Restoration
Squalicum Creek
The Squalicum Creek watershed is one of the largest independent drainages in Whatcom County. It includes most of northern Bellingham, beginning at Squalicum and Toad Lakes and moving west to Bellingham Bay. Squalicum Creek is 9.7 miles long and the watershed drains 22 square miles of land. The main land uses include residential, forestry, commercial, agricultural, light industrial and some mining.
The Squalicum Creek Watershed
Squalicum Creek watershed. Basemap imagery © Esri.
Squalicum 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.
Chinook
Also called king salmon
Chinook are the largest of the Pacific salmon. The Nooksack supports both a spring and a fall run, and Puget Sound Chinook are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Squalicum Creek Work Parties
3,700+
native trees & shrubs planted
1,800+
community volunteers
15,000+
lbs of invasives removed
