Habitat Restoration Planning

The following resources help guide the City’s habitat management and restoration efforts.

Habitat Restoration Technical Assessment

Science-based management tool for the City’s terrestrial and freshwater habitats

WRIA 1 Nearshore Restoration and Assessment

Assessment of marine nearshore ecosystems to inform planning and protection activities

Great Blue Heron Colonies

Plans, monitoring, and habitat stewardship help protect heron colonies

Arch culvert over creek with erosion control mats on steep streambanks and excavator working above the culvert

Fish Barrier Projects

The City has a culvert improvement program that identifies high priority fish barrier improvement projects

Urban Forest Plan

The City is developing a strategic plan to help maintain a healthy urban forest

Pond with lilypads

Frequently Flooded Areas Assessment

City-wide mapping of frequently flooded areas

Close-up of small brown bird resting on a tree trunk.

Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Analysis

Assessment identifies important terrestrial habitat hubs, wildlife corridors and breaks

Nearshore Connectivity Study Final Report

A limited assessment of marine nearshore habitat connectivity

Two people in chest waders doing monitoring work along shores of Bellingham Bay

Nearshore Juvenile Chinook Study

This study investigated the role of nearshore habitats in juvenile Chinook productivity and abundance

Creek running through a forest on a sunny day

Squalicum Creek Channel Migration Zone

Map of current and future Squalicum Creek channel migration processes and hazards

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