Shore Friendly Mason

10/06/2026

We hope to sea you there!🌊🐙💫

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pier-peer-hood-canal-registration-1996680304540?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/02/2026

The Southern Resident Killer Whales were once a robust community of about 200 individuals. In the 20th century, their population crashed due to hunting, live capture, and environmental stressors. Today, this population is officially endangered. As of April 2025, there are approximately 74 Southern Residents, divided among J, K, and L pods. This small population is still declining, with threats like prey scarcity, pollution, and marine noise impeding their recovery.

​Join MCD & Capitol Land Trust for two volunteer events at Hilburn Preserve as we prepare for & plant a pollinator meadow to enhance biodiversity and provide habitat for pollinators that support salmon and these Southern Resident orca populations.

We begin next weekend with an Invasive W**d Pull on Saturday, October 10 at 9am to prep the site for the Orca Recovery Day Native Planting on Saturday, October 17 at 9am. Both events are at Hilburn Preserve (198 W Hulbert Rd., Shelton, WA 98584). Learn more at masoncd.org/orca-recovery-day

09/30/2026

Looking for a native groundcover to plant on your bank? Check out kinnikinnick!

09/30/2026

Check out these tips for willow staking, a great way to help stabilize your shoreline!

09/17/2026

The Ninth Annual Orca Recovery Day is just one month away!

Join us and Capitol Land Trust at Hilburn Preserve as we prepare for and plant a pollinator meadow to enhance biodiversity and provide habitat for pollinators that support salmon and Southern Resident orca populations.

The Orca Recovery Day Native Planting is Saturday, October 17 beginning at 9am, but we will be on site the same time the Saturday before (October 10) for an Invasive W**d Removal and Site Preparation ahead of the planting.

Join us for one or both events to help steward the site. All supplies will be provided. Hilburn Preserve is located at 198 W Hulbert Rd., Shelton, WA 98584.

Learn more at masoncd.org/orca-recovery-day

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!