Conservation

  March 2026

Whatcom Environmental Council Appeals Provisions of the Bellingham Comprehensive Plan

The Whatcom Environmental Council (WEC) announced in February that it has filed an appeal under the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA). The appeal highlights critical failures to ensure affordable, transit-oriented development and watershed protection in the City of Bellingham’s … Continue reading

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  October/November 2025

Meet the Whatcom Environmental Council

Community Service Spotlight Editor’s Note: For a brief period of time in the 1990s, there was an association called the Whatcom Environmental Council. There is no connection between the two. by Carl Weimer The Whatcom Environmental Council (WEC) is a … Continue reading

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