11+ hour, 53+ min ago  (662+ words) $61 million spent since 2001 in program that has set aside more than 3, 800 acres...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (201+ words) The crustaceans are becoming more prevalent in Washington's inland waters...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (674+ words) As the 2026 Washington state legislative session came to a close, there was at least one thing worth noting: some of the worst anti-farm ideas introduced this year did not make it across the finish line. That is the good news....

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1075+ words) Editor's note: This is part one of "In Real Life," an ongoing series about how young people in our region build in-person community in a disconnected time. Email cocoalaney@cascadiadaily. com with suggestions. Becoming board president of an Audubon Society…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (365+ words) Wings Over Water (WOW) is Whatcom County's premier birding festival, though you don't have to be an expert to enjoy it. The 23rd annual event offers something for all levels of birders, "from curious beginners taking their first peek through binoculars…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (365+ words) Wings Over Water (WOW) is Whatcom County's premier birding festival, though you don't have to be an expert to enjoy it. The 23rd annual event offers something for all levels of birders, "from curious beginners taking their first peek through binoculars…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (404+ words) A male cougar was killed by state Fish and Wildlife officers on Saturday, Feb. 28 after attacking a dog in Sudden Valley outside of Bellingham." According to agency spokesperson Chase Gunnell, WDFW received a report on Saturday morning of a cougar…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (715+ words) Bellingham-based nonprofit Wild Whatcom is tapping into a new outdoors recreation community with its latest program, BIPOC Walks, a free monthly outdoor event for Black, Indigenous and people of color. "I feel like there are two needs in this area…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (309+ words) A plan to guide the stewardship of more than 13, 000 acres of public forestland in the Lake Whatcom watershed is now available for review and comment." The consultant's contract was $145, 123, with the county paying two-thirds of the cost and the city…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (585+ words) Skagit County has asked the City of Seattle to explicitly rule out using eminent domain to acquire farmland in the name of habitat restoration amid the federal relicensing of hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River." "We require a clear, unequivocal…...