Marine Life

  Oct/Nov 2016

Invasive Green Crabs Found in Padilla Bay

For the past summer, crab scientists associated with the University of Washington have gathered each month at a tiny lagoon adjacent to the Post Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in Fairhaven. Their goal: to catch green crabs, an invasive species that … Continue reading

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  Oct/Nov 2016

Carrie Unick and Amy’s Place

by Kathryn Fentress Amy’s Place is a drop-in center on Friday and Saturday nights for homeless youth. Those attending are given a meal and a safe and welcoming place to hang out. Carrie Unick is a volunteer, and her mother … Continue reading

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  Oct/Nov 2016

Human Trafficking in Whatcom County

Jill LeVasseur remembers everything. The way she got into sex-trafficking, her arrest, the King County police officer who stayed with her and guided her to Engedi Refuge Ministries in Lynden. The programs there included addiction recovery and therapy, and they … Continue reading

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