“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,...
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,...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
