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2012 BBWARM Annual and Financial Reports
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2014 Rain Barrel Workshops are Now Full
2015 Rain Barrel Workshops Registration Is Now Open
2015 Run with the Chums Results
2016 Birch Bay State Park Education Programs - Something for Everybody!
3rd Annual Cherry Point Forum October 24
Advisory Committee Special Work Session Retreat March 14th
April 15 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
April 16 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection Districts Meeting
April 17 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
April 20 Annual BBWARM Advisory Committee Retreat
Attention Gardeners - Your Help is Needed!
Auto Leaks Inspection Workshops
Bay Road closed to install a new fish passable culvert
BBWARM 2011 Annual and Financial Reports
BBWARM 2013 Annual Report & Financial Report Available
BBWARM 2014 Annual Report & Financial Reports Now Available
BBWARM 2015 Annual & Financial Reports Now Available
BBWARM 2016 Newsletter Now Available
BBWARM Advisory Committe meeting November 16
BBWARM Advisory Committee Vacancies
BBWARM Advisory Committee Vacancies
BBWARM Capital Project Wins Honor Award
BBWARM Citizen Advisory Committee Vacancies
BBWARM Citizen Advisory Committee Vacancy
Beach Closed at the Mouth of Terrell Creek
Biotoxin (red tide) Shellfish Harvesting Closure Lifted
Biotoxin Causes Recreational Shellfish Closure for Birch Bay
Biotoxin Closure Lifted for Birch Bay and Drayton Harbor May 21
Biotoxin Shellfish Harvest Closure Lifted for Birch Bay August 22
Birch Bay Beach Fest and Feast - June 10
Birch Bay Gets Excellent Water Quality Report for Summer 2015
Birch Bay Orca Fest - Saturday, May 28
Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District meeting April 18th
Birch Bay Water Quality Monitoring Status Updates
Birch Bay Water Quality Update
Birch Point Stormwater Study Pre-design Findings Public Meeting October 9
Birch Point Stormwater Study Public Meeting March 5
Boat Repair Pollution Prevention Workshop October 17th in Blaine
Bounty on the Beach: A Guided Exploration for Tideland Treasures at Birch Bay September 7
BP Heron Center Groundbreaking Ceremony Saturday, April 20 at Birch Bay State Park
CANCELLED January 18 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
Celebrate Earth Day with the Chums of Terrell Creek - April 18
Celebrate Whatcom Water Week
Charel Terrace Stormwater Project Scheduled to Begin
Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve Action Training Offered October 7
Cherry Point Intertidal Monitoring Training - April 29
Citizen Committee being formed for Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve
Climate Change and the Future of Food Symposium Oct. 31
Coastal Flooding Possible Next Few Days
Community Solutions for Clean Water - Scoop the Poop
Construction to Begin on Cottonwood Neighborhood Stormwater Capital Project
Construction Underway on Beachway Drive Capital Project
Cottonwood Neighborhood meeting to discuss water quality and stormwater projects August 21st
Cottonwood Neighborhood Stormwater Improvements Project is Complete
Cottonwood Water Day, Saturday, June 22, 10 am - 1 pm
County Crews Clean Stormwater Pipes
December 1 Roger's Slough Drainage Improvements Public Meeting
December 17, 2012 Flood Slide Show
Discover Birch Bay Days & Crab Fest: August 27-28
Discover Birch Bay Days: Chainsaw Carving and Crab Fest
Draft Documents Available for Urban Subwatershed Master Plan
Drainage Upgrades on Seaview Drive Complete
Earth Day Celebration on Terrell Creek
February 15 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
February 16 Subwatershed Master Plan Public Meeting
February 18 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
February 19 BBWARM Meeting
February 20th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
Final Birch Bay Central South Subwatershed Master Plan Now Available
Free Composting Workshop September 20th
Free Gardening Green class offered this September
Free Septic System Self-Inspection Certification Workshop December 10
Free Shoreline Educational Beach Walk - July 18
FREE Shoreline Landowner Workshop - Saturday, March 21
Free Stormwater Facilities Maintenance Workshop April 20th
Free Sustainable Landscaping Class September 16 - October 2
Free Workshop on Sound Horsekeeping; Equine Farm Planning- July 19, 2018
Gardening Green Class Fall 2015 - Registration is open
Gardening Green: Spring 2015 Sustainable Landscaping Class
Gardening Green: Sustainable Landscaping Class
Gardening Green: Sustainable Landscaping Class Offered
Gardening Green: Sustainable Landscaping Class Starts Sept. 17
Great News! Shellfish Beds Now Reopen for Harvesting in Birch Bay
Help collect data about amphibians in the Terrell Creek watershed
Hotline for ill or dead swans
January 15 BBWARM Meeting
January 16th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
January 20 BBWARM Meeting
January 21 BBWARM Advisory Committee Special Work Session
January BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
Join BBWARM at Birch Bay Discovery Days July 19 & 20
Join BBWARM at Discovery Days July 21 - 22
July 30 Free Public Speaker Series Event - What are all those algae in the bay?
