rivers & Puget Sound
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Whidbey restoration project makes a difference, for shore
Salmon, crabs, clams and shorebirds got a happier home recently as DNR’s Aquatic Restoration crews freed up beachhead on southeast shore of Whidbey Island. Partnering with the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, the restoration program removed 440 feet of creosote-treated bulkhead from… Continue reading
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In time for World Tsunami Day, new maps show San Juan tsunami inundation Hazards
Just in time for World Tsunami Day, DNR has published new maps showing how a Cascadia tsunami would likely inundate the San Juan Islands. The map is the 13th in a series from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources… Continue reading
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Pacific herring: In the middle seat of the Puget Sound family car
Ask anyone who’s ever been stuck in the back seat of a long family road trip about the many trials of being in the middle. While it doesn’t have to count license plates or tolerate bony elbows, the silvery Pacific… Continue reading