Sound Science Symposium
http://sciencesymposium.org
Bring together scientists working in the South Puget Sound ecosystem, including the watersheds that surround the marine waters. What have we learned? What does our science tell us? How can science inform decision making?

South Sound Estuary Association: Thurston County Beach Naturalist Program at 3 local beaches during the summer of 2011
http://sseacenter.wordpress.com/beach-naturalist-2012-schedule/
The Beach Naturalist Program offers training (for a fee) to individuals who commit to doing 5 shifts on the beach at low tide to educate the community that visit the beach on how their everyday choices can effect the water quality of the Sound.

South Sound GREEN
http://www.thurstoncd.com/south-sound-green.html
South Sound GREEN is a Thurston County watershed educational program that works with students and teachers from grade 4-college. The goal of this educational program is to create a community with knowledge that enables them to act as stewards to local watersheds. South Sound GREEN also offers stewardship opportunities.

Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team
http://www.deschutesestuary.org
The goal of this non profit organization is to reconnect the Deschutes River to the Puget Sound Estuary. The organization argues that the damming of the river, which created Capitol Lake, does not allow the river to act as a naturally functioning system. The organization works toward its goal by creating a dialogue about the Deschutes River ecosystem and how this reconnection will contribute to a healthier ecosystem. The website provides articles, websites, blogs, and information on meeting and legislative activity.

Capitol Lake Improvement and Protection Association (C.L.I.P.A.).
http://www.savecapitollake.org/contact/clipa.html
The Capitol Lake Improvement and Protection Association is an association of citizens who are concerned with the incomplete science and lack of public involvement in studies conducted on Capitol Lake. The work of the Association centers on the improvement of the water quality in the Deschutes watershed, maintaining the Capitol Lake basin, and accomplishing both these goals as equitably as possible. The website offers information on the findings of the Center’s research, as well as information on how to get involved.

Environmental Protection Resources:
This resource list includes links for state and municipal land use and environmental regulation agencies, urban planning websites, and citizens’ organizations for land use, pollution and protection of the Puget Sound.