By Katie Zemtseff, Daily Journal Staff Reporter for Daily Journal of Commerce

Three sites are the first urban areas in Washington to be certified as being safe for salmon, and more are likely to follow, including large residential developments and golf courses.

Parks built by the Port of Seattle, the Washington State Department of Ecology campus in Lacey, and the campus of the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia Community College have been certified by Salmon-Safe, a Portland-based nonprofit that focuses on restoring salmon habitat in agricultural and urban watersheds.

The program looks at land management practices, irrigation, pest control and environmental management on each site.
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