Community Involvement

Get Involved

If you would like to be informed about upcoming community forums, or be involved in advancing any of the goals of the Watershed Plan send an email and we will be in touch as soon as we can!

Other great ways to be involved:

  • The Acme/Van Zandt Subzone Flood Advisory Committee
    • The Acme Van Zandt Subzone Flood Advisory Committee is an advisory committee designated by Whatcom County. The Committee can “participate and extend revenue on cooperative watershed management arrangements and actions for the purpose of water supply, quality, resource and habitat protection and management.” Although flooding is the main focus, all matters in the watershed having to do with the health of the South Fork can be connected within the context of flooding.
    • The board meets quarterly and meetings are open to the public.  Come and learn more about where you live, about your neighbors, about nature’s threats and benefits, about the work that is already going on and how you can contribute!
  • Stewart Mountain Community Forest Initiative
    • The Stewart Mountain Community Forest (SMCF) is a collaborative effort to adopt approximately 5,500 acres of forestland into local ownership, to be managed for the use and benefit of the surrounding community.  This project emerged out of the Watershed Restoration Plan, and is really happening!  Go to the website to learn more: https://stewartmountaincf.org/
  • The South Fork Valley Community Association (SFVCA) is a small, all-volunteer group focused on maintaining and improving the Van Zandt Community Hall, providing opportunities to gather as a community, and sharing information of interest to the Mt. Baker Foothills area.

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