The North Sound Baykeeper acts as an advocate and educator
for marine water quality for northern Puget Sound.

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WHAT'S NEW:    

Stormwater in the North Sound and Straits: Assessing the impacts and taking action.
The North Sound Baykeeper shows in the report, “Stormwater in the North Sound and Straits: Assessing the impacts and taking action,” that government leaders and the Washington State Department of Ecology
(Ecology) are not acting to prevent pollution from stormwater. Ecology, itself, acknowledges that stormwater is the leading contributor to water pollution in our urban waterways, yet does not enforce its own laws to help remedy the problem.

Click to read the report:  Stormwater in the North Puget Sound and Straits: Assessing the Impacts and Taking Action



 

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The Baykeeper program includes:

• Monitoring Clean Ups of contaminated sites
  Whatcom Waterway  
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• The Stormwater Team - Visit the Stormwater Team HERE
  
  
• Learn about kayak patrols of Bellingham Bay. 
  here. For more information, contact Lee First at 360-733-8307 or email.
• Citizen Action Trainings
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• Review and Comment on NPDES (pollution discharge permits)
  Comments on Intalco Aluminum Co., Cherry Point
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• Monitoring Facilities for Compliance with the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws.
  BP Lawsuit victory
  
  
• Watch-dogging Shoreline Development Proposals and land use ordinances
  City of Bellingham Waterfront Redevelopment
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• Community Education about water quality and toxics issue.
  Persistant Bioaccumulative Toxins

Kayak patrol observing a Cornwall landfill sampling

A Keeper is a full-time ombudsman whose responsibility is to be a public advocate for a given body of water. The Keeper system in the United States was started on the Hudson River in New York State by Hudson Riverkeeper John Cronin and Robert Kennedy Jr.

Today, there is a National Waterkeeper Alliance that includes over 170 Keepers around the country. Following in this fine tradition, the North Sound Baykeeper acts as the eyes and ears of the ecosystem and a voice for its protection.

The North Sound Baykeeper is a project of RE Sources and Puget Soundkeeper Alliance.

The North Sound Baykeeper receives program support from:

• The Burning Foundation
• The Horizons Foundation
• The Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation
• Northwest Fund for the Environment
• The Russell Family Foundation
• Your membership donations!
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Email the North Sound Baykeeper HERE
to receive News events and opportunities via email.

Internship positions are available with the Baykeeper Program

RE Sources supports funding interns through work study and Students in Service.

Mail or E-mail Materials to:
Wendy Steffensen
North Sound Baykeeper
2309 Meridian Street
Bellingham, WA, 98225
Phone 360 733-8307 (ph)
Toll-Free 1 800 760 8434
E-mail Wendy here