Beach cleanup @ Cherry Point
May 16, 2023
Fourth of July celebrations often leave a lot of trash on beaches — join us…
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North Sound Stewards community science kickoff
November 9, 2022
Join fellow volunteers, new and veteran alike, for our 2023 community science season kickoff meeting! Thursday,…
Bellingham waterfront cleanup site tour: RG Haley
January 28, 2022
Get familiar with a cleanup site along Bellingham’s waterfront that is contaminated from an industrial history…
Shell Yes: Protect beaches by talking to curious beachgoers
June 9, 2021
With some extraordinary low tides expected this summer in Whatcom County and an influx of…
Custer oil train derailment: Luck and hard-won safety regulations prevented disaster
January 14, 2021
With oil trains running daily to Whatcom refineries since 2013, it was only a matter…
Balance in our local food chain: Cherry Point Science Forum 2020
October 26, 2020
How does the food web stay in balance in our corner of the Salish Sea,…
Community Science vs citizen science: Why we’re making the switch
October 14, 2020
Healthy coastlines with abundant shellfish and eelgrass; thousands of herring darting in great silver clouds…
Volunteer spotlight: Melanie Conner Lyons, science superstar during the pandemic
October 12, 2020
These past few months have been a particular challenge for our volunteer scientists. We…
How fishable, swimmable and drinkable are Whatcom’s waters? Tools from two of our scientists
September 16, 2020
Part of Whatcom Water Week 2020. If you’ve ever looked out at one of Whatcom…
Volunteer Spotlight: Citizen scientist Kristin Wilmes
July 7, 2020
Meet our North Sound Stewards citizen science volunteer of the quarter, Kristin Wilmes! Tell us about…