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A New Shoreline Park
By KCTS Puget Sound Matters
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Puget Sound Matters is a production of KCTS Television. Funding is provided by The Russell Family Foundation.
Undisturbed Beach
A bald eagle makes an appearance in this video about a couple who enjoy the beach just the way it is! Our shorelines are important, so check out our special featured video content from KCTS at:
Broadband link
http://kcts.vo.llnwd.net/o10/ram/psm/psm6_beach_park300.ram
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http://kcts.vo.llnwd.net/o10/ram/psm/psm6_beach_park56.ram
The Alliance for Puget Sound Shorelines is a partnership of People For Puget Sound, The Trust for Public Land, and The Nature Conservancy, working together to protect and restore Puget Sound’s shorelines and ensure they’re available for people to enjoy for generations to come. The Russell Family Foundation awarded the initial money, and the group will use this to raise a total of $80 million dollars from the private and public sector for the first three years of the program. The campaign will ultimately grow to be a 10-year, multi-billion dollar campaign. The Alliance is focusing on shorelines because of their ecological importance and their connection for people. If people don’t have access to the Sound, they are less likely to feel connected and care about it. Today, less than 10 percent of Puget Sound shoreline is open to the public. One of the goals of the Alliance is to create 10 new parks and natural areas along the Sound over the next three years. Additional goals for the next 10 years include restoring 100 miles of shoreline through on-the-ground restoration, and protecting another 1,000 miles of shoreline.
LINKS
Alliance for Puget Sound Shorelines
http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/washington/press/press2317.html
People for Puget Sound
http://pugetsound.org/
The Trust for Public Land
http://tpl.org/
The Nature Conservancy
http://nature.org/
Broadband link
http://kcts.vo.llnwd.net/o10/ram/psm/psm6_beach_park300.ram
Dial-Up link
http://kcts.vo.llnwd.net/o10/ram/psm/psm6_beach_park56.ram
The Alliance for Puget Sound Shorelines is a partnership of People For Puget Sound, The Trust for Public Land, and The Nature Conservancy, working together to protect and restore Puget Sound’s shorelines and ensure they’re available for people to enjoy for generations to come. The Russell Family Foundation awarded the initial money, and the group will use this to raise a total of $80 million dollars from the private and public sector for the first three years of the program. The campaign will ultimately grow to be a 10-year, multi-billion dollar campaign. The Alliance is focusing on shorelines because of their ecological importance and their connection for people. If people don’t have access to the Sound, they are less likely to feel connected and care about it. Today, less than 10 percent of Puget Sound shoreline is open to the public. One of the goals of the Alliance is to create 10 new parks and natural areas along the Sound over the next three years. Additional goals for the next 10 years include restoring 100 miles of shoreline through on-the-ground restoration, and protecting another 1,000 miles of shoreline.
LINKS
Alliance for Puget Sound Shorelines
http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/washington/press/press2317.html
People for Puget Sound
http://pugetsound.org/
The Trust for Public Land
http://tpl.org/
The Nature Conservancy
http://nature.org/