June 15 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
June 17 BBWARM Meeting
June 18 BBWARM Meeting
June 19 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
June 20th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
June 26 Chums of Terrell Creek Stream Team Workshop #2
June 28 Free Living with the Coast Workshop
June 3 Water Quality Monitoring Training Event
June 6 Birch Bay Beach Day
June 7 Blaine Water Fest
King Tide Time of Year
Know Before You Go! Washington State Department of Health Offers Helpful Information
Lake Terrell Dam Project Tour December 14
Living with the Coast - Free Workshop June 9th
Look for BBWARM at Birch Bay Discovery Days July 20-21
March 16 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
March 18 BBWARM Retreat 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. - No Regular Evening Meeting
March 19 BBWARM Capital Improvement Projects Public Meeting
March 19 Special Work Session Retreat
March 20th BBWARM Advisory Committee Retreat
March 28th and April 3rd BBWARM Advisory Committee Meetings
May 15 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
May 16 The Birch Bay Watershed - Beyond the Beach Interpretive Program
May 16th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
May 20 BBWARM Meeting
May 21 BBWARM Meeting
New Birch Bay Visitor Information Center Posters
New Resource for Shoreline Homeowners
New Terrell Creek & Birch Bay State of the Watershed Report
No August BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
No BBWARM Advisory Committee meeting in July
No BBWARM Meeting in July
No BBWARM Meeting in July and August
No December BBWARM Meeting
No December BBWARM Meeting
November 16 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
November 18 BBWARM Meeting Canceled
November 19 BBWARM Meeting & Central South Subwatershed Master Plan presentation
November 20 BBWARM and Shellfish Protection District Joint Meeting
November 28th BBWARM Meeting
October 15 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
October 16 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting - Public Input Wanted to Identify Stormwater Problems in Central Birch Bay
October 16 Preliminary Design Review Meeting for Beachway Drive & Fern/Park Stormwater Improvement Project
October 17th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
October 18 Free Stormwater Facilities Maintenance Workshop in Birch Bay
October 19 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
October 21 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
October 31 Terrell Creek Community Work Party
Opt-out Option for County Road Shoulder Herbicide Program
Our Watershed - Look for the 2015 BBWARM Newsletter
Our Watershed Issue 2 coming in the mail soon
Our Watershed Issue 3 Now Available
Private Stormwater Facility Maintenance Workshop
Program helps property owners install small rain gardens
Public Meeting Annoucement
Public Meeting Announcement
Public Speaker Series November 6 - Stormwater Pollution and Marine Food Webs
Purple Bacteria Returns to Birch Bay
Purple Sulfur Bacteria and Algae Return to Birch Bay
Purple Sulfur Bacteria Return to Cottonwood Beach
Purple Sulfur Bacteria Returns to Birch Bay
Rain Barrel Workshop Registration Closed
Rain Barrel workshop registration for Whatcom Water Weeks September 8th
Rain Garden Tour de Bellingham Saturday June 1 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Rain Garden Training for Professionals November 21-22
Rainwater Harvesting Workshops Offered in Bellingham
Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Opens in Drayton Harbor - Volunteers Needed
Reducing Toxins in the Fish We Eat - Monday, May 20, 2013
Register Now: Special Water Workshop on December 2st
Registration closed for 2016 rain Barrel workshops
Run with the Chums 5k Fun Run/Walk September 27
Run with the Chums 5k Fun Run/Walk: September 24, 2016
Run With the Chums Results and Photos!
Run with the Chums September 19, 2015 - Register Now!
