Our PPF Blog – Protect the Peninsula's Future

A Different Perspective on Salmon

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04 Mar 2024

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1. Aquaculture, Fisheries & Marine Resources, 1.1 Finfish

A Different Perspective on Salmon The video below is a scientific assessment and challenge to the traditional views normally associated with Salmon. It is presented by a marine biologist from South Africa and she raises issues that should be considered...

Support PPF’s lawsuit to Protect The Wildlife Refuge

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21 Aug 2023

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Darlene

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1. Aquaculture, Fisheries & Marine Resources, 3. Climate Change, 4. Critical Areas, 5. Public Lands, 7. Newsletters, 8. Member Events & Recognition

DUNGENESS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE UPDATE (DNWR): Groups Sue USFWS For Failure to Protect the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge Thank you for your support and concern about the proposed industrial-shellfish operation in the DNWR in Sequim WA....

Protect a Treasured National Wildlife Refuge from Shellfish Farming

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29 Jan 2023

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Tony Corrado

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1. Aquaculture, Fisheries & Marine Resources, 1.2 Shellfish, 1.3 Dungeness Refuge, 1.4 - Legal, 5. Public Lands

(Beyond Pesticides, June 6, 2022) In spite of the known harm to migratory and residential birds, salmon, forage fish, other wildlife and their primary feeding areas, and a recommendation by the National Marine Fisheries Service that “an alternative site...

Alaskan Snow Crab Season Canceled After 90% Of Population Disappears

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15 Oct 2022

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Tony Corrado

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1. Aquaculture, Fisheries & Marine Resources, 1.2 Shellfish, 1.3 Dungeness Refuge, 3. Climate Change, 4. Critical Areas

The dramatic drop in Snow Crab populations has caught the Alaskan fisheries by surprise. A possible factor could be increasing ocean temperatures. However, in the face of many simultaneous changes, such dramatic declines in critical oceanic life need to be...

THE DUNGENESS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FACES DAMAGE

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28 Jul 2022

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Darlene

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1. Aquaculture, Fisheries & Marine Resources, 4. Critical Areas, 5. Public Lands

PPF has placed a pid advertisement in the Peninsula Daily News concerning our refuge area being threatened by commercial shellfish operations. To view this ad, please click on the link below. PDN Ad July 2022

Microwave Poisoning Affects All Life On Earth

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28 Jul 2022

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Tony Corrado

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1. Aquaculture, Fisheries & Marine Resources, 1.3 Dungeness Refuge, 2. 5G, 3. Climate Change, 4. Critical Areas, 5. Public Lands, 6. Public Health

“The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” cried Chicken Little. And the sky fell, and no one listened, and all was still. A scholarly literature search for “electromagnetic” + “biological effects” produces the astonishing number of 76,400 studies, more studies than...

We Won!

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17 Jun 2022

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Tony Corrado

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1.4 - Legal, 5. Public Lands

No covert military warfare training in WA State Parks! See the link below for all the details. https://notinourparks.org/?link_id=2&can_id=4d762824b435f1c24934a5f2767d8bac&source=email-a-light-shines-in-the-forest&email_referrer=email_1578637&email_subject=we-won-no-covert-military-warfare-training-in-wa-state-parks

Protect the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge from Becoming a Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Operation

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06 Jun 2022

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Tony Corrado

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1. Aquaculture, Fisheries & Marine Resources, 1.1 Finfish, 1.2 Shellfish, 1.3 Dungeness Refuge, 3. Climate Change, 4. Critical Areas

This article is from a national organization that has recognized the value and threat to our precious Northwest sanctuaries. The full article is available by clicking on the link below. Please consider donating to this worthwhile organization. In spite of...

Pacific Northwest Federal Salmon Hatcheries Declining Returns

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28 May 2022

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Darlene

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1. Aquaculture, Fisheries & Marine Resources, 1.1 Finfish, 1.3 Dungeness Refuge, 3. Climate Change, 4. Critical Areas

Federal officials have propped up aging hatcheries despite their known failures, pouring more than $2.2 billion over the past 20 years into keeping them going instead of investing in new hatcheries and habitat restorations that could sustain salmon for...

…”the times, they are a changin”……

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04 May 2022

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Tony Corrado

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3. Climate Change

The cycles of increased wetness and increased dryness are a byproduct of climate change that is creating ever stronger cycles of the same patterns. These patterns are capable of significant disruption. https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-s-water-cycle-is-accelerating-and-it-s-cause-for-great-concern?fbclid=IwAR00uXoy4uxFsg1804POkzUIcljCwyr6qFQ6b21H-YpcAzM11Mm5hyShicc

“A Fierce Green Fire: Battle for A Living Planet” Stream Anytime Until 7 pm MT May 5, 2022

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04 May 2022

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Tony Corrado

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3. Climate Change, 4. Critical Areas

The Environmental Health Trust is a leading activist group concerned with many issues affecting our planet’s health. This screening is available to be viewed at the link below.

Hacking Darwin: Rebooting Disappearing Species May 25th

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03 May 2022

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Tony Corrado

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3. Climate Change, 4. Critical Areas

A conversation with Dr. Beth Shapiro about biodiversity, de-extinction, and ethically reinventing nature to save the planet https://www.shforum.org/beth-shapiro

EMF and Its Effects on Insects & Other Life

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03 May 2022

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Tony Corrado

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1. Aquaculture, Fisheries & Marine Resources, 2. 5G

One of the most overlooked aspects of EMF radiation is the effect on both insects, birds,and various flora that we share a biosphere with. Have you noticed the dearth of insects about your home? Have you noticed that your car...

Action Taken on 5G!

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15 Apr 2022

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Tony Corrado

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2. 5G

The Pittsfield Massachusetts Board of Health has issued a cease and desist order against a 5G tower based on “known” hazards associated with the technology. Some of the language quoted in the order includes this powerful descriptor: “The evidence presented...

State Parks Commission Violates State Law and SEPA, Judge Rules

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03 Apr 2022

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