Shore Friendly Mason

08/12/2026

Check out this month's native Shore Friendly Plant! Not only is it a good plant for bank stabilization, it also produces delicious berries.

07/31/2026

The Synthesis of the Shore Friendly Program (2019–2025) is now available! This report highlights the first six years of Shore Friendly across Puget Sound, showcasing how voluntary shoreline stewardship is improving habitat and building more resilient shorelines.

Here in Mason County, we help waterfront landowners restore shorelines, enhance forage fish habitat, and protect the health of Puget Sound through free technical assistance and restoration opportunities.

WSG coastal management specialist Sydney Fishman and Aimee Kinney of the Puget Sound Institute have published a new report, Synthesis of the Shore Friendly Program (2019-2025).

Shore Friendly provides Puget Sound waterfront landowners with expert advice, technical assistance, and financial incentives to help them voluntarily choose alternatives to shoreline armor. This report describes and analyzes the first six years (2019-2025) of Shore Friendly through compiling information from the six local Shore Friendly programs. It identifies program successes and challenges and provides program management recommendations for the current six-year iteration of Shore Friendly.

Learn more and read the report in our website's Publications Library: https://waseagrant.uw.edu/funding-research/publications-library/synthesis-of-the-shore-friendly-program/

07/24/2026

07/10/2026

Summer is the perfect time to check your shoreline drainage!

The dry season makes it easier to spot clogged ditches, damaged drainage pipes, bare areas prone to erosion, and places where stormwater could become a problem before the fall and winter rains arrive.

A few simple ways to protect your shoreline:
🌿 Preserve and plant native vegetation.
💧 Keep drainage systems clear and functioning properly.
🛠️ Reduce hard surfaces where possible.
⚠️ Avoid installing rain gardens on coastal bluffs, where they can increase erosion risk.

Taking care of drainage now can help protect your property, reduce erosion, and keep pollutants out of Puget Sound.

Have questions about drainage on your shoreline? Mason Conservation District's Shore Friendly Program offers free shoreline site visits to help waterfront landowners identify shoreline-friendly solutions.

07/08/2026

Check out the Shore Friendly Plant of the month!

07/01/2026

Some great tips for monitoring your shoreline!

06/22/2026

Shore Friendly success story!

06/18/2026

Thank you to Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission for cohosting our recent Shoreline and Estuary Restoration Workshop at Twanoh State Park. It was a great opportunity to learn about the benefits of natural shorelines, look for project updates in the future.

If you are a marine property owner and are interested in learning how you can make environmentally friendly decisions on your stretch of shoreline sign for a free site visit today! https://www.masoncd.org/shore-friendly-mason.html

06/12/2026

This Tuesday, June 16, join Shore Friendly Mason and Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission for the low tide at Twanoh State Park!

Learn about the upcoming shoreline and estuary restoration project at the park and how waterfront property owners can make environmentally friendly decisions about shoreline management.

We will meet in Kitchen Shelter #1 at Twanoh State Park (12190 E State Route 106) at 10am. A Discover Pass is required for parking.

06/04/2026

Meet the Shore Friendly Plant of the Month, Dunegrass! Best planted in the springtime and helps to stabilize the beach ecosystem.