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Previous Issues
Northwest Gardening
May 2018
Planning for Change
The fertile flats of the valleys west of the Cascades were formed over geological time by river flows and frequent floods. The clay soils and cool climate of the Skagit Valley, situated at the same latitude as Northern Europe, are … Continue reading
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May 2018
Poor Salmon Returns Expected
As the tribal and state co-managers begin the annual salmon season setting process, the effects of drought and poor ocean conditions over the past few years — combined with ongoing loss of habitat — are leading to another year of … Continue reading
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May 2018
Weed Control Tips for Organic Gardeners
I am often so enthusiastic about starting the garden in the spring that I plant more than I can take care of through summer. By August I’ll be too busy harvesting, cooking and preserving my crop to pull up large … Continue reading
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May 2018
poetrywatch
Do You Enjoy poetrywatch? Want to see it continue? Then please, send your poems to us and let the Whatcom Watch share them with our readership! Seriously, we really do want your roughly 25-line poems (though length is by no means … Continue reading
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May 2018
Northwest Reverence, Frustration, and Vision
To celebrate 27 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below review is from the May 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: “The Good Rain” was selected by the Whatcom Community … Continue reading
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May 2018
County Council Listening Tour Re. County’s Criminal Justice System
Upcoming Sessions All meetings start at 7 p.m. May 1 — County Council Chambers May 15 — Sudden Valley Dance Barn May 29 — Ferndale Library June 12 — Fairhaven Middle School June 26 — East Whatcom County Regional Resource Center, Maple … Continue reading
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May 2018
Bellingham Reduces Incarceration Challenge
Thinking Outside the Box I take full responsibility and I’m sorry for what I did, but if I could serve my sentence outside of jail then I can keep my job, take care of my family and be able to … Continue reading
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May 2018
How Much Water Do Salmon Need in the Nooksack River?
In so many ways the Nooksack River basin is the lifeblood of our county, and the quality and quantity of the water it carries is crucial to sustaining our high quality of life. Of critical importance is the flow in … Continue reading
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May 2018
Kinder Morgan Suspends Nonessential Spending
This article originally appeared on the Sightline Institute website sightline.org and is reprinted with permission. It’s a High-stakes Showdown of Cinematic Proportions In a surprise Sunday afternoon [April 8] announcement, the company backing a huge oil pipeline proposal in British … Continue reading
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May 2018
The Exemplar of Democracy in Retreat
“If we think of fascism as a wound from the past that had almost healed, putting Trump in the White House was like ripping off the bandage and picking at the scab,” Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State from 1997 … Continue reading
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