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Restoring Padden Creek Habitat - Looking Upstream
This video shows how the Padden Creek Daylighting habitat restoration project is changing over time since its construction in 2015. It uses photos submitted by Bellingham community members and visitors...Read more
Where does our rainwater go and what does it take with it?
Here in Bellingham, we deal with our fair share of rain. When that rain falls onto the ground, it’s called stormwater. In this informational video, learn why and how the Public Works Department takes care of all that stormwater - before it reaches our City’s waterways.
Restoring Padden Creek Habitat - Looking Downstream
This video shows the Padden Creek Daylighting habitat restoration project as it changes over time since its construction in 2015. This uses photos submitted by Bellingham community members and visitors from July 2017 to July 2019.
Restoring Padden Creek Habitat - Looking Upstream
This video shows how the Padden Creek Daylighting habitat restoration project is changing over time since its construction in 2015. It uses photos submitted by Bellingham community members and visitors from July 2017 to July 2019.
Padden Creek Daylighting Project
The City completed a restoration of Padden Creek’s stream channel and banks. An old footpath was re-routed and replanted with native vegetation, and in-stream work reduced stream bank erosion. The project completed in 2015 improves water quality, restores streamside vegetation and improves fish passage in Padden Creek.
Restoring Squalicum Creek Re-route - Looking Upstream
This video shows how the Squalicum Creek Re-route Phases 1 and 2 habitat restoration project has changed over time since its construction in 2015. It uses photos submitted by Bellingham community members and visitors from May 2018 to March 2020.
Restoring Squalicum Creek Habitat Looking Downstream
This video shows how the Squalicum Creek Re-route Phases 1 and 2 habitat restoration project is changing over time since its construction in 2015. This uses photos submitted by Bellingham community members and visitors from May 2018 to March 2020.
City's Stormwater Discovery Tours website
Enjoy a self-guided tour of five locations in the City of Bellingham showing the city's commitment to clean water, habitat, and stormwater infrastructure. Discover where all that rainwater goes on Bellingham’s Stormwater Discovery Tours. Explore our urban and parkland areas while learning how the City works hard to keep the water clean, filter out pollutants, and prevent flooding.