The importance of habitat restoration in rebuilding salmon and orca populations Southern Resident killer whales, or orcas, are emblematic of the Pacific Northwest, but sadly their population is...
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Why South Fork Chinook Recovery is at Risk
Low Flow, High Heat & Habitat An Interview with Tom Chance, Manager of the Lummi Nation Salmon Enhancement Program By Claire Johnston, Whatcom Land Trust Communications Director Last week,...
“The First 550” of Stewart Mountain Community Forest
“The First 550” of Stewart Mountain Community Forest Stewart Mountain, Photo by Jennifer Mackey Since 2014, staff and community members from the Nooksack Tribe, Whatcom Land Trust, Whatcom County,...
Post Point Heron Colony Protection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2022 WHATCOM LAND TRUST SEEKS ASSISTANCE TO PROTECT CRITICAL HERON COLONY HABITAT AT POST POINT Photo by Alan Fritzberg Bellingham, WA. – On March 28,...
New Year’s Note from the Executive Director
Dear Friends, Because of your generous support last year, we were able to conserve 10 new properties totaling 1,286 acres and more than four miles of riparian habitat. We completed six new...
Community Partnerships Help Farmers Grow: An Update on Alluvial Farms
Community Partnerships Help Farmers Grow: An Update on Alluvial FarmsBy Lorraine Wilde and Aneka Sweeney It takes a village to build a farm and keep it viable long-term. In 2015, Katie Pencke and...
A Forever Commitment: Stewarding Land in Perpetuity
By Amanda McKay and Danielle Taylor October 2021 Field Friday at Todd Creek Walking through the wet grass, Danielle could hear the rushing river before she could see it. As Whatcom Land Trust’s...
Stewardship on Four Legs
BCHW and WLT trail ride Partnering with the Backcountry Horsemen of Whatcom County On a beautiful day in mid-July, four Whatcom Land Trust staff members mounted three horses and one mule to join...
Sustainable Farming the South Fork
There are so many reasons that Whatcom County is a special place, from its sweeping shorelines and marine estuaries, to its forested mountain sides and rivers. However, another crucial thread of the...
Vamos Outdoors Project, Trails and Conservation: What Else is Needed to Build Access and Community?
By Andy Basabe, Director of Vamos Outdoors Project “Before jumping right into the article, I would like to acknowledge the people and communities that have stewarded the land in what is now referred...
