Water Week offers many different family-friendly events throughout Whatcom County with opportunities to have fun, learn, and make a difference. Visit www.whatcomwin.org/water-week-events for a complete calendar of events and details. There’s something for everyone!
Activities include:
- Run & Paddle- Run with the Chums 5K and kid’s sprint, Bellingham Bay Paddle and Scavenger Hunt
- Guided Tours- Walk the Dock- Meet Your Fishermen, Bellingham Water Treatment Plant, Bellingham Wastewater Treatment Plant, Waterfront- Cleaning up Legacy Contamination, Lynden Water Treatment Plant, Padden Creek Fish Passage Projects
- Self-guided Tours- Bellingham Stormwater Discovery, Lake Whatcom Story Walk
- Forum & Training- Preparing for the Adjudication, Blue Drinks maritime and marine trades sector forum, Gardening Green Course
- Wildlife Viewing- Family Field Day at Birch Bay State Park, Salish Sea Marine Habitat Collage, Wild Whatcom kid’s nature exploration and adult and queer nature walks, NSEA Salmon Sighting
- Storytime- Bellingham Public Library Little Storytime and Time for Tales
- Trivia- With Whatcom Working Waterfront Coalition and Bellingham SeaFeast
- Volunteer- International Coastal Cleanup, NSEA Salmon Spotters Training
- Pledge- Whatcom Water Alliance Water Saving, Scoop Poop
- Photo Contests- Whatcom Water Week Photo Contest, We Scoop dog photo contest.
Whatcom Water Week is organized by the Whatcom Watersheds Information Network (WWIN). WWIN’s mission is to protect and restore our local waters and watersheds by supporting and enhancing information exchange, education, public involvement and engagement, and collaboration. Learn more about WWIN at www.whatcomwin.org.