Welcome to Port Townsend, Washington—the town that time politely decided to treat with extra care. Nestled at the northeastern tip of the Olympic Peninsula, this maritime hamlet exists in a delightful ...

The Washington Department of Natural Resources has been using one of its firefighting helicopters to haul abandoned boats off ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — The Navy has begun a $145 million overhaul of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard’s “electrical backbone,” the first step in preparing Naval Base Kitsap to homeport the new ...

in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), to monitor the plant known scientifically as Zostera marina—a crucial component of the Puget Sound's marine ...

This photo shows gray whale CRC531. Some whales are feeding in the north Puget Sound earlier this year, according to the Orca Network. Orca Network/Marilyn Armbruster At over 10,000 miles ...

The S.S. Dix was part of the "Mosquito Fleet" of vessels that ferried passengers around Puget Sound. Northwest Shipwreck Alliance On November 18, 1906, the S.S. Dix collided with a larger ...

Washington state has failed to meet federal requirements that help prioritize cleanup efforts in Puget Sound to help salmon and steelhead listed as threatened there, according to the Government ...

For more pocket waterfront parks, check a city-made map of public-access street ends ... Sand 101: When there’s a steep incline at water level—like in much of Puget Sound, including Camano Island’s ...

While the San Juan Islands are known as Washington’s whale central, over the course of the year, orcas, humpbacks, minke and gray whales pass through Puget Sound ... View Points map or The ...

Across much of Puget Sound, they’re fighting to survive. According to the Puget Sound Kelp Conservation and Recovery Plan, bull kelp forests in South Puget Sound have declined by 62% since 1870.