Earth Day events organized around Blaine, Birch Bay
Blaine’s Salishan Neighborhood Association adopted the Interstate 5 exit 274 off-ramp for a litter cleanup on Saturday. Within two hours, the group collected 25 bags of trash. From l.; Ben Kirkendall, Jocelyne Harsch, Kathleen Capson, Sue Sturgill, Sheli Moore and Janet Pickard. A group is also needed to
adopt the on-ramp. To volunteer contact Ben at liznben2024@gmail.com.
Photo by Liz Kirkendall
Pre-K through second grade students celebrated Earth Day by planting sunflowers in reusable milk cartons on April 22 at Blaine Primary School.
Photo courtesy of Terre Shapiro
Ferndale-based Superfeet Worldwide had 22 employees remove invasive English ivy from Lincoln Park on April 22 in Blaine. Superfeet, which gives its employees 16 hours of paid volunteer time each year, partnered with Whatcom Million Trees Project and the city of Blaine for the work party. The crew removed English ivy from 128 trees in the park. Ivy is particularly threatening to mature trees as it blocks sunlight.
Photo courtesy of Whatcom Million Trees Project
Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 showed its appreciation for Mother Nature on April 22 by cleaning up trash on Alderson Road.
Photo courtesy of Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2
Earth Day was well-celebrated on April 22 around Blaine and Birch Bay, with primary school children learning to plant flowers and neighbors organizing roadside cleanups. Below are a few activities that community members initiated to improve the environment around north Whatcom County.
