Puget Sound

• Tree rings help determine date of ancient twin earthquakes in Pacific Northwest

  A research team from the University of Arizona compared tree rings, with their data pinpointing that the two earthquakes happened back to back in either late A.D. 923 or early 924.

  Science

  Sep 27, 2023
  
• ‘Unheard of’: The plan to bring Lolita the orca, captive for 50 years, back to Puget Sound

  It is expected it will take 18 to 24 months to relocate Lolita, who is also known as Tokitae or Toki, from the Miami facility back to the northwestern coast of the U.S.

  Environment

  Mar 30, 2023
  
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• B.C. scientists have developed a technique to restore kelp forests for future generations

  Kelp which can grow 20 to 30 metres tall from the ocean floor and provides food and shelter for thousands of marine species while absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.

  Environment

  Oct 4, 2022
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• 5 more bodies recovered from Puget Sound floatplane crash

  Officials have also been investigating whether human remains that washed ashore at Dungeness Spit near Sequim, Wash., nearly two weeks after the crash is the seventh victim.

  World

  Sep 30, 2022
• B.C. bans logging in sensitive border area after urging from Seattle mayor

  B.C. will no longer award timber licences in a 5,800-hectare plot called the Silverdaisy or "doughnut hole" in the Skagit River Valley.

  Dec 5, 2019
• Canadian sailor rescued by U.S. Coast Guard from naval vessel in Puget Sound

  The crew of the HMCS Nanaimo reported the victim had a cut on his head and showed signs of a concussion.

  Nov 16, 2019
• Authorities probe how airline employee could steal plane

  The bizarre incident involving a worker authorities said was suicidal points to one of the biggest potential perils for commercial air travel - airline or airport employees causing mayhem.

  Trending

  Aug 11, 2018
• Speeding boater strikes, runs over whale in Puget Sound

  Amateur video captured a speeding boater striking a whale while shocked whale watchers looked on in Puget Sound on Sunday.

  Environment

  Apr 24, 2017
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• WATCH: Baby orca spotted with endangered southern resident pod

  A newborn orca has been spotted off the west coast.

  Feb 27, 2015