Friday, September 14, 2012

People For Puget Sound: 1991-2012

Environmentalists around western Washington were shocked this week by the announcement of the end of People For Puget Sound. The 21 year old water quality activism group will close at the end of this month.

As a former employee of People For Puget Sound I heard this was coming, but I'm not here to try to make excuses for them or gloss over problems. People For Puget Sound's internal problems are like those faced by ANY nonprofit, business or public agency when they reach a certain age. The dynamics of a group of people trying to work together toward a broad, long term goal is not a reflection on the capabilities of the individuals -- all of whom are in some way outstanding in their areas of expertise.