Dakota Creek, located near Blaine, is home to Chinook, chum, and coho, as well as winter steelhead, bull trout, and, cutthroat trout. The creek is a major tributary within the Drayton Harbor watershed, beginning in Canada and draining into Drayton Harbor.

NSEA has done restoration work along Dakota Creek since 1995, working to improve environmental concerns caused by commercial, agricultural, residential, and recreational development. Restoration along Dakota Creek not only impacts salmon habitat, but also benefits the vital wetland and marine ecosystems of Drayton Harbor.

———— Dakota Creek Ecology ————

Chum salmon (spawning phase)

Coho salmon (spawning phase)

 

Chinook salmon (spawning phase)

 

——— Dakota Creek Work Parties ———

—— Dakota Creek Students for Salmon —

Schools within the Dakota Creek watershed: