Washington State Department of Ecology  awarded VNFGD client Sound Transit the Environmental Excellence Award for its role in the Qwuloolt estuary restoration project.

The Environmental Excellence Award is the Department of Ecology's highest award for recognizing environmental excellence in the state of Washington. The Qwuloolt project will restore about 380 acres of unused farmland into a salt marsh, the land’s original condition, and will re-establish important salmon habitat and aid in the recovery of Puget Sound.