Now, the Lake Whatcom partners, working with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and consulting group Four Peaks Environmental, have crafted a rapid response plan in case invasive mussels are ...

Residents of Blue Canyon along the southeast shore of Lake Whatcom were waiting for news and watching the sky for signs that a wildfire burning above their homes could be headed their way. The fire, ...

Lake Whatcom provides drinking water to most of Bellingham and parts of Whatcom County. The water quality has increased over the last ten years. Robert Mittendorf The Bellingham Herald Lake Whatcom ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington Department of Natural Resources said the Lake Whatcom Fire had burned around 30 acres so far on steep slopes of the south side of Lake Whatcom above Blue Canyon ...

Firefighters from Arden Solutions Inc., a private wildland firefighting crew based in Oregon, work on a steep slope above Lake Whatcom to encircle the fire that was threatening homes on Blue Canyon ...

Uniquely is a Bellingham Herald series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in Northwest Washington so special. H. Leon Greene, a retired cardiologist ...