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Transition Whatcom is engaging Bellingham and Whatcom residents in building community resiliency in the face of numerous threats, including resource scarcity, climate chaos, and economic instability.
02/10/2026
Get Social with Whatcom Environmental Council!
WEC invites you to join us Wednesday, February 25th from 3-5pm at Brandywine Kitchen, 1317 Commercial St. for our next social gathering, and an update (20 minutes + Q&A) on two major projects we are working on:
* Alta Gas Conditional Use Hearing at Cherry Point.
* Safer and less costly alternatives to the sewage incinerators at Post Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bellingham.
WEC will provide delicious light hors d’oeuvres from Brandywine’s menu, and a cash bar will be open throughout the event (non-alcoholic options are available). Come and bring your friends to catch up on our work in the community and shake off the winter blues.
Free parking across the street on the upper floors of the Parkade.
Please RSVP, so we don’t run out of sliders! Please send an Email to [email protected] to let us know you're planning to come!
01/15/2026
Whatcom Environmental Council January 2026 Happenings Photo by John D'Onofrio: First Snow
12/02/2025
In this letter to the Whatcom County Council we provide some high level comments on things in the draft Comprehensive Plan Chapter 8 - Resource Lands that we think need to be corrected. First and foremost, we suggest the Goal 8F be reworded to make clear that water for farms is not being given a higher priority than tribal rights and the instream flow needs of threatened fish. https://cbec2122-6eb4-4e4d-a31e-b445d22fdcf8.usrfiles.com/ugd/0164f9_6703f1b7adc3409bb8673284773efc7c.pdf
Check out the short video below. Property within the city should be subject to local review and standards. When a property owner in Samish Heights can act within the law by finding a loophole and harvest 95% of timber (over 1,300 million board feet), and construct over one mile of roads in an area that was deemed to be wetlands and critical wildlife habitat, that is a problem!
History will repeat itself if the Bellingham Plan fails to ensure that forest practices in the city adhere to conserving tree canopy and protecting critical areas. The Bellingham Plan needs to include management to protect urban and community forests, including on private land.
When the Bellingham City Council is considering final changes to the Bellingham Plan this Monday, November 17th, please add policies to close this loophole and protect our urban forest canopy.
Send emails to: [email protected], [email protected].
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