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Stewardship in
Your Backyard
If you can't join our work
party, you can still be a
part of our community's
habitat restoration work
by creating wildlife habitat
in your own backyard or neighborhood.
Enhancing habitat attracts birds, butterflies, and
other pollinators, beautifies our neighborhoods,
and improves air and water quality, which benefits
everyone in our community.
Visit our Backyard Habitat Restoration website
for tips and ideas on you can safely remove
invasive species, plant native trees and shrubs,
and improve soil and water quality, all while
having fun with your family and neighbors.
These tips and ideas were compiled by City
biologists and restoration experts to help
improve the success of your backyard steward-
ship efforts. cob.org/backyard-habitat
Become a Park Steward and
Volunteer Independently
If you want to volunteer independently, you can
adopt a local park, trail or open space to care
for. Park Stewards are long-term volunteers who
work independently after receiving training and
direction. Volunteer individually or as a group.
This is a great way to get the whole family
involved! Learn more at: cob.org/parkvolunteer
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE
PARKS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Come Join Us
Celebrate the collective power of community by joining the
City of Bellingham and Nooksack Salmon Enhancement
Association (NSEA) for our annual Martin Luther King Jr.
Day of Service Community Work Party. Together, we will
restore habitat near Willow Spring, an off-channel habitat
that was constructed in 2010 to provide a place for
salmon to grow, feed, and rest during their journey
between Squalicum Creek and the ocean.
Join us at:
Squalicum Creek Park
Monday, January 17
from 9 am to noon
Community members will plant native trees and shrubs
near the Willow Spring channel to improve salmon
habitat, water quality, and a beloved community
park. Through this work, we hope to exemplify the
environmental justice movement, which was inspired by
Dr. King through his concern for the urban environment.
Environmental justice embodies the principle that all
people have the right to clean air, water, and soil, as well
as the right to live in safe and healthy communities.
All ages and abilities welcome. No previous volunteer
experience necessary. Tools, gloves, instruction, & FREE
snacks, Tony's coffee, and Papa John's pizza provided.
Please RSVP in advance for this free event. To register
and learn more, visit cob.org/mlk2022.
