Impacts of Armoring on Puget Sound Beaches: Diverse Effects on Diverse Scales
Armoring impacts on puget sound beaches
Impacts of Armoring on Puget Sound Beaches: Diverse Effects on Diverse Scales
Researchers provided long-needed data and protocols for evaluating beach armoring impacts and shoreline restoration benefits, leveraging state funds to expand this research....
The pulse of the ocean
UW and Smithsonian researchers develop DNA identification methods for monitoring Salish Sea planktonic communities
From the Winter 2023/2024 Sea Star
By Katalin Plummer, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Sometimes it’s the smallest living things that can tell us the most about the state of the...
Gardening Green sustainable landscaping class
Gardening Green provides practical information and simple yet powerful actions to protect the environment and human health. This is a relaxed, fun class that incorporates presentations, demonstrations, hands-on experiences, a native plant walk, and tours of sustainable landscapes. By the end of c...
Bellingham SeaFeast-Saturday
Bellingham SeaFeast showcases and celebrates our rich maritime heritage, thriving working waterfront, commercial fishing and seafood industries, and the culinary bounty of our corner of the Pacific Northwest.
This inaugural Bellingham SeaFeast, with FREE admission, appeals to all ages, backgrounds,...
The Environmental Cost of Dinner
C-CAN Ocean Acidification Roundtable Discussion
Presented by Dr. Ray Hilborn, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington. This webinar will be hosted by Brad Warren, Global Ocean Health, National Fisheries Conservation Center and Teri King, Washington Sea Grant.
Abstract:
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Environmental DNA (Part 4): The Vashon Island Mystery
September 26, 2022
This is the fourth and final in a series of posts on a Crab Team project to develop environmental DNA (eDNA) for use in early detection and management of European green crab. Links to the previous posts are found in the text below.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has recently gained atte...
Are moon jellies eating up all the zooplankton?
From the Summer 2023 Sea Star
As dense aggregations of moon jellyfish form in Puget Sound, researchers study the ecosystem-wide impacts
By Andrea Richter-Sanchez, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Photo: Shutterstock
Have you ever seen a jellyfish floating in Puget Sound? Chances are, it was a moon ...
Amplify: Conversations About Science Communication
Amplify is a series of conversations among faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students who want to explore and engage in science communication and outreach. Bringing together individuals from the College of the Environment and around UW, Amplify events are an opportunity to consider and challeng...
Marine Parasites on the Rise
The abundance of a type of worm commonly found in sushi has dramatically increased
From the winter 2020–2021 Sea Star print newsletter
From warming to acidification and sea level rise, the world’s oceans have undergone a frightening amount of change over the past few decades. In a recen...
Blue Futures: WSG funds collaborative research projects with the Makah Tribe
From the Summer 2023 Sea Star
By incorporating people, culture and Indigenous knowledge systems, these three projects model the use of interdisciplinary approaches to inform marine resource management
By Olivia Horwedel, WSG Science Communications Fellow
Photo: Matt McIntosh/NOAA
Deep blue ocean wat...
Climate Displacement and Migration – UDP Professional Council Lecture Series
UDP PC Lecture Series – Climate Displacement and Migration: The Unknown Journey for Washingtonians
Climate change’s effects are already being realized globally and across the US–including in Washington State. These effects manifest in specific events like the recent wildfires in Oka...
Eastern Washington Marinas Take Big Steps to Prevent Small Oil Spills
NEWS RELEASE
August 17, 2017
CONTACT: Aaron Barnett, Washington Sea Grant, (206) 616-8929 or aaronb5@uw.edu
Eastern Washington Marinas Take Big Steps to Prevent
Small Oil Spills
Washington Sea Grant expands its clean marina and small oil spill prevention programs on Lake Chelan
He...
2018 Volume 1
2018 Volume 1
Back Out in the Mud
February 28th, 2018
Last month we launched Washington Sea Grant Crab Team’s third official monitoring season. After a successful and fun month of training workshops in March, all 225+ volunteer and partner monitors are alr...
WSG Seaweed Office Hours
Drop-in office hours for all your seaweed information needs!
How to participate:
Zoom meeting link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96836051377?pwd=dGJWc0RuRm9ZTFArbzQ2aGFacWRBZz09
Join at any point during the one-hour window (no RSVP required)
Attendees will be served in order of arrival
Please stay ...