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Previous Issues
Twenty Years Ago
February 2017
Winter Solstice Thoughts on Fairhaven Woods
by Dudley Evenson To celebrate 25 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below excerpts are from the February 1997 issue. Editor’s Note: In 1996, the Madrona Development Corporation of Seattle proposed … Continue reading
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February 2017
Oil Tankers Could Doom Puget Sound’s Orcas
by Nick Turner This article reprinted with permission by Crosscut.com and first published December 13, 2016. Canada’s recent approval for the construction of a pipeline in British Columbia could signal big changes for killer whales in the Puget Sound. Canadian … Continue reading
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February 2017
Looking Ahead to the Spring Season
by Peter Heffelfinger In the middle of February we usually get a winter thaw: The cold lets up for a bit; the sun comes out a little brighter, and the hardy, over-wintering plants in the vegetable garden perk up, thinking … Continue reading
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February 2017
State Water Quality Permit Sacrifices Public Health
The coalition backing the following statement includes Citizens for a Healthy Bay, Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club, the Center for Food Safety, Snake River Waterkeeper, OneAmerica, the Socially Responsible Agricultural Project, Aqua Permanenté, the Waterkeeper Alliance, the Center for … Continue reading
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February 2017
Character — The Content of Bellingham’s Neighborhoods
by Dick Conoboy Bellingham faces numerous housing and land use problems. Rents and housing prices are soaring while landlords undercut housing availability by buying up affordable houses to rent at prices that lock out families. Vacation rentals are beginning to … Continue reading
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February 2017
Erik Dyrland, Advocate for Kids
by Kathryn Fentress Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County (Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden and Blaine) is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach … Continue reading
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February 2017
17th Human Rights Film Festival
The Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival offers the Bellingham community an annual 10 day film festival of powerful, thought-provoking films on the rights of people and Earth. The Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival is composed of volunteers whose primary goal … Continue reading
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February 2017
Greenways IV
Please use this link to view the results of the 2016 General Election Greenways IV Levy. Greenways IV
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