Clean Water, Healthy Futures

During Orca Month in 2024, through stories and videos, we'll learn about toxics threatening orcas, salmon, and people alike, and the actions to take for promoting healthier futures for all.

Stay tuned for new stories in 2024!

Jessie Chou, courtesy Puget Soundkeeper.

Celebrating the youngest Southern Resident orcas

Cindy Hansen

Jun 30, 2023
5 min

Celebrating the youngest Southern Resident orcas

Video: Southern Residents at sunset, 2021 ©Cindy Hansen. Throughout this month we have been celebrating the Lasting Legacies of the...

Cindy Hansen

Jun 29, 2023
1 min

Legendary Superpod

On July 24, 2018, a female Southern Resident orca calf was born in the Salish Sea, but she survived less than an hour. Her grieving...

Cindy Hansen

Jun 28, 2023
3 min

Lolita/Tokitae/Sk'aliCh’ehl-tenaut

As we approach the end of Orca Action Month and our Lasting Legacies series, we honor and celebrate a living legend,...

Recovery Plan for Southern Resident Killer Whales

Cindy Hansen

Jun 22, 2023
3 min

Recovery Plan for Southern Resident Killer Whales

The creation of a Recovery Plan is an important and required step following a species’ listing under the Endangered Species Act. The plan...

Sara Hysong-Shimazu

Jun 21, 2023
2 min

L25 Ocean Sun

Today we highlight a living legend, L25 Ocean Sun. She is currently the oldest orca in the Southern Resident population, estimated at 95...

Bonnie Gretz

Jun 20, 2023
2 min

L95 Nigel and L43 Jelly Roll

Identifying important habitat areas for the Southern Residents and designating them as critical habitat was one of the benefits of their...

Designating Critical Habitat for Southern Resident Orcas

Cindy Hansen

Jun 15, 2023
3 min

Designating Critical Habitat for Southern Resident Orcas

When a species is listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the federal government is also required to identify geographic areas...

Monika Wieland Shields

Jun 14, 2023
4 min

K40 Raggedy

Our next legendary Southern Resident orca is K40 “Raggedy”, easily one of the most identifiable whales in the entire population....

Cindy Hansen

Jun 13, 2023
2 min

K7 Lummi

Today we honor the legendary matriarch of K Pod, K7 “Lummi”. Lummi was thought to be the oldest member of the Southern Resident orca...