Waterfront issues

This in from our friends at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (aka Ballard Locks). The locks will be closed for 12 hours tonight and next Tuesday, so if you need …

From Stacey Howery, Washington State Department of Transportation With activities for the Opening Day of Boating Season beginning tomorrow, I wanted to take this opportunity to share important safety information …

From the USCG 13th District:   SEATTLE — The Coast Guard 13th District commander, working in conjunction with the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound captain of the port, has established …

We knew this day was coming. The SR520 (Evergreen Floating Bridge) drawspan will be closed tomorrow, February 17th. Access to Lake Washington to the south will still be available through the east and …

Cam Strong of the Lake Union Liveaboard Association sent this message out to make sure all interested parties get a chance to weigh in with the Seattle Department of Transportation …

Anyone who’s crossed the SR 520 floating bridge in Seattle lately knows that progress is becoming very apparent. All the details can be found on a dedicated WSDOT closed forever and the …

Northwest Yachting columnist Peter Schrappen sent this message out to NMTA member companies about an important deadline, the message applies to boaters who aren’t “in the biz” as well. One of …

Robin Hirsch brought our attention to an issue that will be very relevant to some of our readers, the provision in the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Habitation Conservation Plan …

Ed. Note: Peter has been following this issue closely, and in this piece for the Puget Sound Business Journal, he takes it a step further and offers up some creative thinking to …

The muskrats that call Seattle’s Portage Bay home are at it again. This time they sank a motor yacht that graced the cover of Northwest Yachting Magazine last year. The striking red …

Seattle area’s Lake Washington boaters should keep close tabs on the 520 bridge construction process. In the coming months and in fact years, access to certain areas is going to …

Looking for a film to watch this fall? The film Reaching Blue tells the Salish Sea’s environmental story from several different perspectives and offers some hope for the future. From the …