

  • The Salish Sea

    The approval Friday afternoon (Oct. 31) by the State Board on Geographic Names to designate the collective waters of Puget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca and Georgia Strait as the Salish Sea got broad press coverage around Washington, including… Continue reading