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Oct 21, 2024

Pacific white-sided dolphins in the Salish Sea

Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) are found in the colder offshore waters of the North Pacific, but they also occasionally occur in inshore waters of the Salish Sea, and more rarely, Puget Sound. They make use of cooperative foraging techniques, and feeding at night in dark conditions means their finely tuned sonar or echolocation serves them well.
By Thomas A. Jefferson
Jul 13, 2015

2007 Puget Sound Update

The Puget Sound Update is a technical report that integrates results of PSAMP and other scientific activities in Puget Sound focused on marine life and nearshore habitat, marine and freshwater quality, and toxic contamination.
By Puget Sound Action Team
Jul 05, 2013

Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)

This article originally appeared in the State of Washington Bat Conservation Plan. Further information is available from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
By Gerald Hayes and Gary J. Wiles
Feb 16, 2012

Ecosystem services in Puget Sound

Ecosystem services are the “outputs” and experiences of ecosystems that benefit humans, and are generated by the structure and function of natural systems, often in combination with human activities. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a global effort to catalog and assess ecosystem status and functions, offers a useful classification scheme.
By Sound Science Contributors; NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Sep 14, 2011

Section 3. Average Annual Flow

Background Average annual flow rate can be affected by changes in precipitation. Analysis of historical precipitation data suggests that significant trends in historical rainfall patterns associated with climate change in the Pacific Northwest are not detectable (Hamlet et al. 2005, Mote et al. 2005, Hamlet and Lettenmaier 2007, Hamlet et al. 2007). Climate change modeling sug...
Sep 13, 2012

Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is descended from Coast Salish people that lived in and around the Skagit and Samish Rivers. Their reservation, about 15 square miles, is located on Fidalgo Island, between Skagit Bay, Padilla Bay, and the Swinomish channel. Swinomish Area of Concern: The tribe is focused in the Skagit Watershed (WRIAs 3 and 4), where restoration of tidal and near...
By Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Nov 10, 2013

Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus affinis)

This article was originally published by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of its annual report Threatened and Endangered Wildlife in Washington.
By Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Species accounts were compiled by Derek Stinson, Gary Wiles, Gerald Hayes, Jeff Lewis, Lisa Hallock, Steve Desimone, and Joe Buchanan.