From Northwest Yachting columnist Peter Schrappen. Original post here. If there’s one issue that brings Democrats and Republicans together around sealing the boarders, it’s the issue of nuisance species …
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Alert contributor Peter Marsh passed along a tip that, again, there’s talk of a new age of commercial sail. We’ll see. If the business press is writing about it, somebody’s …
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A few days ago Christopher Dunagan picked up on the Pacific Whale Watch Association news that the year-old L119 Orca youngster is alive and well. She hadn’t been seen in …
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One of the greatest thrills about boating in the Pacific Northwest is that we get to share the waters with whales. Humpbacks, which were once near extinction, have taken some …
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Last night off Shilshole Bay Marina I sailed through some of these blooms. Pretty dramatic, but as it turns out pretty harmless. Here’s the lowdown from the Washington Department of …
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The following article appeared in the New York Times print and online editions today, April 24. Even though the fascinating story is not from our little corner of the country, …
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This concise 27 minute video from the public television station KUOW reveals some straightforward, unembellished and very real facts about the condition of our waters and how people and animals …
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For the most part, we recreational boaters can enjoy our pastime relatively oblivious of infrastructure. Hey, it’s just fun for us, let someone else worry about it. This week many …
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Environmental
Public Comment Period Open for Puget Sound No Discharge Zone!
by Kurt Hoehneby Kurt HoehneMarch 18, 2013 | by Peter Schrappen The following is Peter’s post on one of those stealth issues that we should all be aware of. If Puget Sound is named …