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Summer activities: Recreation Northwest’s new nature classes
For the rest of summer Recreation Northwest has stress reduction and nature crafts classes at Woodstock Farm, a sensory walk through Fairhaven Park and...
Nooksack River adjudication is ‘likely,’ department of ecology to sort out...
By Nolan Baker
A half-million-dollar budget for review and court ruling of water rights along the Nooksack River basin is likely to be approved by...
Good food in the foothills
Story by Andrew Grubb
Those of us who live in the steep valleys of the North Cascades are aware of the difficulties of short days,...
Local congressman supports migratory bird protections to aid local economies
Story and photos by Tara Nelson
Every year more than 350 species of migratory birds fly through northern Whatcom County bringing birding enthusiasts and visitors...
Citizen scientists measuring snow in places scientists can’t
By Elizabeth Kimberly
With the onset of spring in the Cascades, the mountain snowpack begins its annual phase change: dense snow becomes cold, flowing water...
Book Excerpt: David Guterson’s “Turn Around Time”
David Guterson, famous for his best-selling 1994 novel “Snow Falling on Cedars,” has always been drawn to mountains. Guterson, 63, has channeled that passion...
Logging and proposed mining in B.C. headwaters threaten the Skagit River
Story and photos by Oliver Lazenby
Before we see our destination, we smell it. We’re walking a new logging road through an ancient forest; the...
Women’s Work: Making a living on the mountain
By Katie Griffith
As the snow melts on Mt. Baker, hikers, climbers and campers head to the hills. Roads clear of debris, trails dry and...
Protect Our Winters launches in Canada
By Oliver Lazenby
Winter is important to Canadians – think ice hockey, snowmobiling and some of the best skiing on the planet.
So with Protect...
