Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bellingham is adding to its growing list of protected land around Lake Whatcom, which provides drinking water for about 100,000 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A city of Bellingham map of the Lake Whatcom watershed. (City of Bellingham) More than 100 acres of land in the Lake Whatcom ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Between 25,000 and 50,000 gallons of raw sewage were released during a spill at Lake Whatcom in Bellingham on Wednesday. Officials from the city of Bellingham said at around 5 p.m.

A 37.55-acre forested site in the foothills south of Lake Whatcom was sold to the city of Bellingham on Monday, May 19, 2025, by Faunt Visser for $860,000. The site contains the headwaters of an ...

Tucked into the northwest corner of the Evergreen State, Whatcom County's 2,503 square miles have a well-earned reputation for epic Northwest beauty. While Birch Bay State Park, the Peace Arch in ...

If you're in the Pacific Northwest and looking for a relaxing weekend getaway with a scenic lake nearby to fish, hike, and ...

Bellingham is adding teeth to its protections for land in the Lake Whatcom watershed, allowing it to seek prosecution for timber theft, illegal off-roading, unauthorized trail-building and other ...

A view of Lake Whatcom from the Chanterelle Trail. Whatcom County Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Bellingham recently bought two small but important pieces of property near the Lake Whatcom ...

The company will thin part of the 148-acre North Beaver Creek Preserve on the north slopes of Galbraith Mountain.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- A crane rolled off a barge and into Lake Whatcom at the Bloedel Donovan boat launch late Friday afternoon, closing the launch until Saturday morning. The privately-owned crane, ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A sewage spill at Lake Whatcom has closed beach access at Bloedel Donovan Park while cleanup is underway. The spill happened during construction work on the Electric Avenue bridge ...