Birch Bay Get Away resort - Ecological Activities

Birch Bay's ClamCams™
Three LIVE Birch Bay views

Read local Tide Tables

see our Bald Eagles
majestic eagles in tree
Birch Bay's EagleCamā„¢

Peace Arch Cam/Wait:
Crossing to Canada &
Crossing from Canada

Nature-based Activities: click links below, or scroll down
Birding, Shoreline, Ocean, Bicycling, Conservation & Farm Produce

For those who want to come and enjoy all our eagles, herons, ducks, clams right here in Birch Bay, take a bicycle tour, nearby opportunities for Orca-watching and sea kayaking, or stroll through our own Birch Bay State Park

"Coastal Atlas" by Ecology

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Bird Life
▪ Washington Ornithological Society
▪ Birch Bay-Blaine are in the top Important Birding Areas as named
  by the North Cascades Audubon's Cascade Loop. Read this article.
▪ Birch Bay and Blaine are home to the Annual Wings Over Water
  Northwest Birding Festival. Read this article.
▪ Birch Bay State Park has the largest heron rookery in all of Washington
▪ Hovander Homestead Park including Tennant Lake Interpretive Center
  5299 Nielsen Ave, Ferndale. Ph: 360-384-3064 Read this article
▪ Terrell Creek Wildlife

Shoreline
Birch Bay has the largest tide flat in Washington State.
▪ Fishing and Shellfish rules of State of Washington
▪ Information about crabbing for Dungeness crabs
▪ Fish & Wild Life for shell-fish regulations and map of shell-fish areas.
▪ Nearby Drayton Harbor has community oyster farming
▪ B'ham Trout & Salmon Hatchery, Whatcom Falls Park, 360-676-2138
▪ Maritime Heritage Center, 1600 C St, Bellingham, 360-676-6873

Ocean
▪ Orca Watch - Island Mariner Cruises, Bellingham Ph: 877-734-8866
▪ San Juan Island Shuttle Express - Anacortes, (800) 465-4604
▪ Whale Watching - Pier's End Adventures, White Rock 888-535-5455
▪ Sea Kayaking - 1308 Everall St, White Rock, BC Ph: 604-535-7985
▪ Emerald Sea Dive Club - Edmonds, WA with several dives per month

Bicycling
▪ Bicycle Tour Planning - Washington Dept. of Transportation maps
▪ Mountain Biking - map of the trails, plus shaded WA topo maps
▪ Bike Rentals - Birch Bay Surrey Co, 7420 Cottherill Blvd (seasonal)
▪ Buy a new bike from Kulshan Cycles, 100 E Chestnut, Bellingham

Conservation Groups
Many groups have a passion, or a state mandate, to watch out and advocate for the ecology of Birch Bay watershed, its water quality, its shellfish & birds.
▪ CREP (Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program)
   by Whatcom Conservation District (based in Lynden)
▪ Nooksack Salmon Enhancement (in Bellingham)
▪ Terrell Creek Wildlife (by WCOG in Bellingham)
▪ North Sound Baykeeper (based in Bellingham)
▪ Puget Sound Action Team (Washington State)
▪ Friends of Semiahmoo Bay (based in Canada)

Fresh Produce (go to Sustainable Connections, or download map)
▪ Birch Bay Crabbing and Clams and Clamming
▪ Bellingham Farmer's Market, (three locations each week)
▪ Cascade Foothills Farmland Association, 509-548-6784
▪ Whatcom County Community Food Co-Op, 360-734-8158
▪ Grace Harbor Farms goat dairy, 2437 Lynden-Birch Bay Rd
▪ Hauck's Orchard & Produce, 1920 Harksell Rd, 360-384-5967
▪ Barb's Berries, 7655 Melody Lane, Ferndale, 360-384-1260
▪ McPhail's Berry Farm & Petting Zoo, 8318 Bob Hall Rd, Lynden
▪ Pleasant Valley dairy cheese, 6804 Kickerville Rd, 366-5398

Sand Dollar Property Management, Inc.
8124 Birch Bay Dr., Blaine, WA 98230