Alan McConchie · @alan
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Michael Grass · @mgrass
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The weather is just about perfect here in Marine Park in Bellingham. Clear skies, 71°F / 22°C. Enjoy your Friday and weekend.

#washingtonstate #pnw #SalishSea #bellinghamwa #wawx

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Alan McConchie · @alan
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A proposed metal shredding facility in North has raised concerns about noise, toxic dust, fire hazards and an increase in truck traffic.

The facility would take depolluted old cars, appliances and other materials to break them down into smaller pieces, sorting the metal using turbines and magnets. The metals would then be shipped to steel mills to be reused and the nonmetal materials would be transported to a landfill.

Read more in the : salish-current.org/2023/09/07/

#bellinghamwa #salishcurrent

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Mobility Matters Bham · @mmb
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Anyone know the magic words to get a city to...not do this: block the bike lane with signs and trip hazards for bike people. (Irony noted: the signs are for a nearby road safety project.)

#biketooter #cycling #infrastructure #hierarchyofhazardcontrols #bellinghamwa

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Alan McConchie · @alan
1171 followers · 697 posts · Server subdued.social

The Treasurer Steven Oliver says says proposed jail is above $100 million the county can afford.

"We must address causes of over-incarceration before sizing a jail. Just 20 miles north across the border, the incarceration rate — and cost — in British Columbia is a fifth of ours, with better outcomes. Whatcom’s rate is also 65% higher than King County, 82% higher than Vermont, and twice Rhode Island’s." -- @cascadiadaily writer Andrew Reding cascadiadaily.com/news/2023/se

#whatcomcounty #bellinghamwa

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Alan McConchie · @alan
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The Council of Governments wants your input on their Scenic Byway corridor management plans for and . If you live near here or visit this area, please take the survey and let them know that these important routes need better infrastructure! wcog.org/scenic-byways/

#whatcomcounty #mtbakerhighway #chuckanutdrive #cycling #mtbaker #kulshan #chuckanut #whatcom #bellinghamwa #pnw

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Michael Grass · @mgrass
499 followers · 915 posts · Server mstdn.social

All is quiet on Bellingham Bay.

#pnw #wawx #bellinghamwa

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Alan McConchie · @alan
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George Dyson is a local treasure here in and the

Quoting @ccohanlon:

merveilles.town/@ccohanlon/109

#bellinghamwa #pnw

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Tiny Frightening Woman · @baba_lilith
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Coal Creek Fire is out, they’re handling a few hot spots. Also was closer to Bell Creek than Coal, that was confusing people.

#wildfire #whatcom #bellinghamwa #wawx

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B. Morgan Murrah · @morganm
170 followers · 124 posts · Server subdued.social

@BellinghamWA

I was up at 7am this morning to book the Washington State Ferry website ticket drop for vehicle reservations and wow I could write a long article about this experience.

I got the ticket! Saturday of Labor Day Weekend, I got the ticket :D

#bellinghamwa

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Patrick Nash · @patrick
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Closing on the sale of my house this morning and moving containers are also being delivered this morning. Crew comes tomorrow to wrap things and load into the containers. My son and I will have a few more days to load whatever is left. The time I’ve been dreaming about most of my life is about to happen: leaving the heat of Texas and moving to the beautiful ! Specifically, . Looking forward to the road trip, too.

#pnw #bellinghamwa

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B. Morgan Murrah · @morganm
171 followers · 117 posts · Server subdued.social

After a few weeks of leaving the Ebike in storage because we thought it was damaged,

Today I finally got our Ebike working again and I rode around the parking lot it was fun!

Im making plans to go on a ride on Friday!

