Chuckanut Bay Days
Saturday, August 29, 9 am to noon &
Saturday, September 19, 9 am to noon
The end of Fairhaven Avenue in Bellingham

Join the Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee, Beach Naturalists, and your fellow Beach Watchers on the beach at Mud Bay and learn about this beautiful area and important habitat. The Chuckanut Marsh is the highest quality salt marsh in all of Bellingham. The area provides critical habitat for heron, eagles, osprey, red legged frog, red fox, western tanager, kingfisher, chum, coho, steelhead, cutthroat and salamanders, clams, endangered bull trout, chinook salmon and more!

Volunteers will be exploring and answering questions about the clams and other critters, marvels of the marsh, fish facts, the historic and current water quality and the exciting proposal to open the marsh to fish and improve the area.

Parking is very limited so carpool, bike or hike (carefully!) from the North Chuckanut Trailhead or Arroyo Park.

RSVP by August 27 for the first event, by September 17 for the second. Hope to see you there!

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Inside Smart Trips
A presentation with Susan Horst of Smart Trips and Maureen McCarthy of Whatcom Transportation Authority
Wednesday, August 26th
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sustainable Living Center, 2309 Meridian Street

Now completing its third year, our locally-grown Smart Trips program has over 10,000 participants. Together they've logged nearly 20 million "miles not driven." Learn how the program continues to evolve, and discover recent data revealing Whatcom County's richest opportunities for turning more trips into Smart Trips.

More information contact Megan Artz at MeganA@re-sources.org

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Shoals and Shores of Chuckanut Bay
Thursday September 3, 2009, 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm
Presentation for the Marine Resources Committee at 322 N. Commercial Street

Join Bellingham Greenway's program coordinator and local historian Tim Wahl for a fascinating look at the history of the Chuckanut Bay area and Woodstock Farm.

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One Back Yard at a Time
Video Stream Workshop - Coming to a computer near you!
September 15, 2009 – 9:00 am to 11:30 am (PDT)
RSVP to Cheryl Lovato Niles or Sue Blake 676-6736

Want to do something ‘green’ and good for the environment, as well as beautiful?
Does rainwater run off your property into the street?
Does your neighbor’s rainwater run onto your property?
What is a rain garden?
How big does a rain garden need to be?
What plants should be included in a rain garden?
Why does that house have plants growing on the roof?

These are just a few of the questions we will answer in the September 15 th broadcast of Stormwater Management: One Backyard at a Time! The WSU Video team toured Whidbey Island, Washington, Bend, Oregon, and Ketchum/Sun Valley Idaho to see what home and business owners, developers, city engineers and mayors are initiating to curb the pollution running to the surface and ground waters. Examples of Best Management Practices being implemented in the three distinct climates of the case studies give a well rounded illustration of the various methods available.

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International Coastal Cleanup
September 19th

Help rid our beaches of unwanted waste and debris!

On Saturday, September 19th, RE Sources is coordinating a Puget Sound-wide beach cleanup. All debris will be collected and tallied with other cleanups across the state, nation, and world.

To sign up for the cleanup, click here or contact
Lisa Friend with RE Sources at Recycle@re-sources.org if you have questions.

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Puget Sound Through an Artist's Eye
September 29, 7-9 pm
Bellingham Public Library

Tony Angell will be reading from his new book (Puget Sound Through an Artist’s Eye) that captures his art and the natural history of Puget Sound. Copies of the book that will be available for $35 plus sales tax and will be signed by the author. For more information go to: http://pugetsound.org/events/Angell