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Previous Issues
Cover Story
September 2025
Top 10 Rules Playbook: A Blaine Case Study
Editor’s Note: This article was written without any guidance from Whatcom Watch. The newspaper is run by volunteers; it serves as a forum for people concerned about issues in Whatcom County. by Tina Erwin and Otto Pointer (i) Introduction In … Continue reading
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August 2025
Statewide Ban on English Ivy Sales Is Approved, Benefiting Everyone
by Michael Feerer The news is filled with governmental decisions, particularly at a federal level,that will negatively impact Washington’s environment. It can feel both distressing and depressing. But I’m delighted to tell you about a very recent decision that will … Continue reading
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July 2025
Whatcom Water Supply/Demand Imbalance
Time for Action by Eric Hirst and Fred Likkel Water is one of the most critical issues facing everyone in Whatcom County. We have a structure in place to manage our water resources, in the Watershed Management Board. But the … Continue reading
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July 2025
Neighbors Offer Vision for Samish Crest
by Stevan Harrell Editor’s Note: Whatcom Watch has entered a cooperative agreement with Salish Current. When possible, we will share each other’s content. Salish Current, an online-only news organization, covers the North Sound area and Whatcom Watch mainly covers Whatcom … Continue reading
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June 2025
Why Regenerate, Whatcom?
by David MacLeod The future can’t be predicted, but it can be envisioned and lovingly brought into being. – Donella Meadows, “Thinking in Systems, A Primer” If we can’t save the places where we live, how are we ever going … Continue reading
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June 2025
Walking the Semiahmoo Spit
by Margaret Wild Semiahmoo is a “go to” place. It’s a milelong sandspit in the northwest corner of Washington state in the northwest corner of the country otherwise known as the “fourth corner” of the United States. The name Semiahmoo … 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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April 2025
Train Noise: Fairhaven Quiet Zone
What Took So Long? by Preston L. Schiller The good news is that a train quiet zone for the south side of Bellingham, known as the “Fairhaven Quiet Zone” came into effect on March 10, 2025. (See the City of … Continue reading
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March 2025
How Water Use Affects Nooksack Streamflows
by Eric Hirst Editor’s Note: a longer, more detailed version of this article is available at: https://whatcomwatch.org/wpww2/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Effects-of-Human-Water-Use-on-Nooksack-Streamflows.pdf Climate change is dramatically affecting seasonal flows of water throughout the Nooksack River watershed, with substantial declines in summer flows. These declines are … Continue reading
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March 2025
Has Value Village Fooled Us?
Community Donations Mean High Profit Margins for Thrift Giant by Ella Gage *Editor’s note: Savers Value Village did not respond to questions via a media inquiry email (they don’t have a corporate phone number, only for the individual stores). Bellingham’s … Continue reading
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