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Previous Issues
Cover Story
Oct/Nov 2021
Harcourt Timeline
The Puget Sound Pulp and Timber Company operated at the downtown waterfront site from 1926 until 1963, when the Georgia-Pacific Corporation purchased it. The Georgia-Pacific Corporation shut down pulp mill operations in 2001 and tissue plant operations in 2007, closing … Continue reading
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September 2021
European Green Crabs Invade Whatcom County
by Faith Owens The invasive species was found in a Squalicum Harbor trap. It’s not news that European green crabs have been residing in Whatcom County for at least two years. However, the Port of Bellingham has confirmed the discovery … Continue reading
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September 2021
County Council Protects Cherry Point
by Eddy Ury New Restrictions on Fossil Fuel Industries Passed Unanimously Part 3 Editor’s Note: For more background and context, read Part 1 in the February 2019 issue and Part 2 in the January 2020 issue.* Cherry Point has long … Continue reading
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August 2021
Harris Avenue Shipyard Cleanup Project
by Luisa Loi The Port of Bellingham and the Washington state Department of Ecology are working together to clean up the Harris Avenue Shipyard, located at the foot of Harris Avenue in Fairhaven. The shipyard is one of 12 cleanup … Continue reading
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August 2021
Local Refineries Affect Southern Resident Orcas
by Faith Owens The impacts of Whatcom County refineries stretch beyond local waters … Western Whatcom County is nuzzled by the Salish Sea at the broad intersection of the Strait of Georgia and Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is … Continue reading
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July 2021
Plasmodial Slime Molds Are Not Molds
by Fred Rhoades What’s in a name? That which we call a [slime mold] By any other name would [look] as sweet. Of all the cryptogams (plant-like life forms that produce spores), perhaps the slime molds are the least well … Continue reading
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July 2021
Mysterious Disease Wreaks Havoc on Sea Stars
by Luisa Loi The causes that lead to the disease are still unknown and recovery is inconsistent. A mysterious illness that appeared eight years ago and nearly wiped out sea star populations along the Pacific Coast is continuing to leave … Continue reading
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June 2021
Whatcom’s Recyclers Face Uncertainty
by Giovanni Roverso Old Town Prepares for Redevelopment Whatcom County’s curbside recycling system went through a bit of a shakeup recently. Sanitary Service Company Inc. (SSC) trucks still collect recycling from customers in Bellingham, Ferndale, Blaine, and much of unincorporated … Continue reading
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June 2021
Barrier Removal Brings Coho Back to Goodwin Creek
by Darrell Gray, Amy Johnson and Lorraine Wilde Coho salmon rely on streams and side channels for spawning and juvenile rearing before their migration to salt water to feed, grow and mature. They typically spawn between the ages of three … Continue reading
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May 2021
Invasive Mussels Threaten Drinking Water
by Karlee Deatherage The small mussel, about the size of a grain of rice, appeared on an aquarium moss ball sold at a Seattle Petco earlier this year. It sounded the alarm across the United States, prompting agencies to … Continue reading
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