[13] UW Bothell is home to one of the largest wetland restoration projects on the West Coast, covering 58 acres (23 ha).

[14] Before this North Creek was straightened and confined to transport timber from upper areas of the watershed to sawmills located around Lake Washington.

The complex ecological restoration project for the wetlands began in 1997 along with the construction of University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College campus.

The goal of this project was to restore the area within the surrounding urban watershed into a sustainable and fully functional floodplain ecosystem.

To manage and ensure forthcoming sustainability, great detail was given to essential theories of ecosystem science and ecological restoration in the design and implementation of the site.