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	About Puget Sound
		Puget Sound is an estuary-where salt water from the ocean mixes with fresh water that falls as precipitation or drains from the surrounding land.
		Puget Sound is surrounded by 2,500 miles of shoreline, which is a mosaic of beaches, bluffs, deltas, mudflats and wetlands.
		Puget Sound has significant challenges, from water pollution and sediments laden with toxic pollutants to sharp declines in populations of salmon, orcas, marine birds and rockfish.
	www.psat.wa.gov /About_Sound/AboutPS.htm (301 words)

	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (NSY)
		Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was established in 1891 as a naval station.
		Puget Sound Naval Shipyard is the largest and most diverse shipyard on the West Coast, as well as being the northwest's largest naval shore activity.
		Puget Sound Naval Shipyard has been recognized as the Navy's best installation worldwide and is the recipient of the 1991 Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award.
	www.fas.org /man/company/shipyard/puget_sound.htm (492 words)

	Puget Sound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Puget Sound (pronounced IPA [ˈpjuʤɨt]) is a sound connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
		During World War II the Puget Sound area became a focus for the war industry, with Boeing producing many of the nation's heavy bombers and the ports of Seattle, Bremerton and Tacoma available for shipbuilding.
		Puget Sound is a very large salt water estuary fed by highly seasonal freshwater from the Olympic and Cascade Mountain watersheds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Puget_Sound (1173 words)

	Puget Sound Landscaping; Olympia, Washington; Landscape Design and Construction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		is the owner and president of Puget Sound Landscaping, Inc. He has been involved in the landscape industry since his teens when he began mowing lawns and then went to work for a local landscape contractor.
		Although he has many responsibilities as owner of Puget Sound Landscaping, he is still involved in every project that the company undertakes.
		He has been with Puget Sound Landscaping since 1992 and is experienced in all areas of landscape construction.
	www.pugetsoundlandscaping.com /aboutus1.html (684 words)

	Washington salmon fishing guides in south Puget Sound (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Based in south Puget Sound, Marine Area 11 - Tacoma and Vashon Island and Marine Area 13 - South Puget Sound, we have many months of fishing for winter flmouth, spring and summer chinook, and fall coho, pinks, chums and sockeye.
		Puget Sound was carved out by the glaciers of the last ice age 10,000 years ago.
		The large tidal changes, up to 12 feet, combined with the depth of Puget Sound generates an enormous flow of water on both sides of Vashon as the waters are forced through The Narrows, just to the west of Tacoma, to supply south Puget Sound.
	www.oncosportfishing.com /pugetsnd.htm (597 words)

	GRIMALDI.ORG - House of Grimaldi - Counts of Puget - History and Genealogy
		The Grimaldis of Puget were to contribute their progressive views to the liberal movement of Enlightenment in a fashion that was generally more sword than robe.
		Stanislas Grimaldi of Puget (1825-1903), who had served in the cavalry, captured for posterity the most dramatic moments of those campaigns in his abundant artworks.
		From Rome, the impetuous officer of cavalry Eustache Grimaldi of Puget took the road of exile after the unsuccessful campaign of 1848 and the collapse of the young Republic of Rome, under a barrage of French artillery.
	www.grimaldi.org /en/history/puget.asp (710 words)

	Puget Sound Shorelines: Tour - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Puget Sound lowland area is under glacial ice.
		Puget Sound is designated an "Estuary of National Significance," by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and given priority for cleanup and protection.
		The listing of Puget Sound's wild chinook is the first ESA listing in the United States to affect a major urban area.
	www.ecy.wa.gov /programs/sea/pugetsound/tour/history.html (806 words)

	Puget Sound
		Admiralty Inlet is a narrow body of water passing between Whidbey Island on the east and the northeast part of the Olympic Peninsula on the west.
		Included within the limits of Puget Sound, Admiralty Inlet begins at the east end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and extends southward along the west coast of Whidbey Island for approximately 15 nmi (29 km).
		Puget Sound is located in an area of complex geography and topography.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/puget-sound.htm (935 words)

