Puget Sound

  • A roadmap to health

    EPA helps fund the Puget Sound Partnership's Action Agenda for protecting and restoring Puget Sound.

    Read the Puget Sound Action Agenda

  • National Estuary Program Atlas

    Puget Sound is designated as one of 28 estuaries of national significance. With funding from EPA's National Estuary Program (NEP), the Puget Sound Partnership maintains the Puget Sound NEP Atlas to track and share information about investments, activities, and accomplishments.

    Explore the Puget Sound NEP Atlas

  • About Puget Sound

    Puget Sound is part of a larger marine ecosystem called the Salish Sea, which also includes the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Georgia Basin in Canada.

    Learn more about Puget Sound

Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office

The Puget Sound Recovery National Program Office was established by Congress to coordinate and manage EPA's restoration and protection efforts in Puget Sound — the second largest estuary in the U.S.

  • Grants and funding

    Steller sea lion pokes head above water amidst a bed of floating kelp.

    EPA receives money from Congress to help protect and restore Puget Sound through cooperative agreements with state, local and Tribal governments, and other organizations.

    See what we're funding

  • Cooperation with Canada

    View of Saanich Inlet from Malahat, British Columbia. Photo courtesy of BC Ministry of Transportation (Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

    Puget Sound is part of a larger marine ecosystem called the Salish Sea that we share with our neighbors across the border.

    Find out how we're working with Canada

  • Federal Leadership Task Force

    Great Blue Heron, Duwamish River, Seattle

    This interagency task force was established in 2016 to enhance federal collaboration on Puget Sound recovery.

    Learn about federal collaboration efforts

National Estuary Program

The Puget Sound Partnership is one of only 28 National Estuary Programs designated by EPA to help protect and restore estuaries of national significance.

To learn more about their work, visit Puget Sound Partnership.

Health of the Salish Sea Report

The Health of the Salish Sea Ecosystem Report is a collaboration with Canada to report on the well-being of our shared ecosystem.

To learn more, visit Health of the Salish Sea Ecosystem Report.

Contact Us About Puget Sound to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on January 28, 2026