Save the Date! Birch Bay Beach Fest & Feast - June 2
Semiahmoo Spit Beach Cleanup
September 16 BBWARM Meeting
September 17 BBWARM Meeting
September 18 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
September 19th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
September 21 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
September 21 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
ShellFest 2014 Saturday July 12 at Birch Bay State Park
Skagit Beach Watchers Program Open to Whatcom County Residents
Small Farm Expo - March 11
Stormwater Facility Maintenance Workshop for Homeowners' Association Members
Stormwater Improvements Construction Underway on Seaview Drive
Stormwater Pollution Impacts on Puget Sound and Salmon
Stormwater University Offers Free Workshops for Car Washing/Detailing Businesses
Stormwater University Offers Free Workshops for Mobile Cleaning Businesses
Student Clam Surveys at Birch Bay State Park
Subwatershed Master Plan final draft posted
Survey stakes on Cedar Ave. for stormwater project
Sustainable Landscaping Class Coming to Birch Bay
Swimming Beach Closure Lifted at the Mouth of Terrell Creek
Terrell Creek & Birch Bay State of the Watershed Reports Available
Terrell Creek Community Work Party
Terrell Creek Community Work Party - April 8
Terrell Creek Earth Day Work Party and Restoration Site Tour
Terrell Creek Watershed Community Meeting May 22
Terrell Creek Work Party - April 14
Terrell Creek Workparty Saturday October 29th
The BBWARM 2017 Annual Report and Financial Report Now Available!
The Salmon are Spawning - Terrell Creek Restoration Success
Updated Guide for Shoreline Living
Updated information on water quality, subwatershed master planning, and our first BBWARM newsletter
Very high tides 12/27 - 12/29 & 1/13 - 1/17
Volunteers Wanted to Conduct Intertidal Monitoring Around Point Whitehorn
Vote for Birch Bay Community Rain Barrels!
Walk 'n Wag in the Park
Water Quality Status Information Updated
Water Quality Status Information Updated
What is a Bioswale? New Educational Sign Installed in the Cottonwood Neighborhood
What's the Point? A free beach discovery event- June 16, 2018
Whatcom County Receives Grant Funding for Stormwater Project Pre-Design Work
Whatcom Water Weeks September 12 - 26
Whatcom Water Weeks September 6 - 20
Witness King Tides
Witness King Tides December 5-7 & January 5-6
WSDOT Begins Construction of Fish-Friendly Culvert August 15
E-Newsletter
Annual Newsletter
Watershed Watchers
BBWARM
HOME
ABOUT US
Advisory Committee
Our History
Location
Service Charge
Annual Report
Reference Documents
Public Meetings
Contact Us
OUR PROGRAMS
Capital Improvement Projects
Beachway Drive & Fern/Park Stormwater Improvements
Birch Bay Drive Outfall Improvements
Capital Improvement Project Identification and Selection Process
North Cottonwood Neighborhood
Charel Terrace Stormwater System Improvements
Collaborative Drainage System Repair on Birch Point
Cottonwood Drive Stormwater Improvements Project
Cottonwood Neighborhood Drainage Improvements
Harborview Road & Birch Bay Drive Storm Drainage Improvements
Preliminary Evaluation and Pre-Design Reports for Capital Projects
Seaview Drive Drainage Upgrade
Small Works Projects
Education & Outreach
Clean Terrell Campaign & Landowner Incentive Program
Private Stormwater Systems
Sustainable Landscaping
Water Polution
Water Quality Monitoring
Birch Bay Water Quality Closures
Pet Waste - Stop, Stoop, and Scoop!
Water Quality Frequently Asked Questions
Resources
Maintenance & Operations
Subwatershed Master Plan
GET INVOLVED
News & Events
2012 BBWARM Annual and Financial Reports
2012 Rain Barrel Workshops
2013 Rain Barrel Workshop Registration
2014 Rain Barrel Workshops are Now Full
2015 Rain Barrel Workshops Registration Is Now Open
2015 Run with the Chums Results
2016 Birch Bay State Park Education Programs - Something for Everybody!
3rd Annual Cherry Point Forum October 24
Advisory Committee Special Work Session Retreat March 14th
April 15 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
April 16 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection Districts Meeting
April 17 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
April 20 Annual BBWARM Advisory Committee Retreat
Attention Gardeners - Your Help is Needed!
