Resources
Some of the nonprofits, governmental bodies, and other organizations with which we interact and collaborate to provide education and opportunities that strengthen and enhance our community.
County Govt & Agencies | State & Federal Agencies | Community Orgs | Environmental Nonprofits
County Government, Agencies, Schools
Links and Key Contacts
Board of County Commissioners
Christine Rolfes, District 1, North Kitsap CRolfes@kitsap.gov
Oran Root, District 2, South Kitsap ORoot@kitsap.gov
Katie Walters, District 3, Central Kitsap KWalters@kitsap.gov
Meetings
2nd Monday of month @ 5:30 pm
4th Monday of month @ 10:00 am
In person at County Administration Building at 619 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366.
By Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86732823826. By phone, dial 1-253-215-8782; Webinar ID: 867 3282 3826.
Public Comments, limited to 2 minutes each (3 minutes for public hearings), are allowed at two times (topic and general comment periods) during the meeting.
Community Advisory Councils
- Meets: 1st Wednesday, 5:00pm
- Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue - 5300 NW Newberry Hill Road, Silverdale
- Meets: 2nd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
- Village Green CC - 26159 Dulay Road NE, Kingston
- Meets: 1st Tuesday, 6:30pm
- Manchester Library - 8067 E Main Street, Manchester
- Meets: 1st Thursday, 6:30pm
- United Church of Christ, 18732 Division St. NE, Suquamish
Department of Community Development
Rafe Wysham, Director,
Email: RWysham@kitsap.gov
619 Division St., 2nd Floor
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Kitsap Conservation District
10332 Central Valley Rd, Poulsbo, WA 98370
Phone: 360-204-5529
Email: kcd@kitsapcd.org
Diane Fish, Resource Planner
Email: d-fish@kitsapcd.org
David Vliet, Board Member
Kitsap Public Utilities District
Kitsap Public Utilities District
- Meets: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 9:00am
- 1431 NW Finn Hill Road, Poulsbo, WA 98370
Commissioners:
Debra Lester( North Kitsap) debra@kpud.org
Stacey Smith (South Kitsap)
Heather Pauley (Central Kitsap)
Kitsap Regional Libraries
Locations
Bainbridge, Bremerton, Kingston, Little Boston, Machester, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, Silverdale
Services:
Parks Department
Alex Wisniewski, Director
1195 NW Fairgrounds Rd,
Bremerton, WA 98311
Phone: 360-337-5350
Email: parks@kitsap.gov
Meets: 3rd Wednesday, 6pm
Eagles Nest, Fairgrounds
Planning Commission
Advisory
Meets: 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 5:30pm
West Sound Partners for Ecosystem Recovery (WSPER)
Part of WA Recreation and Consevation Office
Public Works
Phone: 360.337.5777
Email: help@kitsap1.com
Joe Rutan (Interim), Director
507 Austin Avenue,
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Road, Sewer, Solid Waste, Stormwater, Capital Facilities Division
Schools and Colleges
Meetings, 2nd & 4th Thursday of month, 6:00 PM,
18360 Caldart Ave, Poulsbo, WA, 98370
Ph 360-396-3000
Central Kitsap School District
Meetings 2nd &; 4th Wednesdays of month, 6:00 PM,
Jenne-Wright Administration Center,
9210 Silverdale Way, Silverdale
Meetings 1st &; 43rd Wednesdays of month, 5:30 PM,
2689 Hoover Ave SE, Port Orchard, WA
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Bremerton Campus
1600 Chester Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337
Poulsbo Campus
1000 NW Olympic College Way, Poulsbo, WA 98370
Washington State University Extension
345 6th Street, Suite 550
Bremerton, WA 98337-1874
Western Washington University Extension
345 6th Street, Suite 550
Bremerton, WA 98337-1874
Glossary of Acronyms - COUNTY
BOCC - Board of County Commissioners
CAC - Community Advisory Councils
CKAC - Central Kitsap
KCAC - Kingston
MCAC - Manchester
SCAC - Suquamish
CAO - Critical Area Ordinance
DCD - Dept of Community Development
DNS - Determination of Non-Significance
PROS - Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
SDAP
- Site Development and Preparation
State & Federal Agencies
Links and Key Contacts
WA Commissioner of Public Lands
Dave Upthegrove
360-902-1000
MS 47001
Olympia, WA 98504-7001
WA Dept of Ecology
NW Region Office out of Shoreline
Thomas Buroker
206-594-0000
15700 Dayton Ave. N., Shoreline WA 98133
WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW)
Region 6
Heather Hall
PO Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98504-3200
WA Dept of Natural Resources (DNR)
Department of Natural Resources
Commissioner Dave Upthegrove
360-902-1000
Natural Resources Building
MS 47000, Olympia, WA 98504
1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98504
Growth Management Board
Dominga Soliz
360-664-9160
PO Box 40903, Olympia, WA 98504-0903
WA House of Representatives, Senate
23 Legislative District
phone: (360) 786-7644
403 Legislative Building
PO Box 40423
Olympia, WA 98504
email: Contact
360-786-7842
426 John L. O’Brien Building, Olympia, WA
Puget Sound Regional Council
Josh Brown
206-464-7515
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98101
WA Recreation and Conservation Office
Washington State
Recreation and Conservation Office
Megan Duffy
360-902-3000
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98101
US Senators & Representatives
Olympia Office
771 Capitol Way South, Suite 502
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: (360) 205-2878
email: Contact
(206) 220-6400
915 2nd Ave #3206
Seattle, WA 98174
Representatives - Emily Randall
360-373-9725
1531 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20002
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Lee Zeldin
202-564-4700
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Acting Administator Laura Grimm
(999) 999-9999
NOAA/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 5128
Washington, DC 20230
Glossary of Acronyms -
State & Federal
BESS - Battery Energy Storage System
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
LOS - Level of Service (transportation)
NEG - Net Ecological Gain
NNL - No Net Loss (ecological function)
PSRC - Puget Sound Regional Council
RCO - Recreation and Conservation Office
RCW - Revised Code of Washington
SEPA - State Environmental Protection Act
WDFW - Wa Dept of Fish and Wildlife
Community Organizations
Links and Key Contacts
350Seattle.org
Email: info@350seattle.org
Phone: (206) 929-5950
5031 University Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
350 Seattle’s mission is to work toward climate justice by organizing people to make deep systems change: resisting fossil fuels; building momentum for healthy alternatives; and fostering resilient, just, and welcoming communities.
