Improve Water Quality at Larrabee State Park

After water quality results showed consistently low bacteria levels for the last two years, the Whatcom County Department of Health has removed the swim advisory sign and full public access to this popular recreational site has been restored.  

When a permanent swim advisory sign was posted at Wild Cat Cove beach in the popular campground at Larrabee State Park in Washington, the Northwest Straits Chapter rallied to bring together local stakeholders, government agencies and members of the public to raise awareness of the pollution problem and to find and fix the sources of pollution.  This was a multi-year effort, over which a number of pollution sources were identified and fixed and hundreds, if not thousands, of campers participated in Surfrider hosted  education programs to learn about ways they could pitch in to help support clean water.  

Read more about this amazing effort to solve a water pollution problem and restore full access to a treasured ocean recreation spot in Bellingham, Washington here.