Auto Leaks Inspection Workshops
Bay Road closed to install a new fish passable culvert
BBWARM 2011 Annual and Financial Reports
BBWARM 2013 Annual Report & Financial Report Available
BBWARM 2014 Annual Report & Financial Reports Now Available
BBWARM 2015 Annual & Financial Reports Now Available
BBWARM 2016 Newsletter Now Available
BBWARM Advisory Committe meeting November 16
BBWARM Advisory Committee Vacancies
BBWARM Advisory Committee Vacancies
BBWARM Capital Project Wins Honor Award
BBWARM Citizen Advisory Committee Vacancies
BBWARM Citizen Advisory Committee Vacancy
Beach Closed at the Mouth of Terrell Creek
Biotoxin (red tide) Shellfish Harvesting Closure Lifted
Biotoxin Causes Recreational Shellfish Closure for Birch Bay
Biotoxin Closure Lifted for Birch Bay and Drayton Harbor May 21
Biotoxin Shellfish Harvest Closure Lifted for Birch Bay August 22
Birch Bay Beach Fest and Feast - June 10
Birch Bay Gets Excellent Water Quality Report for Summer 2015
Birch Bay Orca Fest - Saturday, May 28
Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District meeting April 18th
Birch Bay Water Quality Monitoring Status Updates
Birch Bay Water Quality Update
Birch Point Stormwater Study Pre-design Findings Public Meeting October 9
Birch Point Stormwater Study Public Meeting March 5
Boat Repair Pollution Prevention Workshop October 17th in Blaine
Bounty on the Beach: A Guided Exploration for Tideland Treasures at Birch Bay September 7
BP Heron Center Groundbreaking Ceremony Saturday, April 20 at Birch Bay State Park
CANCELLED January 18 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
Celebrate Earth Day with the Chums of Terrell Creek - April 18
Celebrate Whatcom Water Week
Charel Terrace Stormwater Project Scheduled to Begin
Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve Action Training Offered October 7
Cherry Point Intertidal Monitoring Training - April 29
Citizen Committee being formed for Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve
Climate Change and the Future of Food Symposium Oct. 31
Coastal Flooding Possible Next Few Days
Community Solutions for Clean Water - Scoop the Poop
Construction to Begin on Cottonwood Neighborhood Stormwater Capital Project
Construction Underway on Beachway Drive Capital Project
Cottonwood Neighborhood meeting to discuss water quality and stormwater projects August 21st
Cottonwood Neighborhood Stormwater Improvements Project is Complete
Cottonwood Water Day, Saturday, June 22, 10 am - 1 pm
County Crews Clean Stormwater Pipes
December 1 Roger's Slough Drainage Improvements Public Meeting
December 17, 2012 Flood Slide Show
Discover Birch Bay Days & Crab Fest: August 27-28
Discover Birch Bay Days: Chainsaw Carving and Crab Fest
Draft Documents Available for Urban Subwatershed Master Plan
Drainage Upgrades on Seaview Drive Complete
Earth Day Celebration on Terrell Creek
February 15 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
February 16 Subwatershed Master Plan Public Meeting
February 18 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
February 19 BBWARM Meeting
February 20th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
Final Birch Bay Central South Subwatershed Master Plan Now Available
Free Composting Workshop September 20th
Free Gardening Green class offered this September
Free Septic System Self-Inspection Certification Workshop December 10
Free Shoreline Educational Beach Walk - July 18
FREE Shoreline Landowner Workshop - Saturday, March 21
Free Stormwater Facilities Maintenance Workshop April 20th
Free Sustainable Landscaping Class September 16 - October 2
Free Workshop on Sound Horsekeeping; Equine Farm Planning- July 19, 2018
Gardening Green Class Fall 2015 - Registration is open
Gardening Green: Spring 2015 Sustainable Landscaping Class
Gardening Green: Sustainable Landscaping Class
Gardening Green: Sustainable Landscaping Class Offered
Gardening Green: Sustainable Landscaping Class Starts Sept. 17
Great News! Shellfish Beds Now Reopen for Harvesting in Birch Bay
Help collect data about amphibians in the Terrell Creek watershed
Hotline for ill or dead swans
January 15 BBWARM Meeting
January 16th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
January 20 BBWARM Meeting
January 21 BBWARM Advisory Committee Special Work Session
January BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
Join BBWARM at Birch Bay Discovery Days July 19 & 20
Join BBWARM at Discovery Days July 21 - 22
July 30 Free Public Speaker Series Event - What are all those algae in the bay?
