WSG in the News 2018

December 2018

• • • Creation of new app allows citizens help clean up the waters of Puget Sound
      The Daily Chronicle, December 31
    • Mobile app new tool for coastal observations
      Peninsula Daily News, December 28
    • Ecological effects of wolf eradication to be discuessed in Jan. 8 lecture
      Peninsula Daily News, December 28
    • More CO2 messes up salmons’ life-or-death sense of smell
      Futurity, December 26
    • Creation of new app allows citizens to help clean up the waters of Puget Sound
      The Olympian, December 22
    • New app enslists smart phone users in keeping Puget Sound clean
      The Monroe Monitor & Valley News, December 20
    • King Tides expected this weekend
      KXRO, December 19
    • App lets smartphone users keep Puget Sound Clean
      Fife Free Press, December 19
    • App lets smartphone users keep Puget Sound Clean
      Tacoma Weekly News, December 19
    • Salmon may lose the ability to smell danger as carbon emissions rise
      UW News, December 18
    • Salmon may lose the ability to smell danger as carbon emissions rise
      Newswire, December 18
    • Crowdsourcing king tides to better understand rising sea levels
      Route Fifty, December 17
    • Q&A: New Washington Sea Grant director brings love of learning, experience across sectors
      UW News, December 10
    • Researchers use king tides to predict sea-level rise on San Juan
      The Journal of the San Juan Islands, December 6
    • Extreme tides and rising waters
      The Islands’ Weekly, December 6

November 2018

• • • Photograph king tides for scientists to see future of sea level rise
      The Journal of the San Juan Islands, November 28
    • Year’s higest tide on the way
      Go Skagit, November 24
    • Picture this: King tides on the Peninsula
      Peninsula Daily News, November 23
    • Olympic National Park’s Perspectives starts Tuesday
      Sequim Gazette, November 12
    • El Niño winter could boost invasive crab population
      King5, November 9

October 2018

• • • A small oyster poised for a big comeback
      Tracing the Fjord, Fall 2018
    • Invasive green crabs poised to move to South Sound
      King5, October 29
    • Live and let dry
      Northwest Yachting, October 24
    • Underwater cameras capture the value of shellfish habitat
      NOAA Fisheries, October 19
    • Efforts to better control sea lice, grow steelheads, win 2018 Sea Grant funds
      Undercurrent News, October 18
    • Green crab numbers dwindle in Dungeness
      Peninsula Daily News, October 17
    • State awards grant for tsunami preparedness
      The Northern Light, October 10
    • Invasive crab species found in waters off Olympic Peninsula
      U.S. News, October 9
    • Invasive crab species found in waters off Olympic Peninsula
      Q13 Fox, October 9
    • Invasive crab species found in waters off Olympic Peninsula
      MyNorthwest, October 8
    • European green crab’s reach stretches across North Olympic Peninsula 
      Peninsula Daily News, October 7
    • European green crab’s reach stretches across North Olympic Peninsula 
      Sequim Gazette, October 3
    • Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell brings leadership to UW community, new EarthLab initiative
      UW News, October 2
    • Shell-abrating all things seafood at SeaFeast
      National Sea Grant College Program, October 1
    • The Elwha’s living laboratory: Lessons from the world’s largest dam-removal project
      The Revelator, October 1

September 2018

• • • European green crab found at Kala Point Lagoon
      Port Townsend Leader, September 19
    • Washington sea level rise: How much will your city go under water?
      Seattle PI, September 18
    • Washington sea level rise: How much will your city go under water?
      Power Links, September 18
    • Best geoduck in Washington nominees
      USA Today, September 17
    • Collaborative effort produces a new marine debris action plan for Washington 
      San Juan Islander, September 5
    • Moving Mountains: Elwha River still changing five years after world’s largest dam-removal project: more than 20 million tons of sediment flushed to the sea
      USGS, September 3

