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We love Bluesky, but have also been brainstorming with other orgs to find a way to stay connected in a more organized way.
If you're as obsessed with the Salish Sea as we are, from the orcas to the tide pools + everything in between, come hang out, share your stories, and connect on Discord, too! 💕
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Some positive political news via @wcav.bsky.social
“Today the FPB voted to adopt the Type Np rule.
We will now have continuous, 75-foot buffers along the perennial, non-fish bearing streams in Western WA. Industry will no longer be able to clearcut straight to the streambank.”
“Today the FPB voted to adopt the Type Np rule.
We will now have continuous, 75-foot buffers along the perennial, non-fish bearing streams in Western WA. Industry will no longer be able to clearcut straight to the streambank.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Some positive political news via @wcav.bsky.social
“Today the FPB voted to adopt the Type Np rule.
We will now have continuous, 75-foot buffers along the perennial, non-fish bearing streams in Western WA. Industry will no longer be able to clearcut straight to the streambank.”
“Today the FPB voted to adopt the Type Np rule.
We will now have continuous, 75-foot buffers along the perennial, non-fish bearing streams in Western WA. Industry will no longer be able to clearcut straight to the streambank.”
“Someone looking from the outside would say this is a junky old golf course that has been left to rot,” said David Crowder, a professor and researcher in WSU’s Department of Entomology. “But it has 118 bee species in it, some that have never been seen before in our state.”
@wsunews.bsky.social
@wsunews.bsky.social
Bees thrive in overlooked pockets of Puget Sound
Seven-year survey finds that weedy plots of land near airports and beneath power lines sustained healthy bee populations.
news.wsu.edu
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“Someone looking from the outside would say this is a junky old golf course that has been left to rot,” said David Crowder, a professor and researcher in WSU’s Department of Entomology. “But it has 118 bee species in it, some that have never been seen before in our state.”
@wsunews.bsky.social
@wsunews.bsky.social
Throwing back to a dreamy day with the Southern Resident Killer Whales off of Lime Kiln State Park in San Juan Island.
Today they’re making their way through Puget Sound, hopefully finding lots of returning chum salmon along the way.
Today they’re making their way through Puget Sound, hopefully finding lots of returning chum salmon along the way.
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Throwing back to a dreamy day with the Southern Resident Killer Whales off of Lime Kiln State Park in San Juan Island.
Today they’re making their way through Puget Sound, hopefully finding lots of returning chum salmon along the way.
Today they’re making their way through Puget Sound, hopefully finding lots of returning chum salmon along the way.
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Reports have the SRKWs milling + foraging in Possession Triangle right now, which is the southern end of Admiralty Inlet, between Edmonds, Possession Point (Whidbey) and Point No Point (Kitsap).
They can be heard through the ferry noise on the Sunset Bay hydrophone:
They can be heard through the ferry noise on the Sunset Bay hydrophone:
Orcasound - Beach Camp at Sunset Bay
live.orcasound.net
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reports have the SRKWs milling + foraging in Possession Triangle right now, which is the southern end of Admiralty Inlet, between Edmonds, Possession Point (Whidbey) and Point No Point (Kitsap).
They can be heard through the ferry noise on the Sunset Bay hydrophone:
They can be heard through the ferry noise on the Sunset Bay hydrophone:
If you’re around Seattle take a look at the water. There are 74 endangered orcas hanging out in Central Puget Sound today. 💕
💦♥️💦 Tue, Nov 11
Yesterday, all members of J, K, & L pod were together inland Puget Sound making for a true superpod!
Today, orcas present in Central Puget Sound, behaving like residents, so looks like at least some stayed over. ♥️
📸 SRKW breaches off Point Robinson on Nov 2. By Kas Alexis.
#psws
Yesterday, all members of J, K, & L pod were together inland Puget Sound making for a true superpod!
Today, orcas present in Central Puget Sound, behaving like residents, so looks like at least some stayed over. ♥️
📸 SRKW breaches off Point Robinson on Nov 2. By Kas Alexis.