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		We envision natural habitats that are viable and self-sustaining within South Puget Sound urban areas protected and enjoyed by the community and future generations.
		Puget Creek/Gulch is a 66-acre natural area in Tacoma's North End.
		Puget Creek Restoration Society represents a team effort of a wide variety of concerned citizens involved in the restoration, protection and enhancement of the Puget Creek/Puget Gulch area of North Tacoma.
	www.pugetcreek.org (373 words)

	Puget Sound Health Alliance
		The Puget Sound Health Alliance is setting out to create a massive database with statewide information drawn from millions of health-insurance claims — an initiative that could give employers and consumers powerful information for choosing doctors and hospitals.
		The Puget Sound Health Alliance has received a $616,500 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that will be used to examine how health-care quality and care can be improved in the region.
		Puget Sound Health Alliance Chairman and King County Executive Ron Sims and Alliance Board member and VP of Benefits at Washington Mutual Mike Cochran recently participated in a City Club luncheon panel on innovations in health care.
	www.pugetsoundhealthalliance.org /news/index.html (835 words)

	Jade Puget - AOL Music
		Jade Errol Puget (born November 28, 1973) is the guitarist for the band AFI.
		Jade Errol Puget was born on November 28, 1973 and is the guitarist for the punk band AFI.
		Jade Puget Jade Puget Jade Errol Puget (born November 28, 1973) is the current guitarist for the band AFI.
	music.aol.com /artist/jade-puget/263233/main (105 words)

	Puget Sound Chapter of PMI - About us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Puget Sound Chapter of the Project Management Institute is part of an international nonprofit professional organization dedicated to advancing project management excellence through professionalism.
		The Puget Sound Chapter is among the largest of its Chapters in the United States.
		The Puget Sound Chapter's Mission is to advance the profession of Project management by creating a culture and community that facilitates professional growth through education and volunteerism by:
	www.pugetsoundpmi.org /about.shtml (549 words)

	Washington Wines and Wineries - Puget Sound wine region, including Seattle Area wineries
		A few Puget Sound-area wineries own and operate production facilities in central Washington, with tasting rooms and corporate offices established along the I-5 corridor of the more populated Puget Sound region.
		hen you visit wineries in the Puget Sound area, be sure to make time to enjoy the flavors and characteristics of the region's terroir (combined influences of soil, climate, sun exposure and air drainage) by visiting a few of the wineries offering estate-grown wines.
		The more adaptable Pinot gris grape is grown in both temperate Puget Sound vineyards and in a few of the more arid and warmer vineyards of central and eastern Washington.
	www.winesnw.com /puget.html (939 words)

	Pierre Puget (Getty Museum)
		Though he is best known today as a sculptor, Pierre Puget was also a prolific draftsman, painter, and architect.
		In Puget's drawings, marine themes abound, and his precise technique is reminiscent of engraving.
		Puget's sculptural style resembled the Italian Baroque, something that earned him favor with many later French artists, but which drew criticism from some of his peers.
	www.getty.edu /art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=21735&page=1 (175 words)

	Puget Sound Nearshore Subwatershed Salmon Habitat
		The goal of the Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team is to restore and protect the biological health and diversity of Puget Sound by protecting and enhancing Puget Sound's water and sediment quality; its fish and shellfish; and its wetlands and other habitats.
		People for Puget Sound is a non-profit citizens group dedicated to educating and involving people in protecting and restoring the land and waters of Puget Sound and the Northwest Straits.
		Puget Soundkeeper Alliance was created in 1984 as a coalition of citizens and organizations concerned about the health of Puget Sound.
	dnr.metrokc.gov /Wrias/9/Nearshore.htm (1978 words)

	Puget Sound Anglers State Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Puget Sound Anglers are comprised of 16 different Chapters throughout Western Washington
		The Puget Sound Anglers us an organization of independent chapters, with common goals and interests, bound only by integrity and fellowship, with the goal of preserving, protecting and enhancing the sport fisheries of Washington State.
		The general outline of the organization is for each chapter to remain an independent nature.
	www.pugetsoundanglers.org /StateBoard.html (344 words)

