Field Guides/Books:
Sept, J. Duane. 2009, The Beachcomber’s Guide of Seashore Life in the Pacific Northwest.
Yates, S. 1998. Marine Wildlife: From Puget Sound Through the Inside Passage.
Harbo, R.M. 1999. Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest.
Kozloff, E.N. 1973. Seashore Life of Puget Sound and the San Juan Archipelago.
Web-based guides
Identifying plants and animals on the beach
http://www.beachwatchers.wsu.edu/ezidweb/
http://www.wallawalla.edu/academics/departments/biology/rosario/inverts/index.html (includes some species that may not occur in Puget Sound)
http://www.pugetsoundsealife.com/puget_sound_sea_life/Home.html
http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/sea-stars/blood.aspx
Guide for identifying and digging for clams
(developed for Oregon beaches but covers the same clams found on Puget Sound shores.)
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/shellfish/bayclam/digging_bay_clams.asp
Invasive species in Puget Sound
http://vmp.bioe.orst.edu/Documents/mism_ID_Cards5print.pdf
Photos:
http://green.kingcounty.gov/marine/Photos.aspx
http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/gallery/3215143#177449163
http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/gallery/3126827#171341688_iYdJW
Tide Charts
http://www.saltwatertides.com
