What's wrong with this picture?
Puget Sound may look pristine on the surface, look a little closer and you'll see a different picture.
Puget Sound is a vast and beautiful estuary--one of the largest in the United States. It is also a complex
living ecosystem.
On the surface, Puget Sound looks terrific; yet underneath there are alarming signals that the ecosystem is in trouble. We must take action to prevent the irreversible decline of salmon, orcas and the landscapes that support people
and wildlife.
Discover all there is to learn about our greatest resource, Puget Sound. Understanding the issues will help us leave a legacy of a healthy Puget Sound for future generations.
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Puget Sound is home to a marvelous
array of life—including hundreds of species of fish, marine mammals
and sea birds, and thousands of invertebrate species such as clams, oysters
and shrimp. More than four million of us make our homes here and we depend
on a healthy Puget Sound in many ways. Get
involved!
Upcoming Events
Get Connected to events around the Sound
CALENDAR
Sound Conversations at the Seattle Aquarium with Jeff Renner lecture series
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South Sound Science Symposium
May 6, Squaxin Island Tribes Event Center
This year’s Symposium provides an opportunity to build on last year’s and focus on what we know about changes to the South Puget Sound ecosystem.
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Puget Sound Earth Month Events
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Action Agenda
The Puget Sound Partnership adopted an Action Agenda to clean up Puget Sound that will not only put Puget Sound on the path to recovery, but will also give a boost to local economies.
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FRONTLINE "POISONED WATERS"
More than three decades after the Clean Water Act, two iconic waterways—the great coastal estuaries Puget Sound and the Chesapeake Bay—are in perilous condition. FRONTLINE correspondent Hedrick Smith examines the rising hazards to human health and the ecosystem, and why it’s so hard to keep our waters clean.
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