Restoration
Landingstrip Creek
Landingstrip Creek is a tributary of the South Fork of the Nooksack River and is habitat for coho and chum salmon, as well as winter steelhead and cutthroat trout.
Historically, land along Landingstrip Creek has been used for agriculture, and the creek was choked with reed canary grass and contained multiple fish passage barriers.
NSEA has been working alongside the Whatcom Land Trust to remove fish passage barriers and expand the riparian buffer to restore this salmon habitat.
The Landingstrip Creek Watershed
Landingstrip Creek watershed. Basemap imagery © Esri.
Landingstrip Creek Ecology
Chum
Also called dog salmon
Chum are the second largest salmon species. They spawn from October through January in the Nooksack and in creeks like Terrell, Squalicum, and Whatcom.
Coho
Also called silver salmon
Coho are the most widely distributed salmon in Whatcom County. Their young spend a full year in freshwater before migrating to sea.
Landingstrip Creek Work Parties
2,400+
native trees & shrubs planted
260+
community volunteers
19,000+
sq ft of invasives cleared
