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/0("(--&1*&23.(&-3&.$%4 creeks, streams, lakes and ponds. ! e quality of the water draining o" streets, yards and parking lots impacts the health of the fi sh and other habitat that depend on these water sources for survival. In north Everett, most of the water draining from our streets and parking lots is treated at the Water Pollution Control Facility. In other parts of Everett, the water from the neighborhood storm drains does not benefi t from treatment at the Water Pollution Control Facility. ! e fi nal destination of this water is Port Gardner Bay and the Puget Sound. If you live south of 41st Street, chances are the storm drains in your area lead directly to a creek. Everything you do in your yard and on your street will impact the water quality of your local drainage basin.

! e Everett Public Works Department is dedicated to preserving our natural resources. Several times a year, our technicians test the water in each stream and creek for pollutants and other harmful bacteria. We sponsor teacher workshops and classroom programs to educate children about the importance of preserving our urban environment. Businesses are carefully monitored to ensure no hazardous waste is discharged into storm drains. We o" er a variety of opportunities for you to get involved in protecting surface water quality in Everett. If you are interested in volunteering, call the Public Works Department at 425-257-8800 or e-mail [email protected].

Our urban creeks and streams are beautiful and worth preserving. Please help us keep pollutants out of our creeks and streams so they can be enjoyed by all our residents, human and otherwise.

A drainage basin is a geographically defi ned area of land bordered by high points. All precipitation falling in the area drains to a common body of water. ! is is also called a watershed. ! ere are 15 drainage basins in Everett.

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5$016&5178$"69&/0("(--&:1#"$"1$%&$%6&;1*-3"1$%9 researched and wrote the history of the creeks featured in this calendar. David was born and raised in Everett. He has worked for nearly 30 years in the Northwest Room of the Everett Public Library developing a regional history collection that includes maps, documents, photographs, newspapers and other materials pertinent to the

history of Everett and the Pacifi c Northwest. He has authored several books on local history, the latest of which is Mill Town Footlights, which traces the story of Everett’s theaters from the earliest saloon variety shows through the advent of mall multiplexes.

5$016&<32$%*3%=>$*?@(A9&&&&&&&&B18&C1D-@"(&C23-38"$E249 produced the photos for this calendar. ! e photos were taken over a 12-month period, capturing the light and conditions of all four seasons. David has been a commercial and fi ne-art photographer in the Pacifi c Northwest for over 20 years. David resides in the Evergreen Neighborhood in the City of Everett. To contact David, email him at: [email protected].

“I hope this urban streams calendar will create more awareness and appreciation for the natural treasures we have in our neighborhoods. Perhaps if others have an interest in our watersheds, we can establish some protection that will prevent the further erosion of these natural assets.” ~ David Johanson-Vasquez

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Martin LutherKing, Jr.’s Birthday

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Powder Mill Gulch and Creek were named after the Puget Sound and Alaska Powder Company plant that was located in the gulch about four miles southwest of Everett. On Sept. 17, 1930, two explosions, felt by residents as far away as downtown Everett, destroyed the company plant. ! e impact shattered windows in houses near the plant and many homes were destroyed. Eight residents were injured. Powder Mill Creek provided water to fi ght the fi re caused by the explosions. #

Birthstone: Garnet

Make a DifferenceTake your car to a commercial car wash that recycles its water. If you do wash your car at home, wash it on the lawn where the turf will absorb the runoff.

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Presidents’ Day

Flower: Violet

Valentine’s Day

Groundhog Day

Narbeck Creek is named for Narbeck Road, a misreading of “Harbeck Bridge Road,” an unbuilt thoroughfare initiated by a petition signed by Cornelius R. Harbeck (1861-1924). ! e H looks like an N on the county road atlas, but Cornelius Harbeck was actually the namesake. He lived near what is now View Ridge Elementary School. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, and Historian David Dilgard refers to him as “the guy who sort of but not quite had a road named after him.” #

Birthstone: Amethyst

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Make a DifferenceMaintain a buffer of natural vegetation around waterways to help control erosion, to fi lter runoff and to provide shade.

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Spring Equinox

Flower:Jonquil, Daffodil

Daylight SavingsTime Begins

North Creek demonstrates the power of a person’s point of view – it was named by settlers living south of the creek. ! is creek originates from the boggy area located west of Silver Lake. #

Birthstone: Aquamarine, Bloodstone


Make a DifferenceTo reduce runoff, limit impervious surfaces by using paving stones instead of concrete for walkways, patios and driveways.

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APRIL 2007

Earth Day

Easter

Flower: Sweet Pea, Daisy

Arbor Day

Silver Lake Creek was named because of an abundance of silver salmon that were there in the early years. ! e salmon are no longer living in Silver Lake Creek, but it does support a stock of bass and trout, which were planted years ago. #

Birthstone: Diamond


Make a DifferenceReduce or eliminate your use of garden chemicals. Start a compost or worm bin to produce your own organic fertilizer. Landscape with native plants, which are more resistant to disease and pests.

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Memorial Day

Mother’s Day

Flower: Hawthorn,Lily of the Valley May Day

Armed Forces Day

Swamp Creek landed its name because the creek was formed when the swamp land in that neighborhood was drained and fi lled. It began as a humble drainage ditch and eventually became what we now call Swamp Creek. #

Birthstone: Emerald


Make a DifferenceDon’t litter. Runoff picks up chemical pollutants and carries trash.

