Boots on the Ground: Puget SoundCorps to remove creosote at Kitsap beaches

By Stephanie Jackson, WCC Project Coordinator, and Jasmine Davis, WCC Outreach Assistant, Ecology Washington Conservation Corps




Member Alex Stowe stages creosote debris for airlift, 2011



Member Shawn Montgomery removes marine



Puget SoundCorps crew clearing a derelict dock at Maury Island, 2012

Through a partnership between the Washington departments of Natural Resources (DNR) and

NOAA to talk tsunami debris during March 6 ‘Tweetchat’

by Linda Kent, communication manager, Southwest Regional Office


In the two years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, state and federal agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have done much to prepare for the potential arrival of tsunami debris.

The March 11, 2011, tragedy claimed nearly 16,000 lives, injured about 6,000 people and

Be safe: NOAA says uptick in coastal marine debris can include hazardous items

By Curt Hart, communications manager, Shorelands and Environmental Assistance Program

As hundreds of people head out to Washington’s coastal shores to dig razor clams, bird watch and just take pleasure being on the beach, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is sharing important information in a new blog entitled “Smart Handling of Marine Debris.”

NOAA’s blog contains an

NOAA has best information about Japanese tsunami debris

By Curt Hart, communications manager, Shorelands & Environmental Assistance Program

The tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 washed much of what was in the inundation zone into the Pacific Ocean as it receded from land.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, heavier materials sank closer to shore while buoyant materials went on to make up debris fields in the