We invite interested members of the public, local, and tribal governments to review and comment on required 5-year updates to industry-written oil spill contingency plans. Washington Administrative ...

Toxics researcher Alex Gipe collects filters from a sampling device to detect sources of flame retardants. Spring is here, and tiny, young Chinook salmon will begin their incredible journey from the ...

Every year on April 22, millions across the planet celebrate Earth Day. It's an opportunity to honor our planet and a reminder that we all can take action to protect it. For Ecology, Earth Day is more ...

Our robust quality assurance, or QA, system gives confidence in our regulatory and scientific decisions. We rely on quality assurance policies, guidance, and requirements to monitor, improve, and ...

Restoring riparian systems in Puget Sound is a multifaceted approach led by several different agencies, organizations, Tribes, and volunteer efforts. There are many different opportunities to ...

Our team of scientists collects data on sediments and invertebrate communities found at the bottom of Puget Sound, to document condition and change over time. Why do we monitor the bottom of Puget ...

Generate new environmental data. Analyze existing environmental data. Model the environment. These examples of approved Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs) describe different types of projects in ...

We offer scientific services to support environmental inquiry for projects funded through public dollars. We provide accurate, credible, and defensible analyses using the latest accredited methods and ...

The Quality Assurance project plan process for National Estuary Program (NEP) grantees in Washington state is illustrated below, from the time a project manager sends the NEP quality coordinator a ...

If you receive grant money for environmental projects, you are likely to be required to provide a quality assurance project plan, or QAPP (pronounced "kwap"), for approval before beginning work. QAPPs ...

Climate change increases wildfire risks through rising temperatures, which reduces winter snowpack, and produces hotter and drier summers. This directly impacts the number and severity of wildfires ...