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JUNE 2007

Summer Solstice

Flag Day

Father’s Day

Flower: Rose

World Environment Day

Although Edgewater Creek is now named for a recent real estate plat, for more than a century the creek was known as Shingle Mill Creek, though it was never o$ cially charted as such. ! e old county road from Mukilteo to Lowell ran up the creek circa 1865. #

Birthstone: Moonstone, Pearl, Alexandrite


Make a DifferenceIncorporate low-water use plants in your yard and water only as needed. Overwatering lawns and gardens causes more runoff that carries pollution to storm drains.

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JULY 2007

Independence Day

Flower: Larkspur,Water Lily

When Historian David Dilgard was a kid, most people knew Glenwood Creek as Maple Heights Creek, though it was never o$ cially mapped as such. It seems a shame that it was never named Livingston Creek. In 1863 Jacob and David Livingston set up the fi rst steam sawmill in Snohomish County near present day Harbor View Park. It was a short-lived venture. In 1872 Jacob Livingston platted the fi rst townsite (“Western New York”) on Port Gardner Bay not far from his failed sawmill. Glenwood Creek runs along the platted street named “Livingston.” #

Birthstone: Ruby


Make a DifferenceBe a responsible boater. Properly dispose of trash on shore, not in the water. Maintain your boat engine to prevent oil and gas leaks.

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AUGUST 2007

Flower: Gladiolus

Friendship Day

Phillips Creek was presumably named for John W. Phillips (1905-1990), who built a house near the mouth of the creek in the mid-1960s at 1915 Mukilteo Boulevard. He was the founder of Everett Industrial Supply, which is still operating in Everett under the name of Stellar Industrial Supply. #

Birthstone:Peridot, Sardonyx


Make a DifferenceKeep your car in good repair to prevent automotive fl uids from leaking on streets and pavements.

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Labor Day

Fall Equinox

Flower: Aster

Merrill and Ring Creek was named for the Merrill and Ring Logging Company, established in 1888 by the families of Richard D. Merrill (Seattle) and Clark L. Ring (Saginaw, MI). ! e company ran a narrow gauge logging railway along the creek, from the Great Northern Railroad line in north Everett to 128th Street in south Everett. What is now 4th Avenue W. was once called “Emander Road” or “! e M and R.” ! e line was burned out by a fi re in 1914. #

Birthstone: Sapphire


Make a DifferenceTake used antifreeze and motor oil to an auto parts store or to a household hazardous waste collection site for free disposal.

Ramadan BeginsRosh Hashanah Begins

Yom Kippur

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Halloween

Columbus Day

Flower:Calendula, Cosmos

Wood Creek was the sole source of Everett’s drinking water supply from 1898 to 1917. ! e namesake was homesteader Samuel O. Woods. Sadly, little is known about Sam Woods other than the fact he homesteaded the land the creek is near and applied for claim patents on the land in 1882 and 1887. No one knows why the ‘s’ was dropped from ‘Woods’ when the creek was named. #

Birthstone:Tourmaline, Opal


Make a DifferenceGet involved. Volunteer for a surface water protection project by calling 425-257-8800 or e-mail:[email protected].

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! anksgiving Day

Veterans’ Day (observed)Veterans’ Day

Flower: Chrysanthemum

Daylight SavingsTime Ends

Japanese Gulch and Creek were named after a large sawmill in Mukilteo that employed Japanese laborers who took up residence in the gully along the creek. ! e sawmill was built in 1903 by the Mukilteo Lumber Company, which became Crown Lumber in 1909. Crown Lumber closed in 1930, and the buildings were destroyed by a fi re in 1938. #

Birthstone: Topaz, Citrine


Make a DifferenceAllow natural vegetation to grow along creeks, streams and drainage ditches to slow the rate of runoff and help fi lter pollutants.

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Winter Solstice

Christmas Day

Flower: Narcissus

Pigeon Creek No. 2 was named simply because it was the next creek over from the original Pigeon Creek, which is now known as Pigeon Creek No. 1. Pigeon Creek No. 1 was named for a huge fl ock of pigeons that lived near the mouth of the creek. Prior to the second half of the 20th Century, Pigeon Creek No. 1 had been a thriving spawning ground for salmon, then decades of illegal dumping polluted the creek and the salmon stopped returning to spawn. In 1984, students at Jackson Elementary adopted the creek and cleaned it up. ! e students incubated Coho salmon eggs in a school aquarium and released the fry into the creek. Two years later salmon returned to Pigeon Creek No. 1 to spawn. #

Birthstone: Turquoise,Blue Zircon


Make a DifferencePick up after pets and fl ush waste down the toilet or throw it in the trash. Pet waste is a major source of surface water pollution.

Hanukkah Begins

Kwanzaa Begins

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City of Everett Public Works Urban Creeks & Streams 2007 CalendarProject Manager: Karen Miller, City of EverettDesign: Libby Allen, AllengraphicsWriters: David Dilgard, Everett Librarian & HistorianPhotography: David Johanson-Vasquez, Big Picture PhotographyPrinting: Consolidated Press

3200 Cedar St. • Everett, WA 98201Phone: 425-257-8800www.ci.everett.wa.us/pw

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