Fish Abundance and Habitat Recommendations of the Lake Whatcom Tributaries

• Main Author: Edwards, Ariel
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Western CEDAR 2016
• Subjects: Lake Whatcom; Tributaries; Cutthroat trout; Stream habitat; Austin Creek; Anderson Creek; Smith Creek; Olsen Creek; Beaver Creek; Riparian zone; Environmental Sciences; Higher Education; Austin; Pacific
• Online Access: https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/1; https://cedar.wwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=wwu_honors

The tributaries of Lake Whatcom, Austin/Beaver, Anderson, Olsen, and Smith Creeks, provide essential habitat for many fish species native to the Pacific Northwest. However, development in the watershed has contributed to habitat alterations and even degradation of habitat quality. In this report, fi...