California Creek
Drayton Harbor
In September, 2023 the Washington Opportunity Fund loaned Whatcom Land Trust $330,000 to add a small but crucial parcel to their lands in the California Creek drainage.
The three acre waterfront parcel with a house was on the market as vacation property.
California Creek is a tidally influenced estuary which hosts a complex system of mudflats and side channels supporting salmon, forage fish, waterfowl and shorebird habitat. The riparian forests and wetlands along the creek are also vital for maintaining water quality in Drayton Harbor, which is a priority shellfish harvest area. Drayton Harbor is also a nationally designated Important Bird Area supporting a wide variety of wintering waterfowl and migrating shorebirds.