June 15 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
June 17 BBWARM Meeting
June 18 BBWARM Meeting
June 19 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
June 20th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
June 26 Chums of Terrell Creek Stream Team Workshop #2
June 28 Free Living with the Coast Workshop
June 3 Water Quality Monitoring Training Event
June 6 Birch Bay Beach Day
June 7 Blaine Water Fest
King Tide Time of Year
Know Before You Go! Washington State Department of Health Offers Helpful Information
Lake Terrell Dam Project Tour December 14
Living with the Coast - Free Workshop June 9th
Look for BBWARM at Birch Bay Discovery Days July 20-21
March 16 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
March 18 BBWARM Retreat 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. - No Regular Evening Meeting
March 19 BBWARM Capital Improvement Projects Public Meeting
March 19 Special Work Session Retreat
March 20th BBWARM Advisory Committee Retreat
March 28th and April 3rd BBWARM Advisory Committee Meetings
May 15 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
May 16 The Birch Bay Watershed - Beyond the Beach Interpretive Program
May 16th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
May 20 BBWARM Meeting
May 21 BBWARM Meeting
New Birch Bay Visitor Information Center Posters
New Resource for Shoreline Homeowners
New Terrell Creek & Birch Bay State of the Watershed Report
No August BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
No BBWARM Advisory Committee meeting in July
No BBWARM Meeting in July
No BBWARM Meeting in July and August
No December BBWARM Meeting
No December BBWARM Meeting
November 16 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
November 18 BBWARM Meeting Canceled
November 19 BBWARM Meeting & Central South Subwatershed Master Plan presentation
November 20 BBWARM and Shellfish Protection District Joint Meeting
November 28th BBWARM Meeting
October 15 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
October 16 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting - Public Input Wanted to Identify Stormwater Problems in Central Birch Bay
October 16 Preliminary Design Review Meeting for Beachway Drive & Fern/Park Stormwater Improvement Project
October 17th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
October 18 Free Stormwater Facilities Maintenance Workshop in Birch Bay
October 19 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
October 21 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
October 31 Terrell Creek Community Work Party
Opt-out Option for County Road Shoulder Herbicide Program
Our Watershed - Look for the 2015 BBWARM Newsletter
Our Watershed Issue 2 coming in the mail soon
Our Watershed Issue 3 Now Available
Private Stormwater Facility Maintenance Workshop
Program helps property owners install small rain gardens
Public Meeting Annoucement
Public Meeting Announcement
Public Speaker Series November 6 - Stormwater Pollution and Marine Food Webs
Purple Bacteria Returns to Birch Bay
Purple Sulfur Bacteria and Algae Return to Birch Bay
Purple Sulfur Bacteria Return to Cottonwood Beach
Purple Sulfur Bacteria Returns to Birch Bay
Rain Barrel Workshop Registration Closed
Rain Barrel workshop registration for Whatcom Water Weeks September 8th
Rain Garden Tour de Bellingham Saturday June 1 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Rain Garden Training for Professionals November 21-22
Rainwater Harvesting Workshops Offered in Bellingham
Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Opens in Drayton Harbor - Volunteers Needed
Reducing Toxins in the Fish We Eat - Monday, May 20, 2013
Register Now: Special Water Workshop on December 2st
Registration closed for 2016 rain Barrel workshops
Run with the Chums 5k Fun Run/Walk September 27
Run with the Chums 5k Fun Run/Walk: September 24, 2016
Run With the Chums Results and Photos!
Run with the Chums September 19, 2015 - Register Now!
Save the Date! Birch Bay Beach Fest & Feast - June 2
Semiahmoo Spit Beach Cleanup
September 16 BBWARM Meeting
September 17 BBWARM Meeting
September 18 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
September 19th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
September 21 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
September 21 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
ShellFest 2014 Saturday July 12 at Birch Bay State Park
Skagit Beach Watchers Program Open to Whatcom County Residents
Small Farm Expo - March 11
Stormwater Facility Maintenance Workshop for Homeowners' Association Members
Stormwater Improvements Construction Underway on Seaview Drive
Stormwater Pollution Impacts on Puget Sound and Salmon
Stormwater University Offers Free Workshops for Car Washing/Detailing Businesses
Stormwater University Offers Free Workshops for Mobile Cleaning Businesses
Student Clam Surveys at Birch Bay State Park
Subwatershed Master Plan final draft posted
Survey stakes on Cedar Ave. for stormwater project
Sustainable Landscaping Class Coming to Birch Bay
Swimming Beach Closure Lifted at the Mouth of Terrell Creek
Terrell Creek & Birch Bay State of the Watershed Reports Available
Terrell Creek Community Work Party
Terrell Creek Community Work Party - April 8
Terrell Creek Earth Day Work Party and Restoration Site Tour
Terrell Creek Watershed Community Meeting May 22
Terrell Creek Work Party - April 14
Terrell Creek Workparty Saturday October 29th
The BBWARM 2017 Annual Report and Financial Report Now Available!
The Salmon are Spawning - Terrell Creek Restoration Success
Updated Guide for Shoreline Living
Updated information on water quality, subwatershed master planning, and our first BBWARM newsletter
Very high tides 12/27 - 12/29 & 1/13 - 1/17
Volunteers Wanted to Conduct Intertidal Monitoring Around Point Whitehorn
Vote for Birch Bay Community Rain Barrels!
