Listed below are several ways for you to stay informed on future developments with the Shoreline Management Program.
Mailing List: e-mail or call Cathy Craver (ccraver@co.whatcom.wa.us; 360-676-6907) to add your name to our list of interested citizens. You will receive periodic notifications of upcoming events and new additions to this website.
Attend public events: events open to the public will be listed on the Update Process page as they are scheduled. Check back often.
Citizens Advisory Committee
As Whatcom County begins to coordinate with the community to consider the existing content of the CAO and SMP and appropriate amendments, it is important to have a citizen based advisory body that represents the many perspectives on resource management in the county. The purpose of the advisory group will be to help identify key technical and policy issues associated with natural resources management in Whatcom County.
This citizen based advisory body will take the form of a formal Citizens Advisory Committee convened specifically for the CAO and SMP updates. Citizens Advisory Committee meetings will be open to the public and the meeting dates and locations are on the Update Process page. Agendas and summaries are posted on the Downloads page.
Citizens appointed to the committee include:
Roger Almskaar
Elizabeth S. Daly
Robyn du Pre'
Richard Gilda
David Haggith
Margaret (Peg) Larson
Tom Pratum
Skip Richards
Aubrey Stargell
Wendy Steffensen
Rebecca O'Brine Willson
Kathy Berg
Technical Advisory Committee
The purpose of the SMP/CAO Technical Advisory Committee is to help focus technical discussions and identify key technical and policy issues associated with natural resources management in Whatcom County and take advantage of and contribute to the existing knowledge base in the county. The following governments and agencies have been invited to participate on the Technical Advisory Committee:
-City of Bellingham
-Lummi Nation
-Nooksack Tribe
-Small Cities Caucus
-Port of Bellingham
-Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
-Washington State Department of Natural Resources
-Washington State Department of Ecology
-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
-Whatcom Conservation District/NRCS
In addition to regular participating governments and agencies, representatives from special districts within Whatcom County, such as, the Watershed Improvement District and Shellfish Protection Districts will be invited for focused discussions related to their specific areas of interest or expertise. Additionally, specific members from other parallel planning processes in the county, such as, WRIA Watershed Management Planning, Salmon Recovery, Lake Whatcom Management and MRC will be invited to participate in the discussions with the advisory committee as appropriate.
Technical Advisory Committee meetings will be open to the public and the meeting dates and locations are posted on the Update Process page as they are scheduled. Agendas and summaries are posted on the Downloads page.
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