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Previous Issues
Twenty Years Ago
June 2026
Lake Whatcom’s Downward Trends
Twenty Years Ago Editor’s Note: The following article on the condition of Lake Whatcom appeared in the June 2006 issue of Whatcom Watch. by April Markiewicz Over the last several months, Lake Whatcom and the issues affecting it and the … Continue reading
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May 2025
Slow and Steady: Lake Whatcom Water Quality Update
by April Markiewicz When looking at the current water quality data for Lake Whatcom, our community’s primary drinking water source, it is starting to feel like nothing is changing. Those parameters that indicated stabilization or improvements (e.g., golden algal counts … Continue reading
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January 2025
A Comprehensive and Detailed History of Lake Whatcom
Book Review Reviewed by April Markiewicz H. Leon Greene has succeeded in providing a very comprehensive and detailed history of the activities that took place in and around Lake Whatcom over the last 170-plus years. The book, “Lake Whatcom: A … Continue reading
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