#onelesscar #ebike #bellinghamwa

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Alan McConchie · @alan
1168 followers · 682 posts · Server subdued.social
Instagram - Good Time Girls on Instagram: "#Onthisday in #Bellinghistory, August 29, 1894 The Tacoma Daily News reported on fires raging at Whatcom: “Small brush fires in the Eureka Addition have been fanned into a huge fire by the strong northeasterly wind. Early yesterday morning the flames bore down upon the city near the end of F Street. Citizens turned out and fought back the flames from the residences. The fire followed the Squalicum Creek bed towards the bay, and the bridge over the creek connecting the city with the Northwest Diagonal Road was destroyed. It was 350 feet long and 40 feet high, and cost $1000. The fire department was called out at midnight, and spent the night near the woods preventing the encroachment of the flames upon residences. Eldridge’s mansion caught from a spark blown from the burning trees nearly half a mile from the house at 10 am. It was soon enveloped in flames, only one hose cart being able to reach the scene. Before the water was turned on the fire was beyond control. The mansion was totally destroyed, only a small portion of the furniture being saved... It was the finest and largest house on the bay, containing 30 rooms. In the Eureka addition near the powerhouse, twenty houses were surrounded by fire, and the firemen worked steadily for twelve hours. Along the line of the Bellingham Bay & British Columbia to the Nooksack there is a continuous line of fire. Several small houses along the outskirts have been destroyed, but it is impossible to get full details. All communication with the country by the Guide Meridian and Northwest Diagonal roads is cut off by the burning of connecting bridges. A big fire is raging beyond Sehome Hill, and the city is completely enveloped. The schoolhouse and J.A. Cook’s house at Silver Beach have been destroyed. The electric power house is reported to be safe. The bridge across Little Squalicum is afire. The citizens are aiding the firemen everywhere. The fire department thinks it is under control.” Pictured is the Eldridge mansion, which burned, near Squalicum Creek. P.R. Jeffcott collection. #fire #forestfires #historicalfires #pnwfires #bellinghamwa #bhamwa #fireseason"

Coincidentally, check out this article shared by local history experts The Good Time Girls about the massive forest fires that swept through in 1894: instagram.com/p/Cwgs3W1vw0D/
#1894 @BellinghamWA

#bellinghamwa #onthisday #otd #whatcom

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Alan McConchie · @alan
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Park and Hertz Trail in are closed due to a that broke out yesterday (caused by a lightning strike).

whatcomcounty.us/civicalerts.a

Here are a couple of photos from Facebook user Bradley Lockhart, one from last night and again this morning, showing how much the fire has grown:

@BellinghamWA

#lakewhatcom #bellinghamwa #wildfire

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The day is finally here!!! Are you ready? We're on our way up to Bellingham for this year's Whatcom Humane Society Dog Days of Summer!!!

Bring your friends, family and OF COURSE your doggos!!!! Pepare yourself for a day of activities and fun! We hope to see you all there 💙







#dogfestival #puppiesofmastodon #puppies #dogsofmastodon #whatcomcounty #whatcomhumanesociety #bellinghamwa #bellingham #dogdaysofsummer #Dogs

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B. Morgan Murrah · @morganm
170 followers · 115 posts · Server subdued.social

@BellinghamWA

No we are not talking about getting tickets to tickets to TSwift or Beyonce (although that would be awesome)

We are talking about the race to the finish line to get tickets to the WA State Ferry System reservations which is apparently equally as cool

Ill be up at 7am two days out spamming the refresh button to book on a particular day

#bellinghamwa #washingtonstate

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Tiny Frightening Woman · @baba_lilith
368 followers · 2554 posts · Server mas.to

Tomorrow! Hopefully I’ve remembered everything.

#craft #bellinghamwa

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Michael Grass · @mgrass
490 followers · 874 posts · Server mstdn.social

After the recent lowland smoke intrusion in Western Washington, it was nice to wander over to Hoag's Pond in Bellingham for a post-dinner hike. What a beautiful spot in the golden hour!

#Nature #pnw #bellinghamwa

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Callie Lowenstein · @callielo
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So many folks out today in fighting to defend WA forests, demanding that @wadnr stop all cutting of old growth. Forest defense is defense!

#bellinghamwa #climate #climateemergency #climatechange #climatecrisis

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Alan McConchie · @alan
1154 followers · 660 posts · Server subdued.social

"Is a heat island? could hurt low-income parts of the city." via :

Canopy coverage in Bellingham was at around 40% in 2018, above the national average of 27-33% coverage.

But: “Within Bellingham there is a lot of tree canopy inequity,” said Micheal Feerer executive director of the Million Trees Project. “Some neighborhoods like Birchwood [...] have a lot less tree canopy than some of the southern neighborhoods.”
bellinghamherald.com/news/loca

#bellinghamwa #climatechange #bellinghamherald #whatcom

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