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Puget Sound

Biennial Reports on Status and Trends in Puget Sound

Type:  Extent of habitat (i.e., area of habitat and whether there has been a decline); condition of habitat and sources affecting habitat (i.e., the condition or functionality of the habitat); and stressors affecting habitat (i.e., which sources have contributed to its degradation and whether they are direct or indirect factors).

Category:  Submerged, Intertidal, Wetland, and Upland

Cost: Information not provided.

Description:  Biennial report on the status and trends of key environmental indicators of Puget Sound biological diversity and health. Distributed as a public education piece, as newspaper inserts or as part of school curricula.

Outcome:  Creates a sense of place for local residents and all citizens of the state.

Contact: Scott Redman, Puget Sound Action Team, (360) 407-7315

Citation:  http://www.wa.gov/puget_sound/Publications/pshealth2000/index.html