WNPS Work Party: Larrabee Ave ROW, 10/30

Larrabee Ave near 21st St, Bellingham WA

Description

Join the Koma Kulshan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society for the Larrabee Ave Right-of-Way work party! Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021 Time: 9 am-12 pm Location: Meet at Larrabee Ave right of way, between 21st St and 22nd St, Bellingham. Park on 21st or Larrabee Ave. Recommended: Wear weather- and work-appropriate clothing, shoes, gloves and bring a shovel, spading fork, trowel, pruners, etc. if you have them. This site is an undeveloped Right of Way (ROW). It is a forested wetland ecosystem with both native and nonnative plants, including invasive species. The section of ROW has a small stormwater infrastructure facility on it, which is managed by the City of Bellingham. This past year, the Happy Valley Neighborhood Association has been working collaboratively with COB and WNPS Koma Kulshan Chapter to fund and provide volunteers to implement a restoration plan for the site. We will tour the site and learn about restoration strategies, and examine how the project has progressed in the last year and results so far. We will plant seeds, potted native shrubs, and trees at the site in the pollinator hedgerow and pollinator mound, and build and install blue tubes with bamboo stakes to protect the young plants. We will also remove invasive plants and sheet mulch. Please visit https://wnpskoma.org/field-trips/ for more information on this event. The Koma Kulshan Chapter of WNPS follows all state and county guidelines for COVID safety.