Walk 'n Wag in the Park
Water Quality Status Information Updated
Water Quality Status Information Updated
What is a Bioswale? New Educational Sign Installed in the Cottonwood Neighborhood
What's the Point? A free beach discovery event- June 16, 2018
Whatcom County Receives Grant Funding for Stormwater Project Pre-Design Work
Whatcom Water Weeks September 12 - 26
Whatcom Water Weeks September 6 - 20
Witness King Tides
Witness King Tides December 5-7 & January 5-6
WSDOT Begins Construction of Fish-Friendly Culvert August 15
E-Newsletter
Annual Newsletter
Watershed Watchers
More
HOME
ABOUT US
Advisory Committee
Our History
Location
Service Charge
Annual Report
Reference Documents
Public Meetings
Contact Us
OUR PROGRAMS
Capital Improvement Projects
Beachway Drive & Fern/Park Stormwater Improvements
Birch Bay Drive Outfall Improvements
Capital Improvement Project Identification and Selection Process
North Cottonwood Neighborhood
Charel Terrace Stormwater System Improvements
Collaborative Drainage System Repair on Birch Point
Cottonwood Drive Stormwater Improvements Project
Cottonwood Neighborhood Drainage Improvements
Harborview Road & Birch Bay Drive Storm Drainage Improvements
Preliminary Evaluation and Pre-Design Reports for Capital Projects
Seaview Drive Drainage Upgrade
Small Works Projects
Education & Outreach
Clean Terrell Campaign & Landowner Incentive Program
Private Stormwater Systems
Sustainable Landscaping
Water Polution
Water Quality Monitoring
Birch Bay Water Quality Closures
Pet Waste - Stop, Stoop, and Scoop!
Water Quality Frequently Asked Questions
Resources
Maintenance & Operations
Subwatershed Master Plan
GET INVOLVED
News & Events
2012 BBWARM Annual and Financial Reports
2012 Rain Barrel Workshops
2013 Rain Barrel Workshop Registration
2014 Rain Barrel Workshops are Now Full
2015 Rain Barrel Workshops Registration Is Now Open
2015 Run with the Chums Results
2016 Birch Bay State Park Education Programs - Something for Everybody!
3rd Annual Cherry Point Forum October 24
Advisory Committee Special Work Session Retreat March 14th
April 15 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
April 16 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection Districts Meeting
April 17 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
April 20 Annual BBWARM Advisory Committee Retreat
Attention Gardeners - Your Help is Needed!
Auto Leaks Inspection Workshops
Bay Road closed to install a new fish passable culvert
BBWARM 2011 Annual and Financial Reports
BBWARM 2013 Annual Report & Financial Report Available
BBWARM 2014 Annual Report & Financial Reports Now Available
BBWARM 2015 Annual & Financial Reports Now Available
BBWARM 2016 Newsletter Now Available
BBWARM Advisory Committe meeting November 16
BBWARM Advisory Committee Vacancies
BBWARM Advisory Committee Vacancies
BBWARM Capital Project Wins Honor Award
BBWARM Citizen Advisory Committee Vacancies
BBWARM Citizen Advisory Committee Vacancy
Beach Closed at the Mouth of Terrell Creek
Biotoxin (red tide) Shellfish Harvesting Closure Lifted
Biotoxin Causes Recreational Shellfish Closure for Birch Bay
Biotoxin Closure Lifted for Birch Bay and Drayton Harbor May 21
Biotoxin Shellfish Harvest Closure Lifted for Birch Bay August 22
Birch Bay Beach Fest and Feast - June 10
Birch Bay Gets Excellent Water Quality Report for Summer 2015
Birch Bay Orca Fest - Saturday, May 28
Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District meeting April 18th
Birch Bay Water Quality Monitoring Status Updates
Birch Bay Water Quality Update
Birch Point Stormwater Study Pre-design Findings Public Meeting October 9
Birch Point Stormwater Study Public Meeting March 5
Boat Repair Pollution Prevention Workshop October 17th in Blaine
Bounty on the Beach: A Guided Exploration for Tideland Treasures at Birch Bay September 7
BP Heron Center Groundbreaking Ceremony Saturday, April 20 at Birch Bay State Park
CANCELLED January 18 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
Celebrate Earth Day with the Chums of Terrell Creek - April 18
Celebrate Whatcom Water Week
Charel Terrace Stormwater Project Scheduled to Begin
Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve Action Training Offered October 7
Cherry Point Intertidal Monitoring Training - April 29
Citizen Committee being formed for Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve
Climate Change and the Future of Food Symposium Oct. 31
Coastal Flooding Possible Next Few Days
Community Solutions for Clean Water - Scoop the Poop
Construction to Begin on Cottonwood Neighborhood Stormwater Capital Project
Construction Underway on Beachway Drive Capital Project
Cottonwood Neighborhood meeting to discuss water quality and stormwater projects August 21st
Cottonwood Neighborhood Stormwater Improvements Project is Complete
Cottonwood Water Day, Saturday, June 22, 10 am - 1 pm
County Crews Clean Stormwater Pipes
December 1 Roger's Slough Drainage Improvements Public Meeting
December 17, 2012 Flood Slide Show
Discover Birch Bay Days & Crab Fest: August 27-28
Discover Birch Bay Days: Chainsaw Carving and Crab Fest
Draft Documents Available for Urban Subwatershed Master Plan
Drainage Upgrades on Seaview Drive Complete
Earth Day Celebration on Terrell Creek
February 15 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
February 16 Subwatershed Master Plan Public Meeting
February 18 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
