Lakes, rivers & Puget Sound
Aquatic areas managed by Washington DNR
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Puget SoundCorps crews tackle toxic debris in Kitsap County
Neither rain, nor winds, nor high tides could dampen the enthusiasm of DNR’s Puget SoundCorps crew’s tackling a major cleanup of large, derelict debris—about 15 tons of it—from the beach next to Nick’s Lagoon County Park. The crews started working… Continue reading
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Large restoration project will clean up marine waters of eastern Jefferson county
This week, DNR will start removing nearly 900 derelict, toxic, creosote-treated pilings and 5,000 square feet of old, dilapidated dock and other structures along a 40-mile stretch of shoreline in eastern Jefferson County. The project involves seven sites, starting just… Continue reading
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Puget Sound Partnership issues update on State of the Sound
The Puget Sound Partnership released its “State of the Sound” biennial report late last week. The report, an update on the progress of the recovery of Puget Sound, reveals some positive steps but a lot more work to be done.… Continue reading
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Commercial geoduck harvest opens in South Puget Sound October 21
The next harvest period for state-managed commercial wildstock geoducks begins this Monday. From October 21 through December 30, harvests will take place in select “tracts” in the South Puget Sound harvest region. If you are on or near the water… Continue reading
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Derelict dock and pilings to be removed from Fox Island; work starts next week
DNR begins work next week to remove a derelict ferry dock, 182 pilings and other dilapidated, creosote-tainted structures from the northern and northeastern waters off Fox Island. The first phase of the project starts Tuesday (September 17) when workers will… Continue reading
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Restoration through perspiration: Hard-working Puget SoundCorps crews wrap up two-year creosote-debris removal project
Question: What weighs 240 tons, is covered in tar, and no longer threatens the health of more than a dozen beaches in Northern Puget Sound and the Straits of Juan de Fuca? Answer: Toxic creosote-treated wood debris removed from these beaches in… Continue reading
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Volunteers help Puget SoundCorps team clean up Fidalgo Bay beaches
You never know what you’re going to find when you clean up a beach. Take last Sunday’s cleanup project in Fidalgo Bay near Anacortes, for example. Volunteers discovered an intact glass pipe, a headlamp, a quarter of a dollar bill, and… Continue reading
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Gov. Inslee accepting applications for Washington Coastal Marine Advisory Council
Gov. Jay Inslee is accepting applications for membership on the Washington Coastal Marine Advisory Council. Members of the council advise the Governor’s office, state and local agencies, and the legislature, on ocean policy and management issues along Washington’s Pacific Coast.… Continue reading
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SAVE THE DATE: DNR announces dates for professional dive safety conference – April 7-8
This coming spring, DNR will be sponsoring its first-ever conference on dive safety, April 7-8, at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle. The 2014 Professional Dive Safety Conference is designed for divers who earn their living working… Continue reading
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DNR, salmon enhancement group complete restoration projects in South Puget Sound
In the past half year, DNR’s Aquatic Restoration Program, in partnership with the South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group (SPSSEG), completed two shoreline restoration projects in Case Inlet and at Penrose Point State Park in southern Puget Sound. Both projects… Continue reading