Location:  Truck Road, east of Deming        
Size:  33 acres
Public Access:  Yes
Easement granted:  March 2002
Easement type:  Conservation
Grantees:  Whatcom Land Trust

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    Now a prime destination for bird-watchers, the Deming Homestead Eagle Park is located along the North Fork of the Nooksack River, about two miles upstream from the current town of Deming. 

    The park fronts a section of the Nooksack River that provides excellent habitat for spawning salmon.  The area is part of a Chinook salmon migration route and has chum salmon runs in December or January.  A large population of Bald Eagles feasts on the spawned-out fish.  Elk graze in the upland portion of the property during the cold winter months. 

    The park was originally a farm homesteaded by a man named Deming.  Peter and Martha Rensink purchased the property in 1949.  It was inherited by their five children, who grew up on the property.  After his siblings conveyed their interest in the property to Hank Rensink, he and his wife Lorell gave the land to Whatcom Land Trust in honor of his parents. Individuals and businesses in the area donated much of the labor and material needed for the park’s creation.  When it was ready, the Land Trust deeded the property to the County in exchange for a conservation easement.