The final 2.7-mile section of Mount Baker Highway (SR 542), known as the road to Artist Point, is now closed for the winter season.

Work Party Planting Trees and Removing Invasive Blackberry

Join us for a fun day preparing the Rutsatz Salmon Reserve to thrive through the wet winter. We’ll be planting native trees and shrubs to restore habitat and removing invasive blackberry that has started to overtake earlier plantings. 

This stunning protected land lies between the North Fork Nooksack River and the Rutsatz Road and has an awe-inspiring floodplain, young forest, and active hay field. It is home to annual salmon runs, bald eagles, and the occasional elk herd. Come lend a hand and help us give these young plants their best chance at survival! 

RSVP here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/5BM2Ra0fHjCOa45IyXeCCg 

Starts: November 08, 2025

Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Location: Rutsatz Salmon Reserve
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Produced By: Whatcom Land Trust

Contact Person: Lauren Ralbovsky

Phone: 360-650-9470

Email: volunteer@whatcomlandtrust.org

        We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.
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