Comments on: What’s in a name? Actually, a lot when the name is ‘Salish Sea’

By: cdunagan

cdunagan — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:08:18 +0000

Blue Light, your comment about the state paying for thousands of dollars in alcohol raised my curiosity, so I looked into it.

Contrary to assumptions, the state did not directly pay for any of the Puget Sound/Georgia Strait conference, according to Paul Bergman, spokesman for the Puget Sound Partnership.

The Partnership played banker for the event, the cost of which was covered by registrations and sponsorships. Partnership staff collected the money and paid the bills.

There was a poster reception that offered free drinks to participants. The alcohol bill should have been paid directly by a sponsor of that reception, but the invoice was improperly submitted with the bill for food.

Paying for liquor in any shape or form is not allowed by state law and was rejected by state auditors. The important thing to me, unless someone has other information, was that the state was not picking up the tab for the booze, the food or anything else.

By: OrcaNetwork

OrcaNetwork — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:07:12 +0000

All the current place names will still be used just as they are now as Salish Sea gains currency as the term to describe the overall inland sea extending from Johnstone Strait BC to southern Puget Sound. Otherwise we need a half dozen names to cover one large, international marine ecosystem.
In 1995 I took it a step further to describe the entire watershed what washes into the Salish Sea. In Volume I of Orcas In Our Midst I looked for a way to name and describe the essential habitat needed by Southern Resident orcas. Since these orcas are finicky eaters and specialize on salmon (now we know their diet is about 80% Chinook salmon) I needed to include the river systems needed by the salmon if the orcas downstream were to have food, which is important for survival. So the logical answer was to say the Salish Sea rests in the cradle of the Salish Watershed.

By: Tom Rosendale

Tom Rosendale — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:20:20 +0000

They agree, Salish Sea it has to be.

What about the notion of Motion Ocean?

That does’t hide the great tide.

But, for the inviros and the MaKah

I’ll go with the Bay of Kumbayah.

By: cdunagan

cdunagan — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:09:27 +0000

Is anyone else having trouble clicking on one of the choices in the poll? This is the first poll I’ve run on this blog, so I’d like to know if there are problems.

I believe you may vote only once from any computer.

If you are unable to vote on this poll, please let me know what situation you are encountering. You may comment, as Sharon O’Hara did, or send me an e-mail offline at cdunagan@kitsapsun.com.

I hope to run more polls in the future. If you have suggestions, drop me a note. Thanks. chris.

By: Sharon O'Hara

Sharon O'Hara — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:34:08 +0000

I wasn’t able to cast my “NO” vote for a change of name. So I am doing it here.

“Salish Sea” sounds the same as ‘salacious’ to me – unpleasant.

I like the present names, Puget Sound, Georgia Strait and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Each tells us exactly which area we mean.

Do we have such an access of taxpayer dollars that we can arbitrarily change names on the whim of a few folks?

The cost of changing or adding another name isn’t worth it…in my opinion.

My vote is no.
Sharon O’Hara

By: Blue Light

Blue Light — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:39:57 +0000

Actually my post above should say “thousands” of dollars… (plural)

Here’s a link where the story was combined with one about the Seattle drunk house having beer delivered by a social service agency. For the PSP portion, scroll down to below the video of Dori Monson.

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=76&sid=142837

By: Blue Light

Blue Light — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:16:37 +0000

If we change the name, do we disband the Puget Sound Partnership? I understand that agency tried to have the taxpayers foot the bill for thousand of dollars of alcohol served at their February gala at the Convention Center. It was rejected by the OFM.