August 2019
All our waste in a two-week period. photo: Nicole Schmitt by Nichole Schmitt In 2018, the United States became suddenly aware of how ill-equipped we are for handling our own waste. Without much advance notice, China stopped accepting the world’s garbage. Shipping containers were turned away at the [Read More...]
"Baker to Bellingham” refers to DNR-managed lands scattered in the foothills and mountains roughly in the area on this map. [Read More...]
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the August/September 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: August/September 1999 was the first issue reporting votes by the Bellingham City Council and the Whatcom County Council. The first votes [Read More...]
You might notice Whatcom Watch isn’t covered with ads, like some publications. Whatcom Watch exists thanks to the names on the back page, our subscriber-donors. Last year, they contributed 58 percent of our revenue; advertising was responsible for 31 percent of our revenue, and 11 percent of our revenue came [Read More...]
by Tucker Cooke I was headed off to college in 1967 when Dustin Hoffman appeared in the movie “The Graduate.” He played the part of a new college graduate and was given the advice for his future career to go into “PLASTICS.” How could we know that this advice would [Read More...]
by Lorraine Wilde and Katrina Lyon Many people choose Bellingham and Whatcom County as their home because of the quality of life here. A major contributor to that quality includes the variety of year-round opportunities to get outside — to commune with nature. Perhaps it’s listening to leaves rattle in [Read More...]
Common Loon, breeding plumage.photo: Joe Meche by Joe Meche This is always the toughest column of the year to write, considering that it’s the time I’ve always referred to as the Dog Days of Birding. From mid-July and into late August, people actually complain that there are “no [Read More...]
Peter HeffelfingerPhoto: Evelyn Adams by Peter Heffelfinger During the past month I attended two field days at the WSU Agricultural Research Station in Mount Vernon. The first was hosted by the Bread Lab for a tour of their extensive wheat, rye, barley and buckwheat test plots. The second [Read More...]
Boris Schleinkofer, poetrywatch editor “When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.” — John F. Kennedy Artwork by Hilary Cole Subject [Read More...]
Compiled by Bill McCallum Action Taken at June 4, 2019 Meeting Shall the commission: 68. Small Works Roster: Contracts under $300,000 fall within the executive director’s spending authority; they only require commission notification. Select tree removal at Bellingham airport, $2,159. (8549/Consent Agenda B) Approved 3-0 69. Authorize the executive director [Read More...]