July 17, 2003
A Special Section of
DJC.COM

2003
Environmental Surveys


Stories

"Battle over keeping dams rages on,"
By TERRY STEPHENS, Special to the Journal


"Water rights no longer a hidden asset,"
By TIM FLYNN,
Aspect Consulting


"The economics of sustainability,"
By CHRIS MORGAN,
Eco*Arch


"Squeezing more out of renewable energy,"
By PASCAL STORCK,
3TIER Environmental Forecast Group


"Beavers back in force in the Seattle area,"
By BOB SPENCER,
Seattle Public Utilities


"Our future: no time or resources to waste,"
By JONATHAN M. SCHERCH,
Living Systems Design Guild


"Brownfields program is here to stay,"
By SHERRIE MINNICK, Department of Ecology


"Master Builders teaches green homebuilding,"
By ROBIN ROGERS,
Built Green


"Sculpting a park out of a brownfield,"
By DREW A. GANGNES,
Magnusson Klemencic Associates


"Check out properties with microbial surveys," By SHAWN WOLFE,
Clayton Group Services

"Be prepared with a spill management plan,"
By RILEY CONKIN,
Farallon Consulting


"What’s your vision for Seattle’s future?,"
By DAVE BIGGS,
Envision Sustainability Tools


"Hat Island gets a drink from the sea,"
By ENID MELENDEZ,
Washington Public Works Board


"Development can be beneficial to wetlands,"
By MARK SINDELL,
GGLO


"Reclaimed water — a ‘new’ water supply,"
By KATHY CUPPS,
Department of Ecology


"LOTT dives into reclaimed water,"
By KARLA FOWLER,
LOTT Wastewater Alliance

"Europe points the way to sustainability,"
By LISA ROSENOW,
Coffman Engineers


"Old maps handy for site investigations,"
By DALE STIRLING,
Intertox


"Planning for an environmental emergency,"
By JOHN HILDENBRAND,
Robinson & Noble


"Engineered logjams: salvation for salmon,"
By JILL TREUTEL,
Herrera Environmental


"A salmon-friendly solution on the Snake,"
By M. REECE VOSKUILEN,
Jacobs Civil
















Featured Stories...


sailboat

Charting a sustainable course for the Sound
Good news and bad news remains on Puget Sound’s environment.
By BRAD ACK,
Puget Sound Action Team

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Gifford Pinchot

Laying the path for responsible education
Bainbridge Graduate Institute offers an MBA in sustainable business.
By HALIM DUNSKY,
Bainbridge Graduate Institute

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mosquito!

Controlling mosquitos and the environment
How to fend off the blood suckers who transmit West Nile virus.
By JACK MARLOWE,
Eden Advanced Pest Technologies

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dock

Port Townsend dock promotes fish habitat
The recent redesign of a derelict dock in Port Townsend to provide water access for the planned Northwest Maritime Center (NWMC) proved to be an opportunity for an interdisciplinary design team to seek creative solutions.
By HEIDA DIEFENDERFER,
Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory

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Thea Foss Waterway in Tacoma

Foss Waterway cleanup kicks into high gear
The Thea Foss Waterway in Tacoma is undergoing extensive cleanup, above and below the waterline.
By PATRICIA SERIE,
and DIANE ADAMS,
EnviroIssues

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sign

Clean air: saving our competitive advantage
Clean, clear, healthy air has long been a quality that sets Seattle apart from other major U.S. cities. But there are unsettling signs that the central Puget Sound region is in danger of losing that distinction.
By STEVE NICHOLAS,
City of Seattle

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river

Pierce County maps where its rivers move
In an unaltered state, rivers expend their excess energy by eroding their banks, moving sediment and changing their position by migrating across floodplains.
By MARY ANN REINHART
and WAYNE WRIGHT,
GeoEngineers
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