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Lummi Island Rock Quarry Expansion: Environmental Impact Assessment, Jessica Conquest, Hannah Gallagher, Erin Murray, Grace Schmidt, Jordan Zanmiller
Lummi Island Rock Quarry Expansion: Environmental Impact Assessment, Jessica Conquest, Hannah Gallagher, Erin Murray, Grace Schmidt, Jordan Zanmiller
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
Lummi Island is located in Whatcom County, Washington. The island is inhabited year round, but the number of residents doubles during the summer months. North Lummi Island supports the majority of its residents and is topographically flat. The southern half is mountainous and forested with limited amounts of development. There is a sandstone quarry located on the southeast side, directly abutting the shoreline. The quarry is owned by Lummi Rock LLC and operated by Aggregates West INC. Currently the quarry pit is 19 acres, but Lummi Rock has applied for a rezoning application to increase the mining area by 27.5 …
Lummi Island Ferry Relocation, Sarah Degenhart, Ryan Hessler, Megan Link, Anne Maertens, Matt Sturza, Sarah Thomas
Lummi Island Ferry Relocation, Sarah Degenhart, Ryan Hessler, Megan Link, Anne Maertens, Matt Sturza, Sarah Thomas
College of the Environment Graduate and Undergraduate Publications
"This Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been composed by a group of Huxley students under the supervision of Dr. Leo Bodensteiner. Together, we have analyzed the proposed plan for the relocation of the Lummi Island ferry docks located on Lummi Island and Gooseberry Point. The end of a 25-year lease and the proposed removal of the Gooseberry Point dock spurred the possible relocation. Our discussion includes the current proposal and two alternatives for the ferry routes. The alternatives include the transfer to either the Bellingham Cruise Terminal or Whatcom Waterway. Existing conditions and impacts are outlined within the EIA."