Brinnon « Olympic Peninsula Environmental News

Educational Sites

- Voices of the Strait Video Voices of the Strait video project Chapter 1

-NW Environmental Video Channel Gateway site for environmental videos of the Salish Sea

-Regional Events The Puget Sound Partnership’s Event Calender. Lists *most* of the environmental educational events coming up

-The Cove One of the most important environmental documentaries ever created. If you value dolphins, then you must see this film.

A Sea Change Movie about ocean acidification the next looming crisis in our waters of Puget Sound, and elsewhere. A must see video.

Best Green Blogs Listing of hundreds of global blogs on Green subjects, both commercial and not for profit

Biomass study – WSU The definitive study on how much biomass really exists in our counties.

Boldt Decision – History Seattle Times article on the history of the Boldt Decision.

Carfree.com Imagining towns without cars!

Crab Pot Escape Cord Stop crab pot loss & crab kills! Use cotton cord!

Dead Zones – Eutrophic Map of Salish Sea Dead Zone tracking globally.

Derelict Gear Removal Project Learn about derelict gear & how to report it if you see it

Eleanor Stopps – In her Own Words The audio only interview with the great environmental activist, Eleanor Stopps

Feiro Marine Life Center Port Angeles’ Marine Center

Geoduck Study by UW Sea Grant 2012 Interim report of the long awaited Geoduck research by UW Washington Sea Grant

Jimmy Come-Lately Creek Restoration Video detaling the restoration of Jimmy Come-Lately Creek in Blyn.

National Marine Fisheries overview of aquaculture on habitat From the Fisheries permitting process

North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center NOPSC is a project based field science class. Also for High School Senior Culminating Projects

North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center Natural Resources To provide a program that provides hands-on, relevant natural resources research experience while meeting the needs of and building capacity within individual students and the North Olympic Peninsula region.

Olympic Park Institute Educational site @ Lake Crescent

Orca Listening Posts – Orcasound.net Hydrophones to listen to our friends in the sea.

Peninsula College Environmental Education programs

Protection Island Story A very good one page overview of how Protection Island was saved.

PT Marine Science Center Educational site at Fort Worden. Check it out with kids!

PT Marine Science Center Blog Cute, they even stole our photo header!

Return of the River – Elwha Project John Gussman’s web site of video & stills from the project

Roll call of the Lost Dick Goins description of stocks of wlld salmon declines over decades. By a long time expert fisherman.

Shore Stewards WSU program for beach protection

Shoreline Armoring on Puget Sound Workshop 2009 workshop on issues related to Shoreline Armouring

Sound IQ Very cool new site! Interactive Map of Island County

U.S. Government Energy Information Administration Want to know the CO2 stats? Here’s the place.

VIDEO – Protecting our shorelines Good 34 minute video on why & how to protect your shoreline

Water Footprint Network Understanding your water footprint

Watershed Links A listing of local watershed links. Good starting place.

Governmental Sites

Non Governmental Organizations

Admiralty Audubon Local PT based Audubon Chapter

Brinnon Group Local group opposing Black Point resort

Coastal Watershed Institute “To promote long term, ecological, community based stewardship of marine and terrestrial ecosystems thru scientific research and local partnerships.”

Dungeness River Audubon Center Educational site on the river. Check it out with kids!

Fred Felleman's Blog Fred is the “man” when it comes to oil spill prevention. Check his thoughts out.

Georgia Straits Alliance Canadian NGO working on protecting the Straits

Greenfleet Monitoring Expeditions Monitoring of Puget Sound Estuaries

Jefferson Land Trust Folks working to protect critical openspace

League of Women Voters – Clallam County a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

League of Women Voters – Jefferson County The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Local 2020 Think local, act local

North Olympic Land Trust

North Olympic Lead Entity We bring local stakeholder groups together to coordinate salmon recovery efforts across the North Olympic Peninsula. from Blyn to Cape Flattery.

North Olympic Salmon Coalition The mission of the North Olympic Salmon Coalition is to restore, enhance, and protect habitat of North Olympic Peninsula wild salmon stocks and to promote community volunteerism, understanding, cooperation and stewardship of these resources.

Olympic Environmental Council The Olympic Environmental Council works on issues related to the environment and health that affect our North Olympic Peninsula communities.

Olympic Forest Coalition Protecting and restoring our Olympic forest and aquatic ecosystems

Olympic Park Associates If you share with us a passion for Olympic National Park, a concern for the Park’s future, and a vision that Olympic National Park should always be a wild and natural place, we invite you to join Olympic Park Associates.

OrcaNetwork Follow the whales online!

Puget Sound Restoration Fund Achieving on-the-ground restoration of habitat and native species in Puget Sound by focusing on action not politics

Save Our Salmon Coalition Coalition of citizen and industry groups working to save wild salmon

Save Pulali Pulali Point is on Hood Canal at Dabob Bay

Seal Sitters Group trained by NOAA to help protect seals & pups in Western Washington

Sierra Club – North Olympic Chapter This is a new chapter recently formed.

Washington Environmental Council WEC has been working for a couple of decades on environmental activism. A great group of people actually getting things done.

Whale Trail Signs along the way to take you to great whale viewing locations

Wild Fish Conservancy Wild Fish Conservancy seeks to improve conditions for all of the Northwest’s wild fish

Cautionary Tale Related to Pleasant Harbor Resort Plans

Posted on February 7, 2011 by alf hanna

Given the latest articles done on the Pleasant Harbor Resort plans in Brinnon, we see another large resort fail to raise money for a sale. 2/3 Bellingham Herald Sale of Semiahmoo Resort falls through; tribe not seeking buyers JOHN STARK / THE BELLINGHAM HERALD BLAINE – A pending sale on the Semiahmoo Resort hotel and [...]

Filed under: Brinnon Resort | Tagged: Brinnon | Leave a Comment »

Meeting the Mann- Garth Mann of Statesman

Posted on January 15, 2011 by alf hanna

The PT Leader asked if I wanted to come to a meeting with Garth Mann, the head of Statesman Group, which has been attempting to build the Black Point development in Brinnon over the last decade. Some of you might wonder if putting a developer in close proximity with an ‘environmentalist’ might cause some kind [...]

Filed under: Brinnon Resort, Hood Canal, Jefferson County, Olympic Peninsula | Tagged: Black Point, Brinnon | 7 Comments »

Ruling OKs Brinnon resort, but opponents consider appeal – PDN

Posted on June 10, 2009 by alf hanna

6/10 Peninsula Daily News -By Jeff Chew-Peninsula Daily News BRINNON — The attorney representing residents opposed to a 252.6-acre master-planned development at Black Point and Pleasant Harbor Marina improvements — the Brinnon Group — said Tuesday that he and his clients will consider appealing a Thurston County judge’s decision rendered Friday. Thurston County Superior Court [...]

Filed under: Hood Canal | Tagged: Black Point, Brinnon, Jefferson County | Leave a Comment »

Olympic Peninsula Environmental News

Email Subscription

Educational Sites

Governmental Sites

News Sites

Non Governmental Organizations

Meta

Cautionary Tale Related to Pleasant Harbor Resort Plans

Meeting the Mann- Garth Mann of Statesman

Ruling OKs Brinnon resort, but opponents consider appeal – PDN

Local Events (New!)

Recent Posts

Recent Comments:

Tags

Categories

Follow “Olympic Peninsula Environmental News”