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WEB5 days ago · More to read from our nonprofit news partners. Crosscut / Cascade PBS: Independent, reader-supported, nonprofit news for the Pacific Northwest ICT News: Independent, nonprofit, multimedia news covering Indigenous peoples InvestigateWest: Dedicated to change-making investigative journalism for the Pacific Northwest KMRE-FM Kulshan Community Media: Listener-supported community radio for ...
How islands respond to threats of climate change - Salish Current
WEB1 day ago · Planning and actions required to develop resilience to multiple challenges. By the end of this century, the San Juan Islands will see sea levels rise up to two feet, increased saltwater intrusion, both drought and extreme precipitation, extreme heat, wildfire and wildfire smoke events. Since 2020, San Juan County government has prioritized ...
Browning, Brocksmith face off over fish, farms and dams in Skagit ...
WEB15 hours ago · Browning’s challenger in District 2 is Richard Brocksmith, a relative newcomer who arrived in the Skagit Valley in 2013 to assume the position of executive director of the Skagit Watershed Commission. SWC is a nonprofit group that plays a major role in directing grant funds to salmon recovery projects. Browning defeated 20-year incumbent Ken ...
Recycling isn’t a scam. Plastics recycling is. - Salish Current
WEB4 days ago · Indeed, studies show that as little as 9% percent of plastic produced worldwide has ever been recycled (the rate is even lower at 5 to 6% in the U.S.), and a recent report revealed the extent to which oil and plastics companies helped promote plastic recycling despite knowing it wasn’t feasible. Unfortunately, as “recycling is a scam ...
An important new asset for Bellingham - Salish Current
WEBSep 19, 2024 · The essays, analyses and opinions presented as Community Voices express the perspectives of their authors on topics of interest and importance to the community, and are not intended to reflect perspectives on behalf of the Salish Current. [Updated Sept. 20, 2024]Commentary: New programs in the new Lighthouse Mission building will enhance a community asset
The vision of Mount Vernon’s Library Commons becomes reality
WEBSep 24, 2024 · A ribbon cutting open to the public at the highly anticipated Mount Vernon Library Commons will be followed by guided tours this Saturday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m. The new Commons — the result of combined community dreams and ideas — is at 208 W. Kincaid Street, across from the courthouse. The Library Commons is …
About Us - Salish Current
WEBThe Salish Current is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, online local news organization serving Whatcom, San Juan and Skagit counties. Based in Bellingham, we serve 400,000 residents and tens of thousands of annual visitors to the three-county area. Our region is the ancestral home of Native treaty tribes including the Lummi, Nooksack, Samish, Sauk ...
2021: A look back at some stories from the first full year of Salish ...
WEBDec 31, 2021 · 2021 was a year like no other, with themes such as public health vis-à-vis COVID-19 and opioid addiction; social justice in the courts, the arts, housing and policing; and climate change and natural resources including water rights management. Salish Current offers a look back via articles published during the …
Have enough water? San Juan prepares to find out, with USGS study
WEBJul 21, 2021 · That survey was completed in 2002, when the county’s year-round population stood at 14,077, and was based on field work done in 1997 and 1998. “The total cost of the [new] study for San Juan County is $150,000, with USGS providing a share of $58,000,” said environmental health specialist Ethan Schmidt. The county has had some extra time ...
After the flood: still rebuilding amid uncertainty, anxiety—and ...
WEBNov 17, 2022 · Editor’s note: Salish Current continues its coverage of Nooksack flooding by revisiting the people and the places written about in earlier stories: “Flood survivors face next flood season while awaiting long-term fixes,” Sept. 15, 2022 “Flood recovery continues in Sumas, seven months on,” June 24, 2022 “Whatcom farmers face manure management challenges after flooding,” Dec. 22, 2021