SEATTLE — Harbor seals are the homebodies of Puget Sound. In every bay and cove, the appearance of their domed heads breaking the surface for a look around with those dreamy eyes is one of the ...

After nearly disappearing from local waters for decades, harbor porpoises are once again a common sight in Puget Sound. “They are back, big time,” says biologist John Calambokidis with the Cascadia ...

The shoreline east of Anna Maria Sound is lined with mangroves at the proposed Harbor Sound development, seen in this 2014 file photograph. Members of the Neal family, including builders and ...

Sticks snapping, the shriek of a seagull, the crunch of a shell being crushed underfoot and the steady lapping of waves are all sounds that could be heard on a relaxing beach vacation. But for the ...