02/11/2020 · Photo courtesy of Puget Sound Regional Council. The term “Puget Sound” refers to this body of water and the surrounding region. It’s no small town. Puget Sound borders four major Washington cities — Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and Everett. Due to its popularity in the state, two-thirds of Washington’s population lives in the Puget Sound area.

What is Puget Sound? Puget Sound is a deep estuary – where saltwater and freshwater merge. Puget Sound is also a huge region, stretching from the Cascade Mountains in the east to the Olympic Mountains in the west and from the Canadian border in …

Puget Sound, deep inlet of the eastern North Pacific Ocean indenting northwestern Washington, U.S. It stretches south for 100 miles (160 km) from Admiralty Inlet and Whidbey Island. It has many excellent deepwater harbors, including Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, and Port Townsend, as well as a naval shipyard in Bremerton.

Founded in 1888 by the United Methodist Church, Puget Sound is a residential, national liberal arts college with approximately 2,400 undergraduate and 200 graduate students. Seventy-four percent of Puget Sound students are from out of state; 46 states and territories and 8 countries are currently represented on campus.

The 2015 Puget Sound Fact Book brings together statistics and other information about the health and makeup of the Puget Sound ecosystem. Areas of focus include climate change, geography, water quality, habitats, human dimensions and regional species. The fact book was prepared for the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound with funding from the Environmental ...

20/01/2022 · Puget Sound is part of a larger marine ecosystem known as the Salish Sea. Health of the Salish Sea Ecosystem Report; U.S.-Canada Cooperation in the Salish Sea

Five facts about Puget Sound homes with heating oil furnaces. Across the Puget Sound, it’s the height of a record hot summer as well as the height of the home buying season. While heating a home is the last thing most of us want to think about now, it is a necessary logistic to settling into a new home. Winter can often sneak up on us, and being ...

Founded in 1888, University of Puget Sound is an independent, residential, and predominantly undergraduate liberal arts college. Part of a Puget Sound education is the opportunity for a wide variety of experiential learning options, including internships, studying abroad, and more.

Below is a condensed version of Environment Washington's list of Frightening Facts about Puget Sound: 1. By 2010, more than 521,000 pounds of toxic waste, including cancer-causing chemicals ...