States
Washington
The use, disposal, and accidental releases of contaminants can have unintended consequences for fish, wildlife, and their habitats. Fish and wildlife serve as indicators of our environment鈥檚 health and, ultimately, our own. Protecting fish and wildlife from pollution is an important part of our efforts to conserve the natural resources of Washington state.
Contaminants specialists and ecologists in our Washington offices work on spill response, technical assistance & investigations, and natural resource damage assessments & restoration (NRDAR).
If contaminants spill into the environment, the contaminant specialists along with other federal, state, and Tribal partners, act as 鈥渢rustees鈥 for natural resources. Partnership is possible because of the federal Natural Resource Damage Assessment regulations.
The ultimate goal of NRDAR is to restore fish and wildlife habitats to the condition they would have been had it not been for the contaminant release into the environment. Check out .
Active NRDAR Cases in Washington We're Involved In:
| Midnite Mine Site |
| Mystery Spill 2024 |
| Nestucca |
Recent NRDAR Stories:
2024
- (7/26/24)
- Trustee Agencies Seek Input on Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan for the 1999 Mystery Oil Spill (7/11/24)
- (6/20/24)
(5/28/24)
2023
- (3/12/23)
- (3/7/23)
- (7/18/23)
- Trustees Sign Agreement to Cooperate on NRDAR Activities at Former Gas Plant Near Bremerton, Washington (6/1/23)
(1/30/23)
2022
- (11/3/22)
- Service Partners Celebrate the Restoration of Key Fish Habitat Near Everett, WA (9/2/22)
- (4/13/22)
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View a library of scientific studies and reports related to NRDAR in Washington