February 19 BBWARM Meeting
February 20th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
Final Birch Bay Central South Subwatershed Master Plan Now Available
Free Composting Workshop September 20th
Free Gardening Green class offered this September
Free Septic System Self-Inspection Certification Workshop December 10
Free Shoreline Educational Beach Walk - July 18
FREE Shoreline Landowner Workshop - Saturday, March 21
Free Stormwater Facilities Maintenance Workshop April 20th
Free Sustainable Landscaping Class September 16 - October 2
Free Workshop on Sound Horsekeeping; Equine Farm Planning- July 19, 2018
Gardening Green Class Fall 2015 - Registration is open
Gardening Green: Spring 2015 Sustainable Landscaping Class
Gardening Green: Sustainable Landscaping Class
Gardening Green: Sustainable Landscaping Class Offered
Gardening Green: Sustainable Landscaping Class Starts Sept. 17
Great News! Shellfish Beds Now Reopen for Harvesting in Birch Bay
Help collect data about amphibians in the Terrell Creek watershed
Hotline for ill or dead swans
January 15 BBWARM Meeting
January 16th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
January 20 BBWARM Meeting
January 21 BBWARM Advisory Committee Special Work Session
January BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
Join BBWARM at Birch Bay Discovery Days July 19 & 20
Join BBWARM at Discovery Days July 21 - 22
July 30 Free Public Speaker Series Event - What are all those algae in the bay?
June 15 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
June 17 BBWARM Meeting
June 18 BBWARM Meeting
June 19 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
June 20th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
June 26 Chums of Terrell Creek Stream Team Workshop #2
June 28 Free Living with the Coast Workshop
June 3 Water Quality Monitoring Training Event
June 6 Birch Bay Beach Day
June 7 Blaine Water Fest
King Tide Time of Year
Know Before You Go! Washington State Department of Health Offers Helpful Information
Lake Terrell Dam Project Tour December 14
Living with the Coast - Free Workshop June 9th
Look for BBWARM at Birch Bay Discovery Days July 20-21
March 16 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
March 18 BBWARM Retreat 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. - No Regular Evening Meeting
March 19 BBWARM Capital Improvement Projects Public Meeting
March 19 Special Work Session Retreat
March 20th BBWARM Advisory Committee Retreat
March 28th and April 3rd BBWARM Advisory Committee Meetings
May 15 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
May 16 The Birch Bay Watershed - Beyond the Beach Interpretive Program
May 16th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
May 20 BBWARM Meeting
May 21 BBWARM Meeting
New Birch Bay Visitor Information Center Posters
New Resource for Shoreline Homeowners
New Terrell Creek & Birch Bay State of the Watershed Report
No August BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
No BBWARM Advisory Committee meeting in July
No BBWARM Meeting in July
No BBWARM Meeting in July and August
No December BBWARM Meeting
No December BBWARM Meeting
November 16 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
November 18 BBWARM Meeting Canceled
November 19 BBWARM Meeting & Central South Subwatershed Master Plan presentation
November 20 BBWARM and Shellfish Protection District Joint Meeting
November 28th BBWARM Meeting
October 15 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
October 16 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting - Public Input Wanted to Identify Stormwater Problems in Central Birch Bay
October 16 Preliminary Design Review Meeting for Beachway Drive & Fern/Park Stormwater Improvement Project
October 17th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
October 18 Free Stormwater Facilities Maintenance Workshop in Birch Bay
October 19 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
October 21 Joint BBWARM & Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Meeting
October 31 Terrell Creek Community Work Party
Opt-out Option for County Road Shoulder Herbicide Program
Our Watershed - Look for the 2015 BBWARM Newsletter
Our Watershed Issue 2 coming in the mail soon
Our Watershed Issue 3 Now Available
Private Stormwater Facility Maintenance Workshop
Program helps property owners install small rain gardens
Public Meeting Annoucement
Public Meeting Announcement
Public Speaker Series November 6 - Stormwater Pollution and Marine Food Webs
Purple Bacteria Returns to Birch Bay
Purple Sulfur Bacteria and Algae Return to Birch Bay
Purple Sulfur Bacteria Return to Cottonwood Beach
Purple Sulfur Bacteria Returns to Birch Bay
Rain Barrel Workshop Registration Closed
Rain Barrel workshop registration for Whatcom Water Weeks September 8th
Rain Garden Tour de Bellingham Saturday June 1 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Rain Garden Training for Professionals November 21-22
Rainwater Harvesting Workshops Offered in Bellingham
Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Opens in Drayton Harbor - Volunteers Needed
Reducing Toxins in the Fish We Eat - Monday, May 20, 2013
Register Now: Special Water Workshop on December 2st
Registration closed for 2016 rain Barrel workshops
Run with the Chums 5k Fun Run/Walk September 27
Run with the Chums 5k Fun Run/Walk: September 24, 2016
Run With the Chums Results and Photos!
