By educating all Whatcom County boaters and residents, the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program aims to protect:

If you boat on a lake infested with Eurasian watermilfoil or other aquatic weeds, what is the best way to prevent the plants from spreading somewhere else?

People who live on Lake Whatcom or Lake Samish and keep their boat on the lake and never take it anywhere else do not need to buy an AIS Permit or to get their watercraft inspected.

How can Asian clams be transported between waterbodies?

In the state of Washington you can be fined for towing a boat/trailer on the road with plant fragments attached.

If you get a wire seal attached to your boat and trailer when leaving Lake Whatcom, and then come back to Lake Whatcom another day with the tether still intact, will you need to stop at a staffed inspection station?