Bull kelp, the whiplike brown algae seen bobbing in Puget Sound this time of year, has a superpower. Capable of growing up to a foot of new foliage each day, it forms vast underwater forests, the ...
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington is moving to protect struggling kelp beds near Squaxin Island as part of a broader push to restore critical marine habitats. On Friday, Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove ...
People in the Pacific Northwest and around the world watched last month as a mother carried her dead child hundreds of miles ...
Two key marine species in Puget Sound have become symbols of resilience, thanks to Kitsap-based recovery programs and a senior at Bainbridge High School. Efforts to restore bull kelp and pinto abalone ...
If you’ve ever walked a beach in South Puget Sound, you’ve seem them — long, brown tendrils that look like they could do some damage if someone used them as a whip. They’re called bull kelp, and they ...
Native bull kelp forests in the Puget Sound have been steadily disappearing for decades. According to recent studies, there was an 80% loss of native kelp between 2013 and 2024. Around Squaxin Island, ...
MUKILTEO — The Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee is hosting a night of talks and presentations from scientists and surveyors on the state of kelp and eelgrass beds off Mukilteo and Hat ...
PORT TOWNSEND — Seattle writer David B. Williams will give a talk on Thursday about his book, “Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound.” Writing the book left him with more hope for the ...