#psws
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If you’re around Seattle take a look at the water. There are 74 endangered orcas hanging out in Central Puget Sound today. 💕
The rivers around Puget Sound are alive with chum salmon right now. Have you been lucky enough to spot any near you? 💕🐟
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The rivers around Puget Sound are alive with chum salmon right now. Have you been lucky enough to spot any near you? 💕🐟
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If you need something cuter this morning, the orcas are back and they’re very chatty.
There’s a ferry going through right this second that’s loud af, but after that docks you’ll hear whale calls galore.
There’s a ferry going through right this second that’s loud af, but after that docks you’ll hear whale calls galore.
The endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales are being very vocal (and adorable) this morning on the Sunset Bay hydrophone, just north of downtown Edmonds:
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
Orcasound - Beach Camp at Sunset Bay
live.orcasound.net
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
If you need something cuter this morning, the orcas are back and they’re very chatty.
There’s a ferry going through right this second that’s loud af, but after that docks you’ll hear whale calls galore.
There’s a ferry going through right this second that’s loud af, but after that docks you’ll hear whale calls galore.
The endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales are being very vocal (and adorable) this morning on the Sunset Bay hydrophone, just north of downtown Edmonds:
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
Orcasound - Beach Camp at Sunset Bay
live.orcasound.net
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales are being very vocal (and adorable) this morning on the Sunset Bay hydrophone, just north of downtown Edmonds:
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
The Southern Resident Killer Whales are chatting up a storm on the Port Townsend hydrophone as they exit Puget Sound 💕🐬
live.orcasound.net/listen/port-...
live.orcasound.net/listen/port-...
Orcasound - Port Townsend
live.orcasound.net
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Southern Resident Killer Whales are chatting up a storm on the Port Townsend hydrophone as they exit Puget Sound 💕🐬
live.orcasound.net/listen/port-...
live.orcasound.net/listen/port-...
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💦💚💦 Mon, Nov 3
Yesterday's SRKWs per @orcabehaviorinstitute.org & @whaleresearch.bsky.social: J-Pod, K-Pod, & greater L4s; 59 Southern Residents!
Shout out to @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov for exemplary response to being enveloped by orcas in Dalco Passage.
📸 SRKW & WSF by Mervin Claxton 11/2.
#psws
Yesterday's SRKWs per @orcabehaviorinstitute.org & @whaleresearch.bsky.social: J-Pod, K-Pod, & greater L4s; 59 Southern Residents!
Shout out to @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov for exemplary response to being enveloped by orcas in Dalco Passage.
📸 SRKW & WSF by Mervin Claxton 11/2.
#psws
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
💦💚💦 Mon, Nov 3
Yesterday's SRKWs per @orcabehaviorinstitute.org & @whaleresearch.bsky.social: J-Pod, K-Pod, & greater L4s; 59 Southern Residents!
Shout out to @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov for exemplary response to being enveloped by orcas in Dalco Passage.
📸 SRKW & WSF by Mervin Claxton 11/2.
#psws
Yesterday's SRKWs per @orcabehaviorinstitute.org & @whaleresearch.bsky.social: J-Pod, K-Pod, & greater L4s; 59 Southern Residents!
Shout out to @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov for exemplary response to being enveloped by orcas in Dalco Passage.
📸 SRKW & WSF by Mervin Claxton 11/2.
#psws
The salmon are returning to Carkeek Park in Seattle! We swung by yesterday and saw quite a few chum just below the beaver dam and even a couple of Coho closer to the beach. 💕🐟
The Returning Salmon of Piper’s Creek Watershed — Our Wild Puget Sound
History of salmon in the Piper’s Creek watershed There’s a special kind of buzz around the Pacific Northwest in the fall when our creeks come alive with salmon fighting to make it upstream to spawn. ...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The salmon are returning to Carkeek Park in Seattle! We swung by yesterday and saw quite a few chum just below the beaver dam and even a couple of Coho closer to the beach. 💕🐟
“Just a year after four dams were removed, fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon…”
Salmon are unbelievably resilient when given a chance.
@opb.org
Salmon are unbelievably resilient when given a chance.
@opb.org
Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers
Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin.
www.opb.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“Just a year after four dams were removed, fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon…”
Salmon are unbelievably resilient when given a chance.
