More than 100 acres of land in the Lake Whatcom watershed is getting greater protection under an expanded non-development agreement and purchase of property near the lake, which provides drinking ...

A 37.55-acre forested site in the foothills south of Lake Whatcom was sold to the city of Bellingham on Monday, May 19, 2025, by Faunt Visser for $860,000. The site contains the headwaters of an ...

A view of Lake Whatcom from the Chanterelle Trail. Whatcom County Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Bellingham recently bought two small but important pieces of property near the Lake Whatcom ...

Bellingham is continuing to buy tracts of land around Lake Whatcom, part of the city’s effort to protect its drinking water source, which is surrounded by homes, from further development. City Council ...

Protests across the U.S. and locally in western Washington continue for a fourth day after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good. $7M set for Fairfax Bridge project as WSDOT begins groundwork for ...

Whatcom County is adding 1,600 acres to the Stewart Mountain Community Forest, thanks to a $3 million state grant. County Council members voted 4-3 on Aug. 6., acting as the Whatcom County Flood ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A sewage spill at Lake Whatcom has closed beach access at Bloedel Donovan Park while cleanup is underway. The spill happened during construction work on the Electric Avenue bridge ...