The road to Artist Point, the final 2.7 miles of State Route 542/Mount Baker Highway, is closed for the season.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 27, 2022

MEDIA CONTACT:
Michael Hogan
Port of Bellingham
(360) 676-2500
https://www.portofbellingham.com

Little Squalicum Beach Park Reopens Following Beach Enhancement Project

The Port of Bellingham will reopen Little Squalicum Beach Park on October 28 following a major beach improvement project.

“Little Squalicum Beach Park has never looked better” said Port Executive Director Rob Fix. “This is a terrific example of a project which improves public access to water while enhancing nearshore habitat for Endangered Chinook salmon and other wildlife.” 

Approximately 7,000 tons of industrial fill, wood waste and concrete were removed from the shoreline creating a much larger and more accessible beach. Over 400 native plants and trees were planted along the newly restored shoreline.

The Port secured a $1.5 million grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology and hired local contractor RAW Land Construction of Bellingham to complete the shoreline improvements.

Little Squalicum Beach Park has been identified as a high-priority habitat restoration area by the Bellingham Bay Demonstration Pilot, a partnership of 14 different, federal, state, local and tribal agencies working together to restore habitat, clean-up historic contamination, control pollution sources and revitalize under-utilized waterfront properties. The Port and its partner agencies are working to restore historically lost habitat throughout Bellingham Bay including the nearby Little Squalicum Estuary project now under construction by the City of Bellingham. 

Little Squalicum Beach Park is located northeast of 2929 Roeder Avenue.

For more information, please visit www.portofbellingham.com/salmon 

        We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.
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