@opb.org
Salmon are unbelievably resilient when given a chance.
@opb.org
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Can we get a roll call of north Puget Sound peeps?
Whatcom/Skagit/San Juan/Island/Snohomish counties, where you at?
Whatcom/Skagit/San Juan/Island/Snohomish counties, where you at?
October 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Can we get a roll call of north Puget Sound peeps?
Whatcom/Skagit/San Juan/Island/Snohomish counties, where you at?
Whatcom/Skagit/San Juan/Island/Snohomish counties, where you at?
We just heard our first snow geese of the year, which means it’s officially fall in the Skagit Valley! 💕🪿
October 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We just heard our first snow geese of the year, which means it’s officially fall in the Skagit Valley! 💕🪿
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Are you still holding on to summer like we are? There's one more day left in our tee shirt sale (kiddo tees are also included!)
There are 100% cotton, designed + printed by us using ecofriendly ink, and give back to local initiatives. 💕
Code: SUMMER2025
www.ourwildpugetsound.com/shop/adult-c...
There are 100% cotton, designed + printed by us using ecofriendly ink, and give back to local initiatives. 💕
Code: SUMMER2025
www.ourwildpugetsound.com/shop/adult-c...
September 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Are you still holding on to summer like we are? There's one more day left in our tee shirt sale (kiddo tees are also included!)
There are 100% cotton, designed + printed by us using ecofriendly ink, and give back to local initiatives. 💕
Code: SUMMER2025
www.ourwildpugetsound.com/shop/adult-c...
There are 100% cotton, designed + printed by us using ecofriendly ink, and give back to local initiatives. 💕
Code: SUMMER2025
www.ourwildpugetsound.com/shop/adult-c...
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♥️ Sat, Sep 13
SRKW in North Puget Sound this morning?
It's the right time of year for Southern Residents to begin their late summer/fall forays inland. Let's see!
‼️ Reminder, any type vessel stay 1000 yards distance from SRKWs.
📸 J27 Blackberry - Pt Robinson - Jan 1, 2025. By Alisa LB
#psws
SRKW in North Puget Sound this morning?
It's the right time of year for Southern Residents to begin their late summer/fall forays inland. Let's see!
‼️ Reminder, any type vessel stay 1000 yards distance from SRKWs.
📸 J27 Blackberry - Pt Robinson - Jan 1, 2025. By Alisa LB
#psws
September 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
♥️ Sat, Sep 13
SRKW in North Puget Sound this morning?
It's the right time of year for Southern Residents to begin their late summer/fall forays inland. Let's see!
‼️ Reminder, any type vessel stay 1000 yards distance from SRKWs.
📸 J27 Blackberry - Pt Robinson - Jan 1, 2025. By Alisa LB
#psws
SRKW in North Puget Sound this morning?
It's the right time of year for Southern Residents to begin their late summer/fall forays inland. Let's see!
‼️ Reminder, any type vessel stay 1000 yards distance from SRKWs.
📸 J27 Blackberry - Pt Robinson - Jan 1, 2025. By Alisa LB
#psws
Are you still holding on to summer like we are? There's one more day left in our tee shirt sale (kiddo tees are also included!)
There are 100% cotton, designed + printed by us using ecofriendly ink, and give back to local initiatives. 💕
Code: SUMMER2025
www.ourwildpugetsound.com/shop/adult-c...
There are 100% cotton, designed + printed by us using ecofriendly ink, and give back to local initiatives. 💕
Code: SUMMER2025
www.ourwildpugetsound.com/shop/adult-c...
September 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Are you still holding on to summer like we are? There's one more day left in our tee shirt sale (kiddo tees are also included!)
There are 100% cotton, designed + printed by us using ecofriendly ink, and give back to local initiatives. 💕
Code: SUMMER2025
www.ourwildpugetsound.com/shop/adult-c...
There are 100% cotton, designed + printed by us using ecofriendly ink, and give back to local initiatives. 💕
Code: SUMMER2025
www.ourwildpugetsound.com/shop/adult-c...
