When a dead gray whale washed onto the shores of Camano Island, scientists sought answers to questions like “Who was this whale?” “How did it die?” and “What lessons can we learn from it?”

After years of advocating on behalf of great blue herons, local community members have finally secured new and protected habitat for the birds.

Permaculture, the practice of cultivating an ecosystem-like farm, is spreading in Bellingham thanks to the work of community members like Paul Kearsley.

The Tulip Festival promises endless rows of perfect flowers, but reporter Sydney Vasquez’s journey was filled with long lines, lots of litter and a lot fewer tulips than you would expect.

Customers and cows worry for the future of Twin Brook’s milk in some Bellingham grocery stores.

City Sprouts Farm is welcoming Western Washington University students to get down in the dirt and learn real farming skills while they connect with their community.

April Katz, founder of the AIROW project, is working to help people with disabilities embrace and enjoy the outdoors.

Local business owners and advocates in Bellingham are helping the community transition away from single-use plastics with convenient and novel solutions.

When a patch of forest near Lake Whatcom was slated for clearcutting, Bellingham community members and organizations rallied to save it.

As European green crabs invade Puget Sound, experts are considering a new method for detecting the sneaky crustaceans: eDNA.

For Western Washington University students, composting off-campus can seem out of reach. Students at the Outback Farm are working to increase awareness and accessibility of existing composting options.

Western students are turning to local parks and green spaces for food, friends and an escape from hectic college life.