Boat inspections and permits are required for boats launching at Lake Whatcom and Lake Samish. Boat owners can choose between several day pass or annual permit options.

Boats, boat trailers, kayaks, canoes, and rowboats can easily transport aquatic invasive species from one waterbody to another if they are not cleaned, drained, and dried.

Where zebra and quagga mussels have become established, they’ve done billions of dollars in damage and estimated annual control costs are at least $1 billion nationwide.