City of Bellingham Umbrella Mitigation Bank

Project sponsor contact

Analiese Burns
City of Bellingham 
Habitat and Restoration Program Manager
104 W. Magnolia Street
Bellingham, WA  98225
360-778-7968
acburns@cob.org

Status

• Joint public notice: May 7, 2020, with prospectus

Site location and details

• Water Resources Inventory Area 1, Whatcom County
• See the site vicinity maps to view the four sites currently proposed, or find further specific site details below.

  • Bear Creek 

    • Location: east of Interstate 5, along Northwest Drive 
    • Size: 95.6 acres
    • Site actions: preserve headwater wetlands and enhance wetland and uplands to improve habitat structure and function.

  • McCormick Creek

    • Location: north of State Route 542, south of the intersection of East Smith Road and Wahl Road 
    • Size: 158.7 acres
    • Site actions: preserve and enhance headwater wetlands, riparian areas, and associated uplands.

  • Valley of the Forks

    • Location: north of SR 542, northwest of the intersection of Van Wyck and Noon roads 
    • Size: 81.9 acres
    • Site actions: establish, rehabilitate, and enhance wetlands and riparian areas, enhance and preserve associated uplands, and remove on-site fish barrier.

  • Squalicum Lake

    • Location: south of the intersection of SR 542 and Mission Road 
    • Size: 271.4 acres
    • Site actions: preserve headwater wetlands and associated upland forest, rehabilitate farmed wetlands and riparian areas, and remove on-site fish barrier.