Learn how to become a Watershed Watcher

By Stefanie Donahue

Birch Bay residents can train to become Watershed Watchers next month.

The Birch Bay Watershed and Aquatic Resources Management (BBWARM) District and the Whatcom Conservation District are partnering to host the training from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8 at Birch Bay Bible Community Church, located at 4460 Bay Road.

Participants will learn how to monitor and report problems associated with poor drainage, inadequate infrastructure, maintenance needs, pollution, illegal dumping and indicators of bluff failure, according to a press release. The training is designed to help residents improve their community through beach clean-ups, education and outreach, habitat restoration and more.

Refreshments and a professional-grade rain gauge will be provided to participants. Make sure to RSVP by Friday, January 4 at bbwarm.whatcomcounty.org or call Holly Faulstich at 360/778-6290 or email hfaulsti@co.whatcom.wa.us.