You can learn more about the Puget Sound ecosystem, native vegetation, technical reports, and other resources to help you manage your waterfront by clicking the links below.
Shore Friendly Kitsap Fact sheets
- Shore Friendly Kitsap General Information
- What is Soft Shore Stabilization?
- What is a Drift Cell?
- Your Marine Waterfront
- Kitsap Shoreline – Waterfront Living
Past Shore Friendly Newsletters
- June 2019 – Bulkhead Impacts to Shoreline Health
- July 2019 – Alternatives to Bulkheads
- August 2019 – How to Participate in Shore Friendly Kitsap
- April 2020 – Seasonal Differences on our Beaches
- May 2020 – Forage Fish that Consider our Shoreline Home
Shore Friendly Videos and Webinars
Shore Friendly Plants
- Plant Guide for Marine Waterfronts
- Native Plant Guide
- Guidance for Shoreline Plantings
- Kitsap County Native Plant List
- Native Plants and Nursery List and Links
Managing your Septic System
Shoreline Permitting
- Streamlined permitting for bulkhead removal projects in Kitsap County
Shore Friendly Contractor List
Studies of coastal processes in Kitsap County
- East Kitsap/West Sound Nearshore Prioritization Framework and Tool
- Kitsap County Sediment Source Analysis And Restoration Prioritization Study
- Kitsap County Nearshore Assessments
- East Kitsap- http://www.kitsapgov.com/dcd/nr/nearshore/default_e.html
- Hood Canal- http://www.kitsapgov.com/dcd/nr/nearshore/westkitsapnearshore.htm
More resources are available at the Statewide Shore Friendly website