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Previous Issues
Cover Story
January 2024
Scrap Metal Meeting Spurs Opposition
by Bill Craven ABC Recycling is the Canadian scrap metal company with eyes on Bellingham for its expansion plans. It already has a lease on the waterfront from a docile and submissive Port of Bellingham where unsightly stacks of … Continue reading
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January 2024
What’s Next for Lake Whatcom?
by Franny Vollert A moratorium on development, intended to protect Bellingham’s primary source of drinking water, has been extended, leaving developers scrambling for faster options. The Silver Beach moratorium was initially put in place in July of 2022 for one … Continue reading
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December 2023
A Silent Green Threat to Thousands of Local Trees
by Michael Feerer English Ivy and other tree-climbing invasives threaten to prematurely kill thousands of trees within Whatcom County. This is slowly and silently degrading our local parks, forests, and neighborhoods. It’s reducing our region’s climate resilience and biodiversity while … Continue reading
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December 2023
Team Studies San Juan Eelgrass
by Meghan Fenwick This summer, The Friends of the San Juans, the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Cornell, and the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Labs teamed up to study the declining eelgrass population in the San Juan … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2023
First Steps for Whatcom County Food Plan
by Meghan Fenwick In the 1960s, Ralph de Vries retired from dairy farming in the Skagit River Valley and spent his free time vegetable gardening in a greenhouse. He primarily grew Dutch potatoes for his friends and family, a staple … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2023
How Global Warming Causes Extreme Weather
by Ray Kamada I suspect most Whatcom Watchers believe that the current global warming/climate change era is real and mostly man-made. They also seem to know that the main source of global warming is excess greenhouse gas from fossil fuels. … Continue reading
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September 2023
Meet Whatcom County’s Climate Action Manager
by Stevan Harrell Whatcom County’s Climate Action Manager Lauren Clemens has been on the job for five months, and she has been busy. What with wildfire smoke, flooding, extreme heat, and the beginnings of sea level rise, coordinating climate action … Continue reading
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September 2023
How Can We Protect Urban Trees and Climate Resiliency?
by Michael Feerer Protecting urban trees and forests to enhance our climate resiliency —- how can that be compatible with new development, such as much-needed infill housing? Learn how one relatively new local nonprofit — Whatcom Million Trees Project … Continue reading
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August 2023
Conserving Galbraith Mountain
by Whatcom Land Trust Staff On Galbraith Mountain, conservation, recreation and working timberland coexist in harmony. Just a short walk from downtown Bellingham, Galbraith is a world-class destination for all types of recreation — including mountain biking, hiking and trail … Continue reading
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July 2023
Lake Whatcom Watershed Advisory Board Replaced by New Board
Timeline for Property Purchases Around Lake Whatcom by Bill McCallum 1998 In the spring, three local residents — Marian Beddill, Tim Paxton and Larry Williams calling themselves The Initiative Group — begin meeting to explore ways to protect the city’s … Continue reading
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