• Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project: Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program
  

• Shoreline Restoration: Alternatives for Kitsap County Shorelines
  

• Dept of Ecology's Presentation given at Kitsap County's Commissioner's Chamber April 15, 2010
  

• South Puget Sound Dissolved Oxygen Study and Video
  

• Shoreline Inventory and Characterization (Dept. of Ecology).
  

• Dept. of Ecology Slideshow Presentation on Watershed Characterization
  

Codes and Resources

• Department of Ecology
  

• West Sound Watersheds Council
  

• Hood Canal Coordinating Council
  

• Puget Sound Restoration Fund
  

• WSU Beach Watchers
  

More Information

Organizations

Kitsap County Code

• Title 19, Critical Areas Ordinance
  

• Title 22, Shoreline Management Master Program
  

• Kitsap County Maps
  

Washington Code

• Washington Administrative Code (WAC)
  

• Helpful WAC Excerpts
  

Codes and Regulations

Kitsap County

(360) 337-5777

openline@co.kitsap.wa.us

Shoreline Master Program Update

Kitsap County

References

• WRIA 15 East Limiting Factors Analysis
  

• WIRA 15 West Limiting Factors Analysis
  

• West Kitsap Hood Canal Nearshore Assessment
  

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

• East Kitsap Nearshore Assessment
  

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Appendix F

Appendix G

Appendix H

• Achieving an Ecosystem Based Approach to Planning in Puget Sound
  

• Management Measures for Protecting and Restoring the Puget Sound Nearshore
  

• Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project
  

Helpful Links:

Washington Administrative Code (WAC)

Helpful WAC Excerpts

Ecology SMP Guidance Documents

SMP Grant from Dept. of Ecology (Ecology)

Buffer Science- Specific Recommendations

• Brennan, Culverwell, et al. Protection of Marine Riparian Functions in Puget Sound, Washington. 2009. WDFW.
  

• Castelle, A.J. and A.W. Johnson. 2000. Riparian vegetation effectiveness. National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Technical Bulletin 799, Research Triangle Park, NC.
  

• Desbonnet, A., P. Pogue, V. Lee, and N. Wolff. 1994. Vegetated Buffers in the Coastal Zone- A Summary Review and Bibliography. Coastal Resources Center Technical Report No. 2004. University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI 02882. 72pp.
  

• Knutson, K.L. and V.L. Naef. 1997. Management Recommendations for Washington's Priority Habitats: Riparian. Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia. 181pp.
  

• Lim, T.T., D.R. Edwards, S.R. Workman, B.T. Larson and L. Dunn. 1998. Vegetated Filter Strip Removal of Cattel Manure Constituents in Runoff.  Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 41(5): 1375-1381.
  

• May, C.W. and G.Peterson. 2003. Kitsap Salmonid Refugia Report
  

• May, C.W. 2003. Stream-Riparian Ecosystems in the Puget Sound Lowland Eco-Region: A Review of Best Available Science. Watershed Ecology LLC. 78pp.
  

Buffer Science- General References

• Brennan, J. and Culverwell, H. 2004. Marine Riparian: An Assessment of Riparian Functions in Marine Ecosystems. Published by Washington Sea Grant Program. Copyright 2005, UW Board of Regents, Seattle, WA. 34p.
  

• Brennan, J.S. 2007.  Marine Riparin Vegetation Communities of Puget Sound. Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership Report No. 2007-02.  Published by Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle, Washington.
  

• EnviroVision, Herrera Environmental and Aquatic Habitat Guidelines Program. 2007, revised 2010. Protecting Nearshore Habitat and Functions in Puget Sound: An Interim Guide.
  

• Knight, K. 2009. Land Use Planning for Salmon, Steelhead and Trout. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, Washington.
  

• Pentec Environmental. Use of Best Available Science in City of Everett Buffer Regulations. Project Number 253-003. 2001. Edmonds, WA.
  

• Redman,S., Myers, S., Averil, D., Fresh, K., Graeber, B. Regional Nearshore on Marine Aspects of Salmon Recovery in Puget Sound. Shared Strategy for Puget Sound, 2005.
  

• Stanley, S., Brown, J., Grigsby, S., Hruby, T. 2008. Protecting Aquatic Ecosystems by Understanding Watershed Processes: A Guide for Planners. Washington Department of Ecology, Publication #05-06-127.