The Bloedel Donovan Park Discovery Tour shows how the City of Bellingham is managing stormwater runoff and reducing water pollution in this area. The park is a popular place to interact with our natural environment and the beauty of the shoreline. This tour will introduce you to four uniquely-different types of stormwater facilities: a media filter drain, a pervious concrete sidewalk, a stormwater vault, and a rain garden as well as other interesting features along the way.
approximate distance
0.3
miles
approximate time
30
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![These sidewalk grates has a filter under them that treats runoff by allowing it to reach the media filter below the sidewalk.](https://stormwater.cob.org/wp-content/uploads/BD-Sidewalk-Filter-Drains-4-1024x768.jpg)
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![This sidewalk is made of pervious concrete. Rain falling on this sidewalk soaks into the soils below where the pollutants are removed and stormwater is infiltrated.](https://stormwater.cob.org/wp-content/uploads/BD-SiteD-Permeable-Concrete-Sidewalk-3-1024x768.jpg)
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