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Previous Issues
Cover Story
January 2022
Glacial Losses During a Year of Extremes
Field notes from the North Cascades Glacier Climate Project by Sally Vaux If you spent time in the Pacific Northwest this past summer, you probably noticed Mount Baker looked vastly different from its typical snow-capped state. Instead of a bright … Continue reading
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January 2022
Alluvial Farms: Local Conservation Farming
by Lorraine Wilde and Aneka Sweeney It takes a village to build a farm and keep it viable long term. With 32 years of combined farming experience, Katie Pencke and Matthew McDermott founded Alluvial Farms in 2016. (1) “We spent … Continue reading
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December 2021
Post Point Renovations
Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from an article about anaerobic digesters and the Post Point plant that appeared in the September 2020 issue of Whatcom Watch. by Giovanni Roverso Anaerobic digesters are projected to replace a pair of aging … Continue reading
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December 2021
Orcas Visit Bellingham Bay
by Faith Owens Tucked into the west side of the central Salish Sea by several islands, Bellingham Bay is a rare destination for whales. However, several orcas decided to pay a visit on July 23. (1) Four members of the … Continue reading
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December 2021
Bellingham Will Process Sewage Into Fertilizer
by Kirsten McDade If you have lived in Whatcom County for more than a few months, you’ve probably experienced the “odeur de manure” that periodically wafts through our air — reminding us that we are a very agricultural community. Spreading … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2021
Ranked Choice Voting Won in New York
by Stoney Bird And Is on Its Way to Washington State And not just ranked choice voting (RCV). The voters won, too. New York City just conducted the biggest ranked choice voting election ever in the United States. The bumble … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2021
Harcourt Falls Short on Condo Project
by Giovanni Roverso After Two Missed Deadlines, Will Harcourt Meet Third? You should have been able to see three condominiums rising up from behind the graffiti wall along Granary Avenue by now. The original contracted called for condominium occupancy to begin … Continue reading
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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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