Puget Sound "Silent Crisis" Photo Challenge

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Join us! July 25, Jetty Island, Everett	Puget Sound Partnership	2	9 days ago
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Possible changes to the Puget Sound “Silent Crisis” Photo Challenge Group Rules	Puget Sound Partnership	1	2 months ago
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About Puget Sound "Silent Crisis" Photo Challenge

What’s wrong with the Sound?
Puget Sound’s beauty belies its problems. On any given day, you can look out onto the Sound, and see spectacular views for miles.

But we know there are serious problems:
• Puget Sound orcas are the most contaminated whales in the world.
• Shellfish beds are closed because their harvests are unsafe to eat.
• Beaches are off limits because they are unsafe for swimming.
• The list of Puget Sound species that are threatened or endangered is long and,
without action, likely to grow.

Visuals vital in articulating problems
One of the reasons many don’t know that Puget Sound’s health is failing is because we don’t often see what the problems are. We take its on-the-surface beauty for granted.

And people, understandably, are more inclined to capture the Sound’s splendor photographically than they would be to take a not-so pleasant picture. Unfortunately, that only contributes to a lack of awareness of the problem.

Help change the Sound’s fate
Our task is ambitious, and we can’t achieve a healthy Puget Sound without your involvement!

Help us educate the public about what’s plaguing the Sound. Help us shed light on this “silent crisis.”

Send us your photos that illustrate Puget Sound’s problems.

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Welcome new members, and thank you for joining the Puget Sound "Silent Crisis" group.
We're building an outstanding collection of photographs, and we look forward to your contributions. Please make sure you have carefully read and agree to all the group rules before posting photographs.

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PARTNERSHIP NEWS

12.01.08 Bold Cleanup Plan to Save Puget Sound Gets Green Light

The Puget Sound Partnership adopted an Action Agenda to clean up Puget Sound that will not only put Puget Sound on the path to recovery, but will also give a boost to local economies.

The Puget Sound Partnership is a community effort of citizens, governments, tribes, scientists and businesses working together to restore and protect Puget Sound.
The mission given to the Puget Sound Partnership by Gov. Chris Gregoire and the Legislature is to create a real Action Agenda that turns things around and leads to a healthy Puget Sound by 2020.

Read more at www.psp.wa.gov/pressreleases/partnership_release.php?id=96

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ECO Net (Education, Communication & Outreach Network) is a Puget Sound-wide network that will build and strengthen relationships among organizations working on building public awareness, public involvement and environmental education.

Rather than a “top-down” initiative, this network will be a collaboration, drawing on the combined experience and community-level knowledge of existing networks and efforts.
Learn more about ECO Net

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Photographs containing several people at educational and community events that do not single out one particular individual fall into the “fair use” category and can be used for educational, research, news reporting or public interest pieces. All photos containing one and/or specific individuals must be accompanied by a model release. A Partnership model release is available at www.psp.wa.gov/modelrelease.pdf or by contacting photography@psp.wa.gov if you do not have your own. Please email completed releases to photography@psp.wa.gov.

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