Urge your Senators to show their support for healthy beaches and robust coastal economies by co-sponsoring the Clean Coastal Environment & Public Health Act of 2011. 

Don’t let them put this off for yet another year!

Click here: A New Beach Bill in the Senate | Surfrider Foundation.

Warning: Whatcom and San Juan County Marine Biotoxin Closure is for Varnish Clams only. Skagit County on Sinclair and Cypress Islands is closed for all shellfish species. This closure is very close to Lummi Island and why I recommend you avoid eating any clams from Lummi Island at this point in time.
All Marine Waters VIBRIO ADVISORY: Cook All Shellfish
The State Department of Health advises that all shellfish recreationally harvested during the months of June-October.

Join in the Celebration:

The week-long event will:

• Celebrate the importance of our water resources

• Share what we know and are learning about the “State of Resource”

• Inspire and help others learn about stewardship efforts

• Meet new people and find new partners

• Be fun!

The kick-off for Whatcom Water Week will be on September 17th. Events will be
scheduled throughout the week at various locations across the county.

Event Information:

Calendar of Events

Event Locations – Map

Information on Hosting an Event:

Event Host Information/Application (pdf)

Online Event Host Application

Activity Ideas for Hosts (pdf)

Event Ideas – Events from 2010 (pdf)

Sponsorship Information:

Sponsorship Information Sheet (pdf)

Follow them on:

For more information:

The Whatcom County Hazardous Waste Program has scheduled a hazardous waste pickup on the Island on Saturday, August 20, from 11 AM to 4 PM. Please see this press release!

Although our plantings were weed eaten 3 times since we installed them in 2009, there is still life along the ferry landing rocked bluff.

Greetings from Lummi Island Watershed Enhancement Committee. Here is our July Update:

Our new MRC Water Sample Volunteer is Leah Paisano. She will be collecting samples once a month. Thank you Leah for committing to this important water monitoring work. For more information contact Melissa Roberts at MRoberts@co.whatcom.wa.us , Whatcom Co. Public Works (360) 676-6876 ext. 5063.   We are very disappointed that we didn’t get approved for our grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation/ Community Salmon Fund. And although we have permits ready to start Phase II Ferry Landing Enhancement, we will need to seek additional funding to finish our restoration work.  We will be organizing volunteer work parties to weed, water and mulch our plantings at the Ferry Landing several more times this summer. Greg Lutz has been volunteering to help. Thank you so much Greg for a great job weed-eating! You’re the best.   If you would like the opportunity to help, send us an email and get on our work party call list. For information or to volunteer contact: Wanda @ 360-220 -3077, email: forestflor@aol.com 

Check out: http://liwec.wordpress.com or https://www.facebook.com/LIWEC. The Island Mitt Mutt Stations are helping pet owners clean up after their pets which helps keep pollution from entering the marine environment. We all need healthy aquatic resources. Our work hopes to improve the quality of storm water entering our public clam beds! We will start scheduling regular WEC meetings this fall.

For Current Lummi Island Water Quality
Data Go to : LI_04_11_WQsummary

Construction of Ferry Parking Lot Rain Garden, Lummi Island WA

Join the campaign to protect Puget Sound!

All about Rain Gardens:

Rain garden planning for Seattle / Puget Sound; Prevent flooding and reduce water pollution.

Count your Rain Garden in the campaign at: http://www.12000raingardens.org/index.phtml

Washington State University and Stewardship Partners are leading the groundbreaking campaign to install 12,000 Rain Gardens in the Puget Sound Region by 2016.

You can actively participate in this exciting effort by installing Rain Gardens and seeing immediate benefits:

• Reduce polluted runoff
• Prevent flooding and increase home value
• Create beautiful, low-maintenance landscapes
• Help your community save millions of dollars in pollution clean-up and expensive stormwater projects.

Rain Gardens work like a native forest by capturing and infiltrating polluted runoff from rooftops, driveways, and other hard surfaces. 12,000 Rain Gardens would soak up 160 million gallons of polluted runoff to protect our waterways, significantly helping stop the stormwater crisis that is threatening our waterways.

Rain Garden Sites Whatcom

Garden #1

Address: City Hall Parking Lot, Bellingham, 98225

Owner: City of Bellingham, Designer: ?, Installer: City of Bellingham, RG Size (sq ft):300, Drain area (sq ft): 6000,Primary water source: parking lot, Date: 2003

Garden #2

Address: Bloedel Donovan Park, Bellingham, 98225

Owner: City of Bellingham, Designer: ?, Installer: City of Bellingham, RG Size (sq ft):550, Drain area (sq ft): 11,000, Primary water source: parking lot, Date: 2003

Disclaimer: Washington State University does not verify the accuracy of this information and does not endorse the work of any of the designers or installers. Information on designing and installing rain gardens can be found on theHomeowner Resources page.

Filed under: Education, shoreline, Watershed, Watershed Enhancement Tagged: Rain Gardens, Storm Water Pollution ]]> http://liwec.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/rain-garden-planning-for-puget-sound-prevent-flooding-and-reduce-water-pollution/feed/ 0 48.704557 -122.674713 48.704557 -122.674713 Lummi Island Watershed Enhancement Committee New Ferry Parking Lot Rain Garden, Lummi Island WA Rain Garden Counter Google map of Puget Sound Rain Gardens http://liwec.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/forest-practices-board-takes-important-steps-to-protect-clean-water-and-public-safety/ http://liwec.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/forest-practices-board-takes-important-steps-to-protect-clean-water-and-public-safety/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 07:32:21 +0000 Wanda Cucinotta http://liwec.wordpress.com/?p=802 Continue reading →]]> FOREST PRACTICES BOARD TAKES IMPORTANT STEPS TO PROTECT CLEAN WATER AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Board Also Gets Dnr Update On Timber Harvest Compliance Action Plan

OLYMPIA – The state’s Forest Practices Board approved a rule today aimed at improving protections for water quality and public safety in several watersheds where timber harvesting and other forest practices occur.

“Today the board took positive steps as a result of the lessons learned from the extraordinary rain event in the Chehalis River basin in 2007,” said Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark. “This gives more substance to DNR’s monitoring and enforcement of watershed protections and its recommendations for additional steps to protect public safety, property and clean water.”

RED MORE:  Forest Practices Board takes important steps to protect clean water and public safety.

Learn more http://1.usa.gov/l25HDD Watch video http://bit.ly/k2YLeT

BIOTOXIN

WEC MEETING OF THE YEAR

Thursday, May 5th 2011 at 3PM at the Heritage Trust Resource Center.

In this picture, Cheryl Lovato-Niles with the official Shore Stewards Table next to Lummi Island Watershed Enhancement Table

at the Civic Club Expo/ Plant Sale, April 30th 2011.

Filed under: Watershed Enhancement ]]> http://liwec.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/wec-meeting/feed/ 0 48.704557 -122.674713 48.704557 -122.674713 Lummi Island Watershed Enhancement Committee Lummi Island Civic Club Expo/ Plant Sale, April 30th 2011.