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Best Management Practices
Resources for the General Public, Businesses, Homeowners, Landscapers and Property Managers
Yard
Care
The choices you make while caring for your yard can impact stormwater. Learn techniques to reduce the amount of water coming from your yard and improve the quality of that water.
Washington Native Plant Society: Landscaping with native plants
Collecting Rain Water - A Guide to Rain Barrels (City of Bellingham)
Local Rain Barrel Vendors (if you want to be added to the list, let us know!)
Rain Garden - What Is It, Why Would We Want One (Whatcom County Shore Stewards)
Soaker Hoses (Birch Bay Water & Sewer District)
Pet
Waste
There are approximately 37,000 dogs in Whatcom County. Those dogs produce 27,750 lbs of dog waste which contains 125,874,000,000,000 fecal coli form bacteria. Learn how to properly dispose of your pet’s waste.
Scoop the Poop Posters:
Vehicle
Maintenance and Repair
Help to ensure the ways in which you care for your vehicle are not impacting fish and other wildlife downstream.
Ecology Factsheet about car washing
EPA Brochure about car washing
Ecology Factsheet about Motor Oil
Residential Car Washwater Monitoring Study (City of Federal Way)
Cleaning
Supplies
Using natural cleaning products can have a positive effect not only what enters the water, but what enters our bodies.
Naturally Savvy Cleaning Green
Septic
Systems
The City is responsible for the sanitary sewer utility system; however there are remaining septic systems within the City limits. Proper maintenance of those systems is key to keeping our water clean.
Ecology Factsheet on home septics
Disposal/Recycling
Information
Dispose of hazardous materials properly and recycle items to keep them out of our water.
Homeowners' Associations
Stormwater Pond Maintenance FAQs
Stormwater and the Homeowner PowerPoint
Handouts from the Stormwater Pond Maintenance 101 Workshop:
Stormwater Control Ordinance (what you have to do - see 13.31.170 Records of Installation and Maintenance Activities)
Stormwater Pond Maintenance 101 Workshop Presentation (by RESources)
Maintenance Standards for Drainage Facilities from the 2005 Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington
Stormwater Facilities Inspection and Maintenance Handbook for Private Community Stormwater Systems
Homeowners Guide on Care and Maintenance of Stormwater Ponds
Inspection Report Form (taken from Pacific Highlands Operations and Maintenance Manual)
Businesses
Get free on-site technical assistance to control and prevent toxic pollution sources in Ferndale through the Whatcom County Health Department Local Source Control Program.
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State of the Schell Creek Watershed
Schell Creek runs through the middle of Ferndale. If you live in the Schell Creek Watershed, you should be recieving a "State of the Watershed Report."
Even if you don't live in this watershed, the report is interesting and includes data from the City's Water Quality Monitoring Program, which is a partnership between the City, the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association, and Windward Highschool.
Watershed workshop for educators - June 27th
Watershed Words:
A workshop for educators
This day-long session will be jammed with tips for using writing and your own school campus as a context for learning. The curriculum integrates outdoor observation, investigation, and poetry writing with the core subjects English, science, social studies, and the arts.
Each workshop participant will receive a copy of the teaching guide for “River of Words - young poets and artists on the nature of things" which incorporates language skills, art, science, history, and culture into activities and exercises for kindergarten through high-school students (our workshop will focus on activities for 3rd through 8th grade).
Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve near Mt Vernon
Early-bird registration fee provided by City of Ferndale sponsorship (before June 13): $25 ; After June 13: $45
Fee includes 7 Clock Hours and lunch
For workshop details and registration form: http://is.gd/KqglHi
Lodging is available at $30/night. The cost goes down if you share a room.
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