You can have your boat, and launch it too: an environmental impact assessment of the proposed boat launch at former Riverside Golf Course in Ferndale, Washington
The boat ramp and parking lot facility consists of the larger part of the Riverplace Civic Center redevelopment project in Ferndale, Washington. Construction of a ramp and a parking lot would serve recreational purposes for residents utilizing the Nooksack River. The proposed facility would also accommodate a moderate volume of recreationists on a daily basis during peak activity months. Located adjacent to Interstate-5, this facility aims to increase recreation activities, and to provide an alternative launch site onto the Nooksack River to the almost out of commissioned boat launch upriver. The alternative actions address flaws with the initial proposal and aim made to encourage environmentally conscious development, for example, a pervious concrete parking lot, as well as a vegetative filter strip is recommended as an alternative to a more impervious surfaced parking lot, in order to reduce run off from the site during high flow events. These are proposed in order to protect the quality of the conditions of the Nooksack River and developed site
