It’s not often that I think about work on my days off. Yet just the other day it seemed that even while on a short vacation, Frause was everywhere, and in a good way.
On my recent trip to Whidbey Island, I could not help but think of some of the work I am doing here at Frause with the Puget Sound Partnership (PSP). Not only is Whidbey home to Frause CEO Bob Frause and account supervisor Nathan Hambley, (not to mention my friend’s sweet party pad on the beach), it’s also a particularly special spot on the Puget Sound.
For anyone who has been to Whidbey Island, I am sure that you will agree it is outstandingly beautiful. Gorgeous driftwood-dotted beaches dip quietly into calm, clear water. The Olympic Mountains seem to shoot out of nowhere, piercing the visible skyline with their craggy defiance. Even dinosaur-size raptors (like the Osprey I saw) fly indiscriminately overhead. Simply put, it is incredible!
The sounds and sights of the Whidbey shoreline are something I will not quickly forget, and something that I hope will stay around for generations to come. PSP is working hard to attain this goal. In my recent phone interviews with local community leaders, environmental experts, and even the occasional mayor, I have come to understand the importance of the PSP project. Issues of stormwater runoff, shoreline pollution, and the dangers of bulkheads and docks seem abundantly imperative when witnessing the sheer natural beauty that Whidbey has to offer.
Probably the most important thing I have learned from working on behalf of PSP is the significant contribution that individuals can make to the health of the Sound. Little actions and individual changes in behavior can have a tremendous cumulative effect – be it on an environmental, policy or legislative level.
I’m not sure if humans are supposed to live on Whidbey (it seems too nice, somehow), but if we continue to, I hope that the work PSP is doing will allow us to live there in a responsible and contributive way.
-Michael Scigliano
On my recent trip to Whidbey Island, I could not help but think of some of the work I am doing here at Frause with the Puget Sound Partnership (PSP). Not only is Whidbey home to Frause CEO Bob Frause and account supervisor Nathan Hambley, (not to mention my friend’s sweet party pad on the beach), it’s also a particularly special spot on the Puget Sound.
For anyone who has been to Whidbey Island, I am sure that you will agree it is outstandingly beautiful. Gorgeous driftwood-dotted beaches dip quietly into calm, clear water. The Olympic Mountains seem to shoot out of nowhere, piercing the visible skyline with their craggy defiance. Even dinosaur-size raptors (like the Osprey I saw) fly indiscriminately overhead. Simply put, it is incredible!
The sounds and sights of the Whidbey shoreline are something I will not quickly forget, and something that I hope will stay around for generations to come. PSP is working hard to attain this goal. In my recent phone interviews with local community leaders, environmental experts, and even the occasional mayor, I have come to understand the importance of the PSP project. Issues of stormwater runoff, shoreline pollution, and the dangers of bulkheads and docks seem abundantly imperative when witnessing the sheer natural beauty that Whidbey has to offer.
Probably the most important thing I have learned from working on behalf of PSP is the significant contribution that individuals can make to the health of the Sound. Little actions and individual changes in behavior can have a tremendous cumulative effect – be it on an environmental, policy or legislative level.
I’m not sure if humans are supposed to live on Whidbey (it seems too nice, somehow), but if we continue to, I hope that the work PSP is doing will allow us to live there in a responsible and contributive way.
-Michael Scigliano
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