If you have a non-motorized, hand-carried boat (kayak, canoe) do you need a permit to launch on Lake Whatcom or Lake Samish?

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?

What are inspectors looking and feeling for when they conduct a physical watercraft inspection?

All of our education and outreach efforts are designed to help the public to understand the threat that invasive species pose to Whatcom County waters and steps they can take to help prevent their spread.

Eurasian watermilfoil has NOT been found growing in any lake in Whatcom County.