The Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel is being created where Thornton Creek once ran. The water from the creek, buried underneath the asphalt of Northgate Mall's south parking lot for the last 50 years was restructured to flow through the greenbelt as a manmade stream. It will naturally filter watershed drainage as it passes through the vegetation in the streambed, ultimately reducing pollution in Thornton Creek.

What was first a cranberry bog for early northwest settlers with a creek running through it has been brought back to life by the community members in partnership with the City of Seattle, developers and neighborhood stakeholders.

Learn more about the creek restoration and how you can experience it for yourself!

Creek Alliance:
http://www.scn.org/earth/tca/index.htm

Homewaters:
http://www.homewatersproject.org/