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There is a large effort by local stakeholders around Hood Canal to provide stewardship and outreach messages to those that live and visit in the region.  Several of these are being conducted within the HCDOP or using HCDOP products and are listed below. 

  • Kitsap Health District is currently focusing work in a priority area in east central Hood Canal, conducting door-to-door surveys and offering workshops about onsite sewage systems.
    http://www.kitsapcountyhealth.com
  • Mason County Health Department is utilizing their septic system Operation and Maintenance Program, as well as providing group and one-on-one education opportunities to homeowners.
    http://www.co.mason.wa.us/envhealth
  • The Hood Canal Coordinating Council is working with the Dewatto River community to educate homeowners about shoreline stewardship, landscaping, maintaining onsite sewage systems, and to identify restoration projects. 
    http://www.hccc.wa.gov
  • Neighbors of the Hood Canal provide information about education and volunteer opportunities for citizens.  They inform people via a newsletter and a website.
    http://www.marytheler.org/x621.xml
  • Washington State University Extension has launched several social marketing campaigns (Watershed Pledge and Shoreline Stewards) to educate homeowners about ways to reduce nitrogen through maintaining onsite sewage systems and landscaping practices.  http://ext.wsu.edu
  • Washington Sea Grant Program has established a Simple Techniques program in which homeowners can reduce their contributions to septic systems from their sink wash/rinse water. http://www.wsg.washington.edu
  • Many of the HCDOP participants have been regular participants in public forums on low dissolved oxygen conditions and their effect on marine life.  Presentations can be arranged by contacting a representative of the HCDOP.
  • Many state and tribal agencies also provide general education messages regarding the rules and regulations that govern our activities and recreation.