Coastal Geologic Services
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Coastal Geologic Services specializes in analysis and management of beaches, bluffs and estuaries in
05/22/2023
The Birch Bay Berm project that we assist with was recognized as the 2023 APWA Washington Project of the Year in the Environmental category!
04/06/2023
Coastal Geologic Services' work by Avery Maverick and Jim Johannessen on assessing sea level rise vulnerability in Puget Sound was just published in the Journal of Sustainability! This was a collaborative effort with Washington Sea Grant (Dr. Ian Miller, lead) where we developed a framework for calculating a sea level rise vulnerability score for every coastal parcel in Puget Sound, totaling 111,239 parcels. The assessment incorporated coastal flooding and erosion to quantify the impacts to habitats and infrastructure. Our results suggest that adaptation actions directed at a relatively small number of specific parcels could yield significant reductions in vulnerability in Puget Sound. Additionally, our results were coupled with a social vulnerability index, developed in tandem with a group from NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science.
Read the full article here: https://www.mdpi.com/2201706
Up until 1853, the Coast Salish peoples used the estuary at Maritime Heritage Park as a canoe landing and camp for fishing and gathering. From 1853 to 1874 Henry Roeder and Russell Peabody ran a sawmill at the mouth of Whatcom Creek. Then from the early 1900’s until the 1970’s the estuary was filled with 20 feet of garbage and dredge spoils. After decades of restoration actives including the installation of over 100,000 native plants and invasive vegetation removal, in August 2020, Lummi tribal fisherman harvested salmon from Whatcom Creek for the first time in 100 years! Whatcom Creek currently supports coho, chum, and Chinook salmon, as well as Steelhead trout along 4 miles of accessible salmon habitat downstream of Lake Whatcom.
CGS’s coastal geologist, Avery Maverick volunteered with NSEA - Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association and City of Bellingham, Washington - Government at the park this last weekend in one of their ongoing work party events. Awesome to see salmon in the creek during the event!
12/07/2021
Another Bellingham favorite: Boulevard Park!
Scroll through these photos to go back in time and see what this site looked like 20 years ago.
CGS was part of the restoration of Boulevard Park which began in 2013. Working with , CGS completed a beach restoration design that created safe beach access, made the park more resilient to storms, and restored beach habitat for forage fish.
As you can see in some of the before photos (particularly the third one), the old shoreline had a few issues!
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1711 Ellis Street Ste 103
Bellingham, WA
98225
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| Monday | 8:30am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 5pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 5pm |
