ecologywa

WA Department of Ecology

Preserving, protecting and enhancing #washingtonstate environment. Use #ecologywa to share your photos with us. ecologywa.blogspot.com
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A beautiful vantage point in Washington, Burley Mountain Lookout. #WAcleanair means we can see these awesome vistas. Check out what we're doing to keep these views intact at bit.ly/hazyskiesWA #burleymountain #cleanairact #washingtonstate
Puget Sound for the win. #PugetSound #SaveOurSound #commencementbay #sunset #washingtonstate #upperleftusa #pnw #pnwonderland #
What more do we need to say? #washingtonstate #palouse #conservation #agriculture #environment
First day on the job and our Puyallup Ecology Youth Corps crew got right to work! #12millionpounds of litter a year is dropped on Washington roads. Do your part - take a trash bag, secure your cargo.
Multiple flatscreens tracking progress as we practice a worst case scenario oil spill in Seattle today. In other words, this is a drill! #zerospillswa
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Stellar view of Liberty Lake! In 1973 this community had the foresight to save their lake and aquifer by voting to form a sewer district and treating wastewater. Today the sewer and water district along with the county, city of Spokane and industry are investing millions to protect the #SpokaneRiver. #spokanedoesntsuck #pnw #washingtonstate #creativebynature
The beautiful places. #PugetSound #olympia #washingtonstate #pnwonderland #upperleftusa #leftcoast #SaveOurSound #hendersoninlet #woodardbay
Ooh-ah! Meet the #CritteroftheMonth, the colorful Tube-Dwelling Anemone! These anthozoans often grow in large groups and with the current cascading over their tentacles, they can easily be mistaken for wildflowers dancing in the breeze! 
Their fantastic tricks don’t stop there, their waving tentacles also glow! The radiant blossoms absorb ultraviolet light and shine it back as visible light to stave off fish looking for a nibble. 
Follow the link to our blog (link in profile) to meet this brilliant blossom! Photo courtesy of Dave Cowles. #PugetSound #LetsTalkScience #EyesUnderPugetSound
There's an amazing transformation happening in Port Gamble Bay. We’re celebrating an incredible cleanup project & one of the largest creosote piling removals in #PugetSound.
#SaveOurSound #washingtonstate #portgamble
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Today is the day, celebrate 100 years of Washington water law! The 1917 law plays a huge role, guiding how we manage such a precious resource. Read more on our blog: ecologywa.blogspot.com #100yearsofwater #washingtonstate #water #pnw
This is how we roll! Our spills response team practicing boat launching at Lincoln Rock State Park today. #zerospillswa
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Paddling for science! Our team is floating Hangman Creek in eastern Washington and collecting data on plant diversity, stream complexity, and aquatic insects. The information gathered will help determine the best way to make improvements for the creek's health. #washingtonstate #spokane #science
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