August 2018

• • • Six graduate students selected for the 2018-19 Washington Sea Grant Fellowship
      Western Today, August 23
    • Policy pivot: A new emphasis on restoration to protect Puget Sound
      UW College of the Environment, August 23
    • Policy pivot: A new emphasis on restoration to protect Puget Sound
      EurekAlert!, August 22
    • Policy pivot: A new emphasis on restoration to protect Puget Sound
      UW News, August 21
    • Full speed ahead: Boat sales surge in inland Northwest
      Journal of Business, August 16
    • Growers are beaming over success of lasers to stave off thieving birds
      NPR The Salt/Weekend Edition, August 12
    • Growers are beaming over success of lasers to stave off thieving birds
      KPBS, August 12
    • Growers are beaming over success of lasers to stave off thieving birds
      KTTZ, August 12
    • How ‘story maps’ redraw the world using people’s real-life experiences
      The Conversation, August 10
    • New data on rising sea levels helps drive zoning decisions
      Tacoma Weekly News, August 9
    • Study examines projections for rise in sea level
      South Whidbey Record, August 7
    • In our view: Reality time on climate
      The Columbian, August 2
    • Report on Washington’s sea level rise gets boost from UO data
      Around the O, August 1

July 2018

• • • Seismic uplift counters sea-level rise in local area
      Chinook Observer, July 31
    • Study shows 2 feet of sea level rise likely for Skagit by 2100
      The Spokesman-Review, July 31
    • Scientists provide detailed projections for rising seas around Washington
      The Independent, July 31
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Peninsula Daily News, July 31
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Courier Express, July 31
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Jackson Hole New & Guide, July 31
    • Sea-level rise report contains best projections yet for Washington’s coasts
      Phys.org, July 31
    • Science: Sea-level rise report contains best projections yet for Washington’s coasts
      Brinkwire, July 31
    • Study shows 2 feet of sea level rise likely for Skagit by 2100
      goskagit.com, July 31
    • Washington coastlines impacted by rising seas
      KOMO Radio, July 31
    • New report on rising seas 
      KOMO 4, July 31
    • Sea level rise predictions for Washington 
      KUOW, July 30
    • Rising sea level projections for Washington 
      KIRO 7, July 30
    • New science helps coastal communities plan for rising seas 
      The Nature Conservancy, July 30
    • Rising above the tide: Sea Grant helps coastal communities prepare for and adapt to sea-level rise
      National Sea Grant College Program, July 30
    • Rising seas and falling land: Tacoma needs to prepare for the impacts of climate change
      The News Tribune, July 30
    • Sea-level rise report contains best projections yet for Washington’s coasts
      UW College of the Environment, July 30
    • Sea-level rise report contains best projections yet for Washington’s coasts
      UW News, July 30
    • New coastal resiience report can help Washington prepare for sea level rise
      KNKX, July 30
    • Global Warming: Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Kitsap Sun, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      MyNorthwest, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      98.9FM The Answer, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Houston Chronicle, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Everett Herald, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      The Seattle Times, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      The Daily Astorian, July 30
    • NW sea levels could rise 2.5 to nearly 5 feet by 2150, report says
      KGW8, July 30
    • Sea level could rise up to 3 feet in Seattle, study says
      KOMO News, July 30
    • Report shows detailed estimates for Washington rising seas
      KHQ Q6, July 30
    • Report shows detailed estimates for Washington rising seas
      Fox28, July 30
    • Report shows changing sea level at 171 Washington Sites
      King5 News, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      AP News, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      KIRO , July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Washington Times, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Fort Bend Herald, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      SF Gate, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Chron, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      The News Tribune, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Oregon Public Broadcasting, July 30

• • • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Bristol Herald Courier, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      U.S. News, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Westport News, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      The Olympian, July 30
    • Report shows detailed projections for Washington rising seas
      Seattle PI, July 30
    • Russell Callender is new director of Washington Sea Grant
      The Journal of the San Juan Islands, July 22
    • Western farmers put on laser light shows to shoo away thieving birds
      KNKX, July 24
    • Change in our oceans is a social problem, too.
      Warm Regards Podcast, July 23
    • Forget scarecrows, Northwest farmers take up lasers to shoo pesky birds
      Northwest Public Broadcasting, July 23
    • Western farmers put on laser light shows to shoo away thieving birds
      Oregon Public Broadcasting, July 23
    • Western farmers put on laser light shows to shoo away thieving birds
      Spokane Public Radio, July 20
    • Western farmers put on laser light shows to shoo away thieving birds
      Jefferson Public Radio, July 20
    • Western farmers put on laser light shows to shoo away thieving birds
      KLCC, July 20
    • Western farmers put on laser light shows to shoo away thieving birds
      KUOW, July 20
    • Western farmers put on laser light shows to shoo away thieving birds
      Washington Farm Bureau, July 20
    • Western farmers put on laser light shows to shoo away thieving birds
      NW News Network, July 20
    • Rising sea levels could destroy key internet infrastrcuture
      Click Lancashire Independent News, July 20
    • Russell Callender named director of Washington Sea Grant
      SeafoodNews, July 19
    • Rising sea levels are coming for the internet
      King5 News, July 18
    • Russell Callender named director of Washington Sea Grant
      UW College of the Environment, July 17
    • Port of Port Townsend, boat school to work together on pumpout grant
      Peninsula Daily News, July 2
    • Shell of invasive green crab found in Fidalgo Bay
      The Seattle Times, July 1

June 2018

• • • Shell of invasive crab found in Fidalgo Bay
      Skagit Valley Herald, June 30
    • Storms of the century may be on the rise in King County
      King5 News, June 25
    • Neah Bay seeing rise in green crab catches
      Snoqualmie Valley Record, June 13
    • Neah Bay European green crab total nearly 10 times more than Dungeness Spit
      Peninsula Daily News, June 13

May 2018

• • • Melissa Watkinson researches the social and cultural dimensions of ocean acidification
      University of Washington Bothell School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, May 29
    • Surviving a stroke
      UW Medicine, May 29
    • New program equips youth for jobs at sea
      Tacoma Daily Index, May 29
    • Hunt for invasive green crab catches 22 in Dungeness in first months
      Peninsula Daily News, May 14
    • Hunt for invasive green crab catches 16 in Dungeness in first months
      Sequim Gazette, May 9
    • First pumpout station in two decades opens on Orcas Island
      Journal of the San Juans, May 7
    • First pumpout station in two decades opens on Orcas Island
      San Juan Islander, May 4
    • Harley Marine Seattle Maritime Festival free family fun day on Saturday, May 12
      Digital Journal, May 3
    • Washington Sea Grant Director Penny Dalton retires after 12 years of service
      National Sea Grant, May 1

April 2018

• • • Q&A: Washington Sea Grant’s Penny Dalton a leader, mentor in ocean policy field
      UW News, April 30
    • Her year of small things: Edmonts resident gives new perspective to the ‘bucket list’
      My Edmonds News, April 26
    • Volunteers still needed for Saturday’s coast cleanup
      Peninsula Daily News, April 20
    • Tsunami Roadshow: ‘big one’ due at any time, preparedness key to survival
      The Daily World, April 13
    • Tsunami Roadshow returns to Chimacum this Friday
      Port Townsend Leader, April 11
    • How to prepare if 60-foot tsunami strikes Washington Coast
      King5 News, April 10
    • Sea level rise
      Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
    • Working with local government to identify sea level rise and coastal flooding concerns 
      American Planning Association Newsletter, April
    • Ask the Experts: Pumpout
      Northwest Yachting, April 18
    • Come out of your shell at Hama Hama Oyster Company’s Oyster Rama
      Thurston Talk, April 6
    • Tsunami Roadshow to make stops on Harbor on Wenesday
      The Daily World, April 6
    • Tsunami Roadshow coming to Westport
      South Beach Bulletin, April 5
    • Inslee names three from Harbor to coastal marine advisory council 
      The Daily World, April 4
    • Thevik named to coastal marine advisory council
      The North Coast News, April 4
    • Tsunami, quake information to be offered at workshops in Clallam, Jefferson
      Peninsula Daily News, April 4
    • Community calendar
      Chinook Observer, April 4