Members of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales are in Puget Sound right now, between Edmonds, Point No Point, and Possession Point.
Connect with other people around the Salish Sea + follow along in real time + provide your own sightings on Discord, here:
discord.gg/GKHJHUTm
Connect with other people around the Salish Sea + follow along in real time + provide your own sightings on Discord, here:
discord.gg/GKHJHUTm
Join the Salish Sea Community Hub Discord Server!
Check out the Salish Sea Community Hub community on Discord - hang out with 274 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
September 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Members of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales are in Puget Sound right now, between Edmonds, Point No Point, and Possession Point.
Connect with other people around the Salish Sea + follow along in real time + provide your own sightings on Discord, here:
discord.gg/GKHJHUTm
Connect with other people around the Salish Sea + follow along in real time + provide your own sightings on Discord, here:
discord.gg/GKHJHUTm
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I'm doing a big ol' tshirt printing party next week for @ourwildpugetsound.com if you want to get in on the action!
(PSST: Enter the code 'SUMMER2025' for 30% off any tee)
♥️🐬
(PSST: Enter the code 'SUMMER2025' for 30% off any tee)
♥️🐬
September 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I'm doing a big ol' tshirt printing party next week for @ourwildpugetsound.com if you want to get in on the action!
(PSST: Enter the code 'SUMMER2025' for 30% off any tee)
♥️🐬
(PSST: Enter the code 'SUMMER2025' for 30% off any tee)
♥️🐬
J Pod is currently audible + visible on the Lime Kiln hydrophone as they make their way north in Haro Strait off of San Juan Island 💕
www.youtube.com/watch?v=54dZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=54dZ...
www.youtube.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
J Pod is currently audible + visible on the Lime Kiln hydrophone as they make their way north in Haro Strait off of San Juan Island 💕
www.youtube.com/watch?v=54dZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=54dZ...
If you need some serious cuteness in your life head to your neighborhood pond or lake because the goslings are melting hearts all around right now
May 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If you need some serious cuteness in your life head to your neighborhood pond or lake because the goslings are melting hearts all around right now
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New screen day for @ourwildpugetsound.com 🫎
May 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
New screen day for @ourwildpugetsound.com 🫎
Low tide is full of surprises. Sometimes that includes a hermit crab attempted eviction (with some shrimp assists)
May 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Low tide is full of surprises. Sometimes that includes a hermit crab attempted eviction (with some shrimp assists)
Lots of whales in the Sound today!
T100Bs + T100E + T124As northbound in the central Sound, T23Cs southbound in Admiralty Inlet, and grays everywhere! Maybe humpbacks? Maybe minkes?
Report sightings below and follow along in real time on Discord!
T100Bs + T100E + T124As northbound in the central Sound, T23Cs southbound in Admiralty Inlet, and grays everywhere! Maybe humpbacks? Maybe minkes?
Report sightings below and follow along in real time on Discord!
May 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Lots of whales in the Sound today!
T100Bs + T100E + T124As northbound in the central Sound, T23Cs southbound in Admiralty Inlet, and grays everywhere! Maybe humpbacks? Maybe minkes?
Report sightings below and follow along in real time on Discord!
T100Bs + T100E + T124As northbound in the central Sound, T23Cs southbound in Admiralty Inlet, and grays everywhere! Maybe humpbacks? Maybe minkes?
Report sightings below and follow along in real time on Discord!
"This year in Washington, we're expecting to see somewhere around 7.5 million pink salmon returning. That would be in the top five of our records going back to 1959. We're also expecting a record return to the Fraser River, which will definitely impact our North Puget Sound fisheries..."
@kuow.org
@kuow.org
A record-size run of pink salmon may be headed toward Washington state
Biologists expect a record number of pink salmon to return to Puget Sound and Washington rivers and streams this year. And while that may seem like a good signal about salmon habitat, it's also raisin...
www.kuow.org
May 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"This year in Washington, we're expecting to see somewhere around 7.5 million pink salmon returning. That would be in the top five of our records going back to 1959. We're also expecting a record return to the Fraser River, which will definitely impact our North Puget Sound fisheries..."
@kuow.org
@kuow.org