Human activity in the Puget Sound region of Washington State has caused an uptick in the nitrogen level fueling algae growth. But how can this urgent environmental challenge be communicated to the general public? Students in the University of Washington’s Master’s Program in GIS created a solution. Read more here! 

“Dead wolves don’t learn”. John Marzluff, professor of wildlife science in SEFS, makes the case for changes in wolf management, for the betterment of both our ecosystems and our socioeconomic systems. 

A looming gap in satellite coverage, expected within the next few years unless a jury-rigged solution can be implemented, will mean loss of data critical to tracking storms such as the now-approaching Hurricane Sandy. ATMO‘s Dennis Hartmann is quoted; read more here. 

On October 25th, experts in fisheries joined a Google+ hangout on Huffington Post Live to talk about the state of the world’s fisheries. Author Carl Safina and SAFS‘ Ray Hilborn are among these experts. Check out this 20 minute debate and discussion: is there such a thing as sustainable fisheries? 

Two days of intense discussion by federal, state and university scientists have broadened the base of shared knowledge on chinook salmon, arming state biologists with more tools to tackle the conundrum of diminishing returns, and restore strength to the fishery. SAFS‘ Daniel Schindler was one of the attendees; read more here!