City Website Discusses 10/10/10 Workparty
Combating Climate Change with Trees
http://www.cob.org/features/2010-10-13-climate-change.aspx
Volunteers planted more than 600 trees and shrubs in two events held on Sunday, Oct. 10 as part of 350.org's Global Work Party designed to combat climate change.
Sunday's activities started with a kick-off event at Bellingham City Hall, where 350.org, Transition Whatcom and Mayor Dan Pike hosted a
tree-planting on the Library lawn and invited community members to
transport trees and shrubs by bicycle for planting at local schools.
Later that day, more than 236 volunteers planted over 550 native trees and shrubs at the newly day-lighted Willow Spring Project,
in the Squalicum Creek watershed. City of Bellingham Public Works and
Parks Departments teamed with the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement
Association, the Washington Conservation Corps and REI for this event.
Tree planting at Willow Spring is part of an extensive project to create high quality fish and wildlife habitat and a natural scenic
amenity in the Squalicum Creek watershed. Though plagued with the
negative impacts of urban and industrial development in the area – poor
water quality and loss of fish and wildlife habitat – Squalicum Creek,
including Willow Spring, has the highest potential for productive fish
habitat within Bellingham city limits.
The Willow Spring Project
created 1,030 feet of perennial stream channel, 0.34 acres of adjacent
wetlands and 1.54 acres of forested streamside, offering valuable fish
and wildlife habitat.
Thank you to all the volunteers who came out Sunday and made our community’s participation in the Global Work Party a great success!
More photos of these events
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