Our truly unique Aquatic Reserves system: Safeguarding key shorelines in Washington
May 7, 2019
By Lilya Jaeren, Aquatic Reserves Monitoring and Stewardship Coordinator On my very first day as…
North Sound Waterkeeper
Press Release: Labor and environmental groups host public forum on improving oil refinery safety standards
April 26, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, April 24, 2019 Thursday, May 2: Nearly 10 years after a fatal…
County Council Moves to Protect Cherry Point: What’s next?
April 9, 2019
Over the last decade, communities across the Pacific Northwest have risen up against a series…
Orca Survival: Status Quo No Longer an Option
April 5, 2019
By Eleanor Hines, North Sound Baykeeper. Originally published in Whatcom Watch, April 2019. Photos by Joan Poor.…
Trump Administration’s Clean Water Act slashes: What it means for us
March 12, 2019
What just happened? The 1972 Clean Water Act has proven to be one of the…
Towards a toxic-free waterfront: Touring a Bellingham Bay cleanup site
March 12, 2019
Fifty people gathered on a brisk February afternoon (a Saturday, no less) to learn about…
RE Sources & Port of Bellingham host beach cleanup for World Water Day
March 11, 2019
In celebration of World Water Day on Friday, March 22, RE Sources and the Port…
Let’s Bag our Plastic Problem: Support the Reusable Bag Bill
February 14, 2019
From the Nooksack River to Locust Beach, thin, single-use plastic bags are consistently one of…
Salish Sea Citizen Science: How data gathered by volunteers protects our shorelines
January 23, 2019
By Eleanor Hines, North Sound Baykeeper and Lead Scientist. Originally published in Cascadia Weekly, January…
What we heard from over 650 Whatcom residents about our water supply
December 3, 2018
From endangered orcas, to healthy salmon populations that feed them, to the food on our…