Environmental writer for University of Washington's Puget Sound Institute, following 37 years at the Kitsap Sun newspaper.

Bremerton, Washington
Joined November 2009
Christopher Dunagan retweeted
A second new baby orca has been born in the family of local southern resident killer whales known as J Pod, according to the Pacific Whale Watchers Association and the Center for Whale Research. komonews.com/news/local/ramb…
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Air contaminants, such as mercury and PCBs, are getting into stormwater and are undermining the health of Puget Sound eopugetsound.org/magazine/IS…
A talking sea otter, otter cams and a few facts about the smallest of the marine mammals. pugetsoundblogs.com/waterway… via @WaterWatching
Could anchovies and other fish take pressure off salmon and steelhead? eopugetsound.org/magazine/ss… #SSEC2018
Salish Sea photo contest emphasizes local species, habitats and activities pugetsoundblogs.com/waterway… Via @WaterWatching
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference recap, Day One: Future of orcas takes center stage. eopugetsound.org/magazine/ss… #SSEC2018 @SalishSeaEco @sallyjewell @GovInslee
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Christopher Dunagan retweeted
Christopher Dunagan (@WaterWatching) on the strange and terrible case of an adult transient orca who attacked and killed an unrelated baby orca off Vancouver Island late last year: ow.ly/4VlB30jeXd1
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Weather extremes now surpassing the realm of natural possibilities pugetsoundblogs.com/waterway… Via @WaterWatching
Orca hormones linking pregnancies to prey will go into medical files: pugetsoundblogs.com/waterway… Via @WaterWatching
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"It's astonishing, I've never seen anything like it. Donald Trump has created a new American climate movement" buff.ly/2tdSlBY
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Green crabs have reached the Olympic Peninsula. Here's why that could become a major problem: ow.ly/h57F30beFN8 by @WaterWatching
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Puget Sound and other estuaries are facing the federal chopping block: pugetsoundblogs.com/waterway… Via @WaterWatching
More coho salmon are expected, but fishing will remain limited this year: pugetsoundblogs.com/waterway…. Via @WaterWatching – at Los Angeles, CA
Stream ‘bugs’ will help guide funding for future stream restoration: pugetsoundblogs.com/waterway… Via @WaterWatching
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Leadership Council adopts ‘leaner’ Action Agenda for Puget Sound: pugetsoundblogs.com/waterway…. Via @WaterWatching
Watch for tweets from our #ssec16 science writers throughout the conference. They'll use the additional hashtag #EoPS.
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Christopher Dunagan retweeted
.@NWS will stop shouting its forecasts next month, new software means farewell to ALL CAPS! 1.usa.gov/1Xrt7bu
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Shoreline bulkheads impose changes on the natural ecosystem tinyurl.com/hh4288l via @waterwatching
New in Salish Sea Currents: Will Ballard Locks withstand a major earthquake? Concern grows over aged structure. eopugetsound.org/magazine/ba…
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Contingency plans have been made, and diversion devices (Oikomi pipes) are in place around Puget Sound to keep... fb.me/3B8SVnVvB
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