Puget Sound Partnership

There are eight species of salmonids—fish in the salmon family—that use Puget Sound and its estuaries. These include Chinook, coho, sockeye, chum salmon, and pink salmon; steelhead and cutthroat trout; and bull trout. Some species spawn once in their lives and others spawn multiple times. #WadeIn Drawing of coho salmon by Timothy Knepp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Did you know that Puget Sound provides support for people's livelihoods and wellbeing with an estimated $64 billion in ecosystem services every year? That figure gives an approximate value for the Puget Sound Basin as a source of food production, employment, recreational opportunities, water and air filtration, fish and wildlife habitat, and more. #EstuariesWeek #WadeIn.

Did you know? Everyone in Washington now has a one-stop hub to discover funding opportunities, including rebates, grants, tax incentives, and more. FundHubWA is here to help you turn your projects into reality. Learn more about how you can benefit today by visiting FundHub.WA.gov #FundHubWA #FundingWA

Puget Sound is the second-largest estuary in the U.S. It's deep for an estuary, with an average depth of 205 feet, and consequently it can hold about 40 cubic miles of water. #EstuariesWeek. #WadeIn Learn more in Encyclopedia of Puget Sound's Puget Sound fact book: https://lnkd.in/dXvmtcVb

This week is National Estuaries Week, which celebrates the beauty and value of America's estuaries! Did you know that Puget Sound is a fjord estuary, which means it was carved by glaciers? Learn more about #EstuariesWeek and get involved at: https://lnkd.in/ghjEWAc8 #WadeIn

Happy National Estuaries Week! Puget Sound is an estuary that encompasses many smaller estuaries, and they all provide habitat for a huge number of fish, marine mammal, bird, and invertebrate species. #WadeIn. Learn more and get involved: https://lnkd.in/ghjEWAc8

Puget Sound Institute's Salish Sea Science Roundtable continues on Oct. 1, with a discussion about using genomics to predict Chinook salmon responses to climate change. Kyle Wellband of Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada will describe approaches and results for ongoing projects to assess the adaptive potential of Chinook salmon populations. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gCMvZgnu

Orca Recovery Day is October 19! Leave a legacy of stewardship and help the Southern Resident Orcas. Find a habitat restoration event near you by visiting: betterground.org/ord/

September is #PugetSoundStartsHere Month! Together, we can protect Puget Sound and keep pollutants out of our storm drains and waterways. Every storm washes pollution from rooftops, roads, and other hard surfaces into local waterways. What can you do? Mimic nature! Install a rain garden or other Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) to capture, slow down, and clean runoff from storms. A rain garden uses plants, trees, soil, and engineering to reduce rainwater pollution and overflows in our drainage and sewer systems. Plus, it adds beauty, native habitat, and pollinators to your yard while solving flooding and drainage issues. Even better, there are many rebate programs and resources available to homeowners. Learn more about rain gardens and other GSI solutions: https://lnkd.in/g6FMpYHg https://lnkd.in/gs8nsFBj

We're hiring a Puget Sound Recovery Strategist! This position represents the agency externally, influencing partners at various levels and gathering input on priorities, policies, and programs for regional ecosystem recovery. They identify actions and allocate resources to accelerate implementation, promote local recovery partners, and support process improvements. They will have the opportunity to work with local, Tribal, and regional partners to plan and implement ecosystem recovery priorities in line with the Action Agenda, salmon recovery plan, and environmental justice strategies. They will play a crucial part in addressing local community needs, overcoming barriers, and filling gaps in recovery efforts. The annual starting range of compensation for this position is between $73,644 - $81,372 depending upon qualifications. The full position salary range for this position is $73,644 - $89,100. Hiring supervisors can negotiate employment offers with candidates for this recruitment within the boundaries of the starting salary range based on a formulaic approach. The full position range is the broader range the newly hired person can expect their salary to grow during their tenure in the position. Salary ranges will increase when future legislatively approved general wage increases for non-represented state employees occur. Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental, long-term disability, and basic life insurance. State employees are members of the Washington Public Employees’ Retirement System and can participate in the Deferred Compensation Program, a supplemental retirement savings program. Employees are given paid time off, designated paid holidays, allowances for professional growth, and hiring incentives. For more information about benefits and the details of the position, and to apply, visit the link below. The recruitment is open through September 6, 2024. https://lnkd.in/gUQ2nt8W