March 2018

• • • Sea Grant programs issue updated direct marketing manual
      National Fisherman, March 29
    • Community news briefs
      Sequim Gazette, March 28
    • Community calendar
      Chinook Observer, March 28
    • Nature center to present at Salish Sea conference
      Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, March 27
    • Tsunami roadshow coming to Grays Harbor & Pacific County
      KXRO, March 23
    • Celebrate the Olypic Coast with a beach clean-up, barbecue, and all-Olympic movie night
      Forks Forum, March 22
    • Partnering with indigenous communities to anticipate and adapt to ocean change
      UW News, March 21
    • The tsunami roadshow comes to Grays Harbor April 11
      Grays Harbor Talk, March 21
    • Two urban estuaries soften shorelines
      Estuary News, March
    • ORCA places third at Orca Bowl
      Everett Herald, March 19
    • Cash salvo boosts county industries
      Chinook Observer, March 14
    • Boat-dismantling facility planned for Ilwaco
      The Daily Astorian, March 13
    • Tacoma’s Science and Math Institute team came in second at Washington Sea Grant’s 21st annual Orca Bowl
      Tacoma Daily Index, March 13
    • Does Puget Sound need a diet? Concerns grow over nutrients
      Encyclopedia of Puget Sound, March 6

February 2018

• • • Bullish Market: 2017 Washington Boat Sales 
      Northwest Yachting, February 28
    • Marine wiring, diesel engine troubleshooting workshops in Port Hadlock
      The Journal of the San Juan Islands, February 28
    • Washington Sea Grant: $1.1 million for aquaculture
      Northwest Yachting, February 27
    • Calling all filmmakers: entries sought for the Olympic Peninsula’s 5th annual River & Ocean Film Festival
      Tacoma Daily Index, February 27
    • Friday Harbor studnets participate in Orca Bowl
      The Journal of the San Juans, February 16
    • Salmon face doubly whammy from toxic stormwater
      WSU News, February 12
    • WSU study shows big loss in historic Columbia River salmon genetic diversity
      Centralia Chronicle, February 8

January 2018

• • • Fish farming done right can benefit all of us
      Seattle Times, January 26
    • Fish lose as much as two-thrids of genetic diversity
      Omak Okanogan County Chornicle, January 23
    • Boating leaders are riding a big wave as Seattle Boat Show preps for record numbers
      Puget Sound Business Journal, January 19
    • How the Elwha dam removals changed the river’s mouth
      Phys.org, January 19
    • How the Elwha dam removals changed the river’s mouth
      UW News, January 18
    • Winter lecture series opens with “Biological Invasions”
      goanacortes, January 17
    • Boat Sales are booming just in time for this year’s Seattle Boat Show
      Puget Sound Business Journal, January 16
    • King tides give us a glimpse of the Pacific Northwest’s watery future
      Oregon Public Broadcasting/EarthFix, January 16
    • Dramatic decline in genetic diversity of Northwest salmon charted
      ScienceBlog, January 11
    • ‘Water in the streets’: a glimpse of the Northwest’s watery future
      KUOW, January 10
    • Scientists determine Columbia River Chinook salmon genetic diversity declined by two-thirds
      HydroWorld.com, January 12
    • King tide shows glimpse of future sea level rise
      goanacortes, January 10
    • Out and About – Biological Invasions
      goskagit.com, January 10
    • Resarchers chart dramatic decline in genetic diversity of Northwest salmon
      EurekAlert!, January 10
    • Dramatic decline in genetic diversity of Northwest salmon
      Science Daily, January 10
    • Dramatic decline in genetic diversity of Northwest salmon charted
      WSU News, January 10
    • Letter: A whole different kettle of fish
      Peninsula Daily News, January 9
    • Point of View: Not all net pens are created equal
      Peninsula Daily News, January 7
    • Organization encourages community to envision sea level rise
      Skagit Valley Herald, January 6
    • Become a witness for ‘king tides’ in Puget Sound now and later
      Kitsap Sun, January 3
    • Learn information, take photos at king tide event Friday
      goanacortes, January 3
    • Sea stars: Are they really making a comeback?
      Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, January 2