The Puget Sound Partnership has published a number of works covering issues related to the environmental health of the Sound. Most publications created after 1998 are available online as PDF files.
We encourage you to be sustainable by downloading these documents whenever possible.
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| PUBLICATIONS BY TOPIC | |
| CLIMATE CHANGE | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| Uncertain Future: Climate Change and its effects on Puget Sound | 10/05 | |
| FISH AND SHELLFISH | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| Coastal Urbanization and Microbial Contamination of Shellfish Growing Areas Literature Review and Analysis | ||
| Fact Sheet: Dungeness Crab | ||
| Fact Sheet: Dungeness Shellfish Closure | ||
| Fact Sheet: Forage Fish | ||
| Fact Sheet: Shellfish Protection Districts | ||
| Regional Nearshore and Marine Aspects of Salmon Recovery | 05/05 | |
| Shellfish Heritage: A Heritage of Harvest | ||
| Shellfish Economy: Treasures of the Tidelands | ||
| Shellfish Ecology: Keystone Species of the Estuary | ||
| Shellfish Stewardship: Caring for the Resource | ||
| Shellfish Information Source | ||
| INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS AND ANIMALS | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| An Exotic Species Detection Program for Puget Sound | 05/04 | |
| Ballast Water Management in Washington State: A Report of the State Ballast Water Work Group to the 2007 Regular Session of the Washington State Legislature | 03/07 | |
| Ballast Water Management in Washington State: Recommendations for Improvements (Summary of report to legislature) | 03/07 | |
| Ballast Water and Shipping Patterns in Puget Sound | 02/00 | |
| Pathways and Management of Marine Nonindigneous Species in the Shared Waters of British Columbia and Washington | 01/97 | |
| Washington State's Response to an Invasion of Non-native Tunicates: Accomplishments, Challenges and Next Steps | 02/07 | |
| Club Tunicate ID Card | 05/06 | |
| Club Tunicate Poster 8.5 x 11 inches | 05/06 | |
| Club Tunicate Poster 11 x 17 inches | 05/06 | |
| MONITORING INFORMATION AND REPORTS | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| A Conceptual Model for Environmental Monitoring of a Marine System (June 2000) | 06/00 | |
| Blooms of Ulvoids in Puget Sound | 11/00 | |
| Fact Sheet: Monitoring to Assess the Health of PS | 09/00 | |
| Marine Protected Areas (status of) in Puget Sound | ||
| Marine Protected Areas (status of) in Puget Sound (Vol 2) | ||
| Puget Sound Protocols and Guidelines (For monitoring) | ||
| 2000 Puget Sound Update | 03/00 | |
| 2002 Puget Sound Update | 08/02 | |
| Puget Sound Update 2007 | 01/07 | |
| NEARSHORE AND SHORELINES | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| Fact Sheet: Eelgrass | 10/01 | |
| Fact Sheet: Nearshore Habitat | ||
| Puget Sound Nearshore Habitat Regulatory Perspective: A review of Issues and Obstacles | ||
| Shoreline Stewardship Guidebook | 02/06 | |
| NEWSLETTERS | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| 2006 | Archives | |
| PLANS AND PROGRESS REPORTS | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| 2000 Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan | 12/00 | |
| 2001-2003 Puget Sound Water Quality Work Plan | Rev 07/01 | |
| 2003-2005 Puget Sound Water Quality Work Plan | Rev 08/03 | |
| Results of the 2003-2005 Puget Sound Conservation and Recovery Plan | 03/06 | |
| 2005-2007 Puget Sound Conservation and Recovery Plan | 08/05 | |
| 2005-2007 Puget Sound Conservation and Recovery Plan Appendix | 08/05 | |
| 2005-2007 Puget Sound Conservation and Recovery Highlights | 08/05 | |
| 2007-2009 Puget Sound Conservation and Recovery Plan | 07/07 | |
| Fact Sheet: Puget Sound Research Conference 2005 | ||
| Fact Sheet: Puget Sound Research Conference 2003 | ||
| Protection and Restoration of Marine Life in the Inland Waters of Washington State By James E. West | 05/97 | |
| Puget Sound's Health 1998 | ||
| Guide for Reading Puget Sound's Health 2000 | 11/01 | |
| Puget Sound's Health 2002 | ||
| Guide for Reading Puget Sound's Health 2002 | 10/02 | |
| State of the Sound 2004 | 12/04 | |
| State of the Sound 2004 Overview | 12/04 | |
| State of the Sound 2007 | 01/07 | |
| Successes and Challenges of the 2001-2003 Puget Sound Water Quality Work Plan | 12/02 | |
| POLLUTION | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| Recommendations: Status, Trends and Effects of Toxic Contaminants in the Puget Sound Environment | 10/03 | |
| Status, Trends and Effects of Toxic Contaminants in the Puget Sound Environment | 10/03 | |
| PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND EDUCATION | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| Fact Sheet: Public Involvement and Education | 07/00 | |
| Healthy
Horses, Clean Water-- A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Horsekeeping |
06/02 | |
| Reining in the Rain: A case study of the city of Bellingham's use of rain gardens to manage stormwater | 03/04 | |
| Serving Puget Sound with PIE: Success Stories from the Puget Sound Action Team's Public Involvement and Education Program | 02/04 | |
| SPECIAL PROJECTS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| Derelict Gear Removal Project: Brochure | 09/06 rev. | |
| Derelict Gear Removal Project: Fact Sheet | 06/02 | |
| Derelict Gear Removal Project: Poster | 10/02 | |
| Hoodsport-Skokomish Wastewater Management Alternatives Analysis | 10/06 | |
| Solving Hood Canal's Low Oxygen Problem: The Onsite System Factor | 09/05 | |
| Nitrogen Reducing Technologies for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems | 06/05 | |
| Preliminary Assessment and Corrective Actions Plan (PACA) | 05/04 | |
| Review of the Feasibility of Oxygen Addition or Accelerated Upwelling in Hood Canal, Washington: Final Report | 06/05 | |
| Hood Canal Watershed Pledge | ||
| Hood Canal is in Trouble and Needs Your Help (Overview brochure) | ||
| Pathways to Our Optimal Future: A Five-Year Review of the Activities of the International Task Force | ||
| STORMWATER RUNOFF / LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| Kitsap County Surface and Stormwater Management Program: A Case Study |
April 2005 | |
| Low Impact Development (Technical Assistance Brochure) revised | 10/06 | |
| Low Impact Development: Technical Guidance Manual for Puget Sound | 01/05 | |
| Natural Approaches to Stormwater Management | 03/03 | |
| Survey 2005-2006 Recipients of the Low Impact Development Local Regulation Assistance Projects | 03/08 | |
| 2006 PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COMMISSION DOCUMENTS | DATE | DOWNLOAD |
| Sound Health, Sound Future - Full Report | 12/06 | |
| Sound Health, Sound Future - Executive Summary | 12/06 | |
Summary of 2006 Public Comments, Puget Sound Partnership Draft Recommendations for Puget Sound Recovery
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