The Mayor in Cascadia Weekly:
“…. the Bellingham City Council and I have asked Governor Jay Inslee and state policymakers to address this state of emergency around the issue of homelessness.” Continue reading
Author Archives: Dena
More Than You Want To Know About Cherry Point Herring / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
Few people I have spoken to are aware of this incredibly detailed petition on behalf of the Cherry Point herring to designate them as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Continue reading
Tuesday, Jan 26, Committee Meetings and the Comprehensive Plan/ Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
Wow. I just looked at the County Council meeting for Tuesday, the day of the big comp. plan public hearing. They are also discussing various chapters of the comp. plan in different committee meetings all day long. Continue reading
Comp Plan Update, Help plan the county you want to live in / Cascadia Weekly, Matt Petryni
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Matt Petryni
Xwot’qom is a Coast Salish word (translated roughly as “noisy water”) from which Whatcom County takes its name. One perhaps better translated as “turbulent,” or “troubled water,” for it means the same thing but somehow more accurately describes the place we call home. […]
Important links and info to help get ready for the Comp Plan Public Hearing / Noisy Waters Northwest
January 20, 2015 Dena Jensen
The notice image above is linked to Whatcom County’s document center where the Notice of Upcoming Hearing for the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and Urban Growth Area Review is posted. Continue reading
WA State Minimum Wage Initiative – A Race To The Bottom / NorthwestCitizen, Dick Conoboy
Try Making It On $13.50/Hour
Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 5:35 am Dick Conoboy
As much as I support increasing the minimum wage, the initiative filed by “Washington unions” on January 11th, will fix the minimum wage at an intolerable level, doing nothing to lift workers out of more slave labor.
Phillips 66, violations put refinery workers at great risk / Facebook Post, Sj Robson
Excerpt from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Jan. 15 press release: “Phillips 66 Refinery has been fined $324,000 for failing to correct serious workplace safety and health violations. A Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) inspection of the Ferndale facility found the violations put refinery workers at great risk in case of a fire or explosion. Continue reading
More destruction of the irreplaceable Semiahmoo Spit / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
One of the saddest and stupidest planning decisions I have seen since living here…more destruction of the irreplaceable Semiahmoo Spit. Continue reading
Why We Need Wildlife Policies At Our Local Park / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
A trip today to the county park at Semiahmoo was not uplifting.
First, I saw heavy construction occurring in the middle of the spit right in the prime of the winter bird season. See that water in the first photo.. Drayton Harbor… it should be full of sea birds and waterfowl. I am not sure if this was planned, but it did not look like a sudden storm event that required emergency repairs. Continue reading
Eagles on the Nooksack / NorthwestCitizen, John Servais
This guy was in a tree about 30 feet from the road. Perched there for maybe 20 minutes looking around.Mon, Jan 11, 2016, 11:18 pm John Servais
We went up the Nooksack River a week ago to the Welcome bridge over the North Fork to look for eagles. We found plenty – maybe 20 or more.
noisy waters northwest 
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