Run with the Chums September 19, 2015 - Register Now!
Save the Date! Birch Bay Beach Fest & Feast - June 2
Semiahmoo Spit Beach Cleanup
September 16 BBWARM Meeting
September 17 BBWARM Meeting
September 18 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
September 19th BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
September 21 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
September 21 BBWARM Advisory Committee Meeting
ShellFest 2014 Saturday July 12 at Birch Bay State Park
Skagit Beach Watchers Program Open to Whatcom County Residents
Small Farm Expo - March 11
Stormwater Facility Maintenance Workshop for Homeowners' Association Members
Stormwater Improvements Construction Underway on Seaview Drive
Stormwater Pollution Impacts on Puget Sound and Salmon
Stormwater University Offers Free Workshops for Car Washing/Detailing Businesses
Stormwater University Offers Free Workshops for Mobile Cleaning Businesses
Student Clam Surveys at Birch Bay State Park
Subwatershed Master Plan final draft posted
Survey stakes on Cedar Ave. for stormwater project
Sustainable Landscaping Class Coming to Birch Bay
Swimming Beach Closure Lifted at the Mouth of Terrell Creek
Terrell Creek & Birch Bay State of the Watershed Reports Available
Terrell Creek Community Work Party
Terrell Creek Community Work Party - April 8
Terrell Creek Earth Day Work Party and Restoration Site Tour
Terrell Creek Watershed Community Meeting May 22
Terrell Creek Work Party - April 14
Terrell Creek Workparty Saturday October 29th
The BBWARM 2017 Annual Report and Financial Report Now Available!
The Salmon are Spawning - Terrell Creek Restoration Success
Updated Guide for Shoreline Living
Updated information on water quality, subwatershed master planning, and our first BBWARM newsletter
Very high tides 12/27 - 12/29 & 1/13 - 1/17
Volunteers Wanted to Conduct Intertidal Monitoring Around Point Whitehorn
Vote for Birch Bay Community Rain Barrels!
Walk 'n Wag in the Park
Water Quality Status Information Updated
Water Quality Status Information Updated
What is a Bioswale? New Educational Sign Installed in the Cottonwood Neighborhood
What's the Point? A free beach discovery event- June 16, 2018
Whatcom County Receives Grant Funding for Stormwater Project Pre-Design Work
Whatcom Water Weeks September 12 - 26
Whatcom Water Weeks September 6 - 20
Witness King Tides
Witness King Tides December 5-7 & January 5-6
WSDOT Begins Construction of Fish-Friendly Culvert August 15
E-Newsletter
Annual Newsletter
Watershed Watchers
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
Brochures
BBWARM Brochure
BBWARM Funding
Funding Code
Birch Bay Stormwater Funding Analysis
Issue Paper - Rate Structure
Issue Paper - Rate Credits
Issue Paper - Countywide Flood Control Zone District
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ssue Paper - Governance
Establishing Legislation
BBWARM Ordinance
Advisory Committee Resolution
Planning
Subwatershed Master Plan III
Birch Bay Comprehensive Stormwater Plan
Birch Bay Watershed Characterization and Watershed Planning Pilot Study
Terrell Creek Habitat Assessment & Restoration Priorities
2019-2024 Six Year Water Resources Improvement Program
