Project Overview
The Little Squalicum Estuary project (EN052) in Little Squalicum Park will help improve water quality and restore essential coastal habitat that has been lost to development by creating an estuary and removing a fish passage barrier. This project fulfills a community vision for the site in the 2010 Little Squalicum Park Master Plan.

Project Status – June 2023
Construction Impacts
Project construction resumed in mid-May 2023. Pile driving for the new estuary outlet will continue through June. Please expect loud noise during this time. All heavy construction is expected to wrap up and full public access to the park restored by the end of September 2023. Planting of the site will continue through early 2024. Sign up for email updates on current Public Works projects.


During construction, the trails within the project site in Little Squalicum Park are temporarily inaccessible, though there is currently limited beach access from West Illinois Street. The park will remain open on the land (north) side of Marine Drive, with access from Bellingham Technical College and West Illinois. Signs are posted in the park to indicate areas that are inaccessible.


More Information
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Contacts
Freeman Anthony, P.E.
Project Engineer
Phone: (360) 778-7924
Email: fanthony@cob.org
Analiese Burns, Habitat and Restoration Manager
Phone: (360) 778-7968
Email: acburns@cob.org
Media inquiries: AskPW@cob.org