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...
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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...
Maple Creek Reach Birthday Work Party by Gabe Epperson
I’ve always been confused by the term- “work party.” It seemed like a marketing ploy to trick people into doing work without getting paid. However, since I started working with the Land Trust, I’ve...
Sharing a Guillemot’s View of Governors Point by Ted Wolf
Photo courtesy of Alex Jeffers Photo credit of Janis Olson Photo credit of Janis Olson A half-dozen pigeon guillemots dropped from sandstone perches on Chuckanut Island and flew south toward...
Whatcom Land Trust Announces New Land Acquisition in the Skookum Creek Watershed
Wildflowers at Skookum II Skookum Creek and the riparian zone Rapids at Skookum Creek Bellingham, WA. – Whatcom Land Trust announces the purchase of an additional 1,000 acres of riparian and upland...
Celebrating Pride Month!
Celebrating Pride Month! Learn about some amazing organizations doing work at the intersection of sustainability and LGBTQ+ issues below: Out There Adventures Out There Adventures is a nonprofit...
WHATCOM LAND TRUST ACHIEVES FUNDING GOAL FOR SKOOKUM II ACQUISITION WITH $1.25M FROM COUNTY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WHATCOM LAND TRUST ACHIEVES FUNDING GOAL FOR SKOOKUM II ACQUISITION WITH $1.25M FROM COUNTY Bellingham, WA. (June 1st, 2021) – The Whatcom County Council approved $1.25...
Creating Connections
Students helping to remove invasive species Stewardship Assistant Danielle Taylor with Mount Baker students Mount Baker Elementary Students at the Harrison Property Rain drizzles on the heads of...
The Chuckanut 50K by Alex Jeffers
Taking a quick snack break at the Cleator Road Parking Lot. This past March, I had the immense pleasure of spending six-and-a-half hours running through one of my favorite landscapes as part of the...
