Links

Programs and Organizations

• Georgia Basin Habitat Atlas
• Little Campbell Watershed Society Brochure
• Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society
• Puget Sound Action Team
• Puget Sound Partnership
• Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative
• Washington State Department of Ecology-Marine Water Monitoring
• PRISM Puget Sound Regional Synthesis Model
• The Georgia Basin Action Plan

Shellfish

• Shellfish Water Protection Program - Environment Canada
• Shellfish Closures DFO
• Shellfish Marine Resources of Whatcom County
• Effects of Urbanization on Shellfish Growing Areas - Puget Sound Action Team

Greenboating

• Georgia Straight Alliance Greenboating pamphlet
• Georgia Straight Alliance Greenboating program
• Boating and Water Quality - BC Ministry of Environment
• Environment Canada BMPs for Hull Maintenance at Boatyards and Marinas

Swimming

• Swimmers Itch - BC Health Guide

• Swimmers Itch - BC Ministry of Environment

Septic Systems 

• Washington State Department of Health
• Sewage System Regulations - Province of BC
• Maintenance and Operation of Sewage Disposal Systems - BC Health Guide
• How to Care for your Residential Septic System - Capital Regional District
• Septic System Users - Township of Langley
• Onsite Sewage Systems - BC Ministry of Environment

Farms & Agriculture

• Agricultural Waste Control Regulation
• BC Horse Council
• BC Institute of Agrologists
• BC Agriculture Council
• Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
  • Strengthening Farming
  • Agricultural Watercourse Maintenance Policy
  • Principles on Achieving Environmental Goals on Farmland
  • Environmental Farm Planning
• BC Ministry of Environment
  • Agriculture - Water Quality
  • Offstream Watering
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Resources
• Farm West
  • Manure Spreading Advisory
  • Calculate Ammonia Loss from Manure
• BC Guide to Irrigation Scheduling and Water Conservation
• Hobby Farms & Agriculture - Township of Langley
• Environment Canada - Management of Pesticides that Pose Fisheries and Wildlife Concerns

Non-Point Source Pollution

• Non-Point Source Pollution - BC Ministry of Environment
• Stormwater Runoff - BC Ministry of Environment
• Environment Canada Freshwater Website:  Water Pollution
• Canada's National Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities

Home Owner

• Medication Returns Program 
• The Living By Water Project
• Township of Langley
  • A Resident's Guide to Groundwater
  • Water-Wise
  • Pesticides
  • Household Hazardous Waste

Articles & Media

• Geoduck farming buries friendships - Seattle Times
• The Sound in Crisis - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Shoreline barriers hurt Sound's web of life - The Olympian
• Local Stakeholders Governing Water Across the 49th Parallel - Border Policy Brief