Jen Strongin stands on the edge of a dock at Friday Harbor Labs at around 9 p.m., lowering a light into murky black water.

Short-tailed shearwaters, a bird usually found far out in the open ocean, visited the Salish Sea in record numbers this fall. Birding enthusiasts, using eBird, recorded data showing that, for a few ...

The Port of Bellingham is set to see new commissioners — and more districts — in 2026, along with the search for a new ...

The Port of Bellingham is a public institution managing public assets on behalf of Whatcom County residents. Its ...

Vamos partners with schools to take kids aged 5 to 18 outdoors for climbing, snowboarding, biking, backpacking and other ...

Point Roberts residents find their community to be quaint, peaceful and friendly — and they like it that way. A new economic ...

With one of the highest number of churches per capita in the nation, Lynden is widely considered the “bible belt” of Western Washington. Some say the 16,000-person town has around 42 churches, but ...

The ESA’s 99% statistic works the same way. It eases our discomfort with extinction without addressing the forces causing it.

Anacortes American founder Douglass Allmond, at right, and 1950s-60s publisher/photographer Wallie Funk seem to be heading ...

A new UW study found an unintended consequence of reducing air pollution is that clouds reflect less sunlight, accelerating ...