	Puget Sound / Bremerton
		The possibility of relocating that ship's homeport to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., will be re-evaluated after USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) completes a six-month scheduled maintenance period there in October 1999.
		Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS), Bremerton is located on the north side of Sinclair Inlet.
		Sinclair Inlet is reached from Puget Sound by passing through Rich Passage and the waters of Port Orchard.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/bremerton.htm (1951 words)

	Puget Sound, Washington State, USA
		The Puget Sound region is home to the majority of Washington State citizens who live in the bustling cities and suburbs which extend north to south from Stanwood to Olympia.
		Puget Sound itself is a body of water lying east of Admiralty Inlet, through which ocean waters reach inland some 50 miles from the Pacific Coast to provide all-weather ports for ocean-going ships at Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia.
		This small group of islands are a favorite playground and weekend get-away destination for residents of the region and their northern neighbors in British Columbia, Canada.
	www.gonorthwest.com /Washington/puget/Puget_Sound.htm (752 words)

	The Nature Conservancy in Washington - Groups form new alliance to save Puget Sound’s shorelines
		Shorelines play a key role in the region’s quality of life, connecting people to an inland sea that is at the heart of the region’s cultural, social and economic identity.
		Puget Sound’s shorelines have been in decline for years, with thousands of acres contaminated by toxins, 75 percent of the Sound’s salt marsh habitat destroyed and one-third of the shoreline altered or engineered from its natural state.
		People For Puget Sound is a citizens’ group working to protect and restore the health of Puget Sound and the Northwest Straits through education and action.
	www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/washington/press/press2317.html (952 words)

	Puget Sound
		Puget Sound (AV–13) was renamed Salisbury Sound (q.v.) on 5 June 1944.
		Puget Sound (CVE–113), an escort aircraft carrier, was laid down 12 May 1944 at Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Wash.; launched 20 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
		Her aircraft joined in the show of strength and conducted antimine patrols in support of the landings of the 10th Army at Matsuyama and Nagoya.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/p13/puget_sound-i.htm (347 words)

	Official Series Description - PUGET Series
		The Puget series consists of very deep, poorly drained soils that formed in recent alluvium on floodplains and low river terraces.
		Aetna soils have a buried mollic epipedon that is 10 to 24 inches thick.
		The natural vegetation is red alder, fl cottonwood, western redcedar, and willow with an understory of trailing flberry, salmonberry, Oregon-grape, western swordfern, Indian plum, hardhack, willow, and rush.
	ortho.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov /osd/dat/P/PUGET.html (958 words)

	Puget Sound Shorelines: Tour - Geology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Imagine Puget Sound under a mile of ice.
		Over a few million years, Puget Sound was carved and scoured by glaciers.
		Puget Sound Bluffs: The Where, Why, and When of Landslides Following the Holiday 1996/97 Storms, Dept.
	www.ecy.wa.gov /programs/sea/pugetsound/tour/geology.html (452 words)

	Puget Sound Expeditions
		Following the model of the San Francisco Bay Expeditions of 1993-1997, it was decided to try a Puget Sound Expedition in the late summer of 1998 to look for non-indigenous marine species in float-fouling communities of Puget Sound, using the core researchers and methods pioneered in San Francisco Bay.
		Puget Sound and San Francisco Bay have been tightly connected by shipping since the earliest days of European and Asian settlement of the Puget Sound region in the mid-1800s.
		One of the chief exports of the Puget Sound region has always been lumber and nearly as soon as new settlers arrived, ships were transporting logs (and moving solid ballast at the same time) between Puget Sound and San Francisco Bay.
	faculty.washington.edu /cemills/PSX.html (2860 words)

	Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem \| Region 10 \| US EPA
		This indicator describes changes in land use between 1995 and 2000 in Puget Sound and 1992 and 1999 in the Georgia Basin.
		Patterns of land use and land cover, in conjunction with the socioeconomic profile of the seven million people who live in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin, are some of the main driving forces behind overall ecosystem health.
		Puget Sound Action Team, Washington State University Pierce County Extension.
	epa.gov /region10/psgb/indicators/urbaniz_forest_change/index.htm (861 words)

	Puget Sound Recovery Domain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Puget Sound salmon recovery planning domain is located in the northwestern corner of Washington State.
		The Puget Sound domain is a complex mix of densely populated and developed urban areas, including Seattle/Everett/Tacoma, rich agricultural areas, and forested headwaters.
		NOAA Fisheries Service believes there is a higher likelihood of recovery plan implementation through the Shared Strategy than if the Northwest Region develops the plan independently, because other entities with authority to affect salmon habitat, harvest or hatcheries are directly involved in creating the plan and identifying implementation actions.
	www.nwr.noaa.gov /Salmon-Recovery-Planning/Recovery-Domains/Puget-Sound (482 words)

	Puget Sound Chapter Constitution and Bylaws
		Copies of the Constitution shall be made available electronically as a permanent section on the Puget Sound Chapter’s website, or written copies sent by the Secretary to all members and shall be sent, as amended, to such persons as shall, from time to time, become members of the Chapter.
		The Puget Sound Chapter (herein "Chapter") of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (herein "Society") shall be governed by its Constitution and these Bylaws, to the extent not inconsistent with the Certificate of Consolidation, Bylaws, and Rules of the Board of Directors of the Society.
		Copies of said Bylaws shall be made available electronically as a permanent section on the Puget Sound Chapter’s website, or written copies sent by the Secretary to all members and shall be sent, as amended, to such persons as shall, from time to time, become members of the Chapter.
	www.pugetsoundashrae.org /bylaw.htm (4366 words)

	Toxic Kitsap and Polluted Puget
		The incidence of chronic myeloid leukemia among Puget Sound Naval Shipyard employees is 68.9 times the national average.
		The increase of the incidence of chronic myeloid leukemia among the Atomic bomb survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was 20-25 times normal, which is approximately 1/3 of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard rate.
		Her husband John Ravenkamp, a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard welder, succumbed in his fight with leukemia.
	oc.itgo.com /kitsap/index.htm (1792 words)

	Puget Sound Waterproofing - Federal Way, WA
		Puget Sound Waterproofing is your #1 waterproofing company in the Puget Sound area.
		Puget Sound Waterproofing specializes in waterproofing basements and crawlspaces, yard and site drainage, footing drain systems, downspout diversions, foundation crack repair sealing or injection, sump pump installation or repair.
		Puget Sound Waterproofing can also repair sewer lines and is recommended by realtors and home inspectors.
	www.pugetsoundwaterproofing.com (135 words)

	Puget Energy: Corporate Governance
		In accordance with the Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of Puget Energy, Inc., the number of directors of Puget Energy shall be not less than nine (9) or more than fifteen (15).
		Service on the boards of Puget Energy, Inc. and Puget Sound Energy, Inc. shall be deemed to count as service on one (1) board for purposes of calculating a director’s total board service.
		In calculating service on a public company board or audit committee, service on a board or audit committee of a substantially owned subsidiary will not be counted in the calculation so long as the director also serves on the board or audit committee of the subsidiary's parent.
	www.pugetenergy.com /corpgov.html (4366 words)

	Puget Sound Initiative Online
		In response, the Partnership is calling for a new, comprehensive strategy to protect and restore Puget Sound that looks at the entire ecosystem, from the crests of the Cascades to the Olympics and the waters in between.
		In a representative telephone survey of the public, 97 percent support leaving a healthy Puget Sound as their legacy to the next generation and would like to see the restoration effort lead by leaders from all sectors of the community working together.
		The Puget Sound Partnership is co-chaired by Governor Gregoire with Jay Manning, Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology, serving as her alternate; Billy Frank, Jr.
	www.pugetsoundpartnership.org /news/releases/html/071006.htm (912 words)

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