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
Email: info@celdf.org
(717) 498-0054
P.O. Box 360
Mercersburg, PA 17236
Democracy School
Democracy school – Igniting a Rights Movement for Communities and Nature – is our flagship education program and a key piece of our community organizing.
Earth Law Center
Email: info@earthlaw.org
510-566-1063
530 Main Ave
Suite F
Durango, CO 81301
Giving Nature a Voice in the Legal System
Earth law is the idea that ecosystems have the right to exist, thrive, and evolve—and that Nature should be able to defend its rights, just like people can.
Futurewise
Email: info@futurewise.org
(206) 343-0681
1201 3rd Ave, Ste 2200,
Seattle, WA 98101
Futurewise works throughout Washington state to encourage healthy, equitable and opportunity-rich communities, and to protect our most valuable farmlands, forests, and water resources through wise land use policies and practices.
Kitsap Audubon Society
Email: info@kitsapaudubon.org
P.O. Box 961
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Our mission is to protect birds, wildlife habitat and the environment through conservation, education, citizen science and advocacy.
Kitsap Community & Agricultural Alliance
Kitsap Community & Agricultural Alliance (KCAA)
Email: info@kitsapag.org
PO Box #142
19240 Jensen Way NE
Poulsbo, WA 98370
The mission of the Kitsap Community & Agricultural Alliance is to support farmers, build community, and strengthen the local food system of the Kitsap Peninsula.
Kitsap Community Foundation
Email: info@kitsapfoundation.org
360-698-3622
9657 Levin Rd NW
Suite 220
Silverdale, WA 98383
Sponsors Kitsap Great Give
Kitsap County Native Plants
Kitsap Farmland Preservation Coalition (KFPC)
Kitsap Farmland Preservation Coalition
Email: Contact
Join us as we work to preserve, protect, and revitalize the agricultural landscape of Kitsap County
We're an informal group of Farmers, Teachers, Conservationists, Environmental Scientists, Public Officials, and Community Activists who have joined together to figure out Farmland Preservation Solutions here in Kitsap County.
One Call for All
Email: director@onecallforall.org
Lisa Timmins, Interim Executive Director
(206) 842-0659
221 Winslow Way W, Suite 103,
Bainbridge Island.
PO Box 10487
Bainbridge Island, WA • 98110
WA Native Plant Society (WNPS)
WA Native Plant Society - South Sound
Email: southsound@wnps.org
Dawn Dockter
To promote the appreciation and conservation of Washington's native plants and their habitats through study, education, and advocacy.
Environmental Nonprofit Organizations
Links and Key Contacts
Forterra
Friends of Miller Bay
Great Peninsula Conservancy
Email: info@greatpeninsula.org
Protecting open spaces, forever.
6536 Kitsap Way
Bremerton, Washington 98312
(360) 373-3500
Hood Canal Environmental Council
Hood Canal Environmental Council
Email: info@hoodcanalenvironmentalcouncil.org
P.O. Box 87, Seabeck, WA 98380
Phil Best, President
Founded over 50 years ago, the Hood Canal Environmental Council is an organization of people who cherish Hood Canal as a unique spot in Puget Sound with its unusual marine, mountain, and forest scenery, its many relatively pristine watersheds and its clean marine water.
IslandWood
Email: info@islandwood.org
4450 Blakely Ave. NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
206.855.4300
Inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards
Mason County Climate Justice
Email: masoncountyclimatejustice@gmail.com
(360) 545-3671
PO Box 1585
Shelton, WA 98584
Mason County Climate Justice is a multiracial, multigenerational, community-based nonprofit based in Mason County, WA, and the sovereign Skokomish and Squaxin Island Nations. Co-founded in 2018 as an all-volunteer grassroots collective, MCCJ grew into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2023.
Pacific NorthWest Forest Climate Alliance
Pacific NorthWest Forest Climate Alliance
Email: forestclimatealliance@gmail.com
Alex Budd, PNWFCA Organizer
The Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance (The Alliance) comes together with the understanding that in order to protect forests and meaningfully address the climate crisis, we must transform the extractivist culture to achieve sustainable and just societies.
Sustainable Bainbridge
Contact: https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/about-us/contact/
Supporting a resilient and thriving community — environmentally + economically + socially
Wa Legacy Forest Defense Coalition
Whidbey Environmental Action Network
Whidbey Environmental Action Network (WEAN)
Email: engage@whidbeyenvironment.org
P.O. Box 293
Langley, WA 98260
360-222-3345
Defending vital ecosystems on Whidbey, Camano, and beyond since 1989.
