Run with the Chums to start Whatcom Water Week

Celebrating the beginning of Whatcom Water Week, Whatcom Conservation District will hold the 12th annual Run with the Chums on Saturday, September 14.

The free race will take place at bp Highlands, 6898 Point Whitehorn Road in Birch Bay. Check-in and registration begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by a kid’s smolt sprint starting at 9:45 a.m. The 5K will start at 10 a.m. and loop through fields at bp Highlands.

Whatcom Water Week, September 14-22, will highlight local water resources with events put on by local organizations around Whatcom County.

Whatcom Water Week activities near Blaine and Birch Bay include:

• Garden of the Salish Sea Curriculum will hold a family beach exploration 9-11:30 a.m. Sunday, September 15 at Birch Bay State Park.

• Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association has a training for its citizen science program monitoring salmon from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, September 21 in Blaine.

• Bellingham-based nonprofit Wild Whatcom will host a walk in Blaine for people of color to build community from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, September 21.

• RE Sources will host a cleanup at Gulf Road Beach, 4601 Gulf Road, near bp Cherry Point Refinery 1-3 p.m. Saturday, September 21. Cleanup supplies and fresh bagels will be provided.

Run with the Chums registration can be done online at bit.ly/4ggOz28. For more information on Whatcom Water Week events, visit whatcomwin.org/water-week-events.