State Government Links:

• Washington State
• Department of Ecology
• Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Fish and Wildlife Science Magazine (published by Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)
• Department of Natural Resources
• Small Forest Landowner Office (DNR)
• Salmon Recovery Funding Board
• Water Quality Action Team

Local Government and Service Links:

• Kitsap County
• Kitsap County Health District
• WSU Cooperative Extension

Conservation District Links:

• Clallam CD
• King CD
• Mason CD
• Pierce CD
• San Juan County CD
• Snohomish CD
• Skagit CD
• Thurston CD
• Whatcon CD            

Other Links:

• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Farm Service Agency
• National Association of Conservation Districts
• Washington State Conservation Commission
• Washington Native Plant Society
• Backyard Conservation
• Washington Farmers' Markets
• Natural Resources Youth Camp
• Missouri Alternatives Center (compiled list of Extension Guidesheets from University research centers)
• Penn State Cooperative Extension's Agricultural Alternatives Factsheets
• Kitsap County Noxious Weed Board
• King County Dept. of Natural Resources Noxious Weed photo identification guide
• Organic Livestock Feed Suppliers
• Washington State University Extension's Farming West of the Cascades Series

Regulations and Information Concerning Agricultural Uses:

(For reading PDF files, need Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download), for ZIP files, need WINzip, PKzip or other zip software (free download))

• Compost NW (provided by Whatcom CD and NRCS)- Downloadable PDF File: pdf/CompostNWTeam.pdf
 

• Horses for Clean Water - Downloadable PDF file:  pdf/hcw_manual.pdf
  

• Farm Business Records - Downloadable PDF file: pdf/Farm Business Records.pdf

• Fencing For the Farm
  

• Haymaking in Western Washington - Downloadable PDF file: pdf/Haymaking on the Westside of WA.pdf
  

• Pasture Renovation - Downloadable PDF file: pdf/Pasture Renovation.pdf
  

• Predator Control for Sustainable & Organic Livestock Production - pdf/Predator Control for Sustainable & Organic Livestock Production.pdf
  

• 2002 Zoning Ordinance - pdf/Zoning Ord 2002.pdf
  

• Solid Waste (Manure) Regulations - Kitsap County Health District 
  Downloadable PDF file:  www.wa.gov/kitsaphealth/FTP/SolidWaste/2000swregsfinal.pdf
  

• Exemptions for Pre-existing and on-going agriculture from the Critical Areas Ordinance - Kitsap County (see 18.16.120 General Exemptions after downloading file)
  Downloadable ZIP file:  www.kitsapgov.com/kitsap/download/cao98.zip
  

• Buffer regulations in the Critical Areas Ordinance - Kitsap County (see 18.16.315 for stream buffers, 18.16.225 for wetland buffers after downloading file)
  Downloadable ZIP file:  www.kitsapgov.com/download/cao98.zip
  

•  The "Ag-Nuisance" / "Right to Farm" Bill - Washington State (From this link, click on rcw_7_48_300.txt, rcw_7_48_305.txt, rcw_7_48_310.txt, rcw_7_48_900.txt, and rcw_7_48_905.txt for the specifics of the Right to Farm Bill.)
  

• Taking Care of Streams in Western Washington, Western Oregon, and Coastal Alaska: A Homeowner's Guide to Riparian Areas. -PNW 552, A Pacific Northwest Extension Publication.
  

• Taking Care of Streams in Western Washington, Western Oregon and Coastal Alaska: A Landowner's Guide to Riparian Areas. -PNW 558, A Pacific Northwest Extension Publication.
  

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