How nice of this #WestJet #737 to dump its fuel at low altitude over #WhatcomCounty instead of on the #BritishColumbia side of the border. https://whatcom-news.com/boeing-737-circling-over-whatcom-county-was-an-unusual-sight_214299/ #FlightAware #YVR #BellinghamWA #WhatcomNews #Canada #VancouverBC

The weather is just about perfect here in Marine Park in Bellingham. Clear skies, 71°F / 22°C. Enjoy your Friday and weekend.

#WAWx #BellinghamWA #SalishSea #PNW #WashingtonState

A proposed metal shredding facility in North #BellinghamWA 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 #SalishCurrent: https://salish-current.org/2023/09/07/noise-toxins-traffic-concerns-with-proposed-metal-shredding/

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

The #WhatcomCounty 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 https://www.cascadiadaily.com/news/2023/sep/01/costs-incarceration-rates-merit-a-no-vote-on-jail-measure/ #BellinghamWA

The #WhatcomCounty Council of Governments wants your input on their Scenic Byway corridor management plans for #MtBakerHighway and #ChuckanutDrive. If you live near here or visit this area, please take the survey and let them know that these important routes need better #cycling infrastructure! https://wcog.org/scenic-byways/ #MtBaker #Kulshan #Chuckanut #Whatcom #BellinghamWA #PNW

All is quiet on Bellingham Bay.

#BellinghamWA #WAwx #PNW

George Dyson is a local treasure here in #BellinghamWA and the #PNW

Quoting @ccohanlon:

https://merveilles.town/@ccohanlon/109593035098921891

Coal Creek Fire is out, they’re handling a few hot spots. Also was closer to Bell Creek than Coal, that was confusing people. #wawx #BellinghamWa #whatcom #wildfire

@BellinghamWA #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

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 #PNW! Specifically, #BellinghamWA. Looking forward to the road trip, too.

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

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

#LakeWhatcom Park and Hertz Trail in #BellinghamWA are closed due to a #wildfire that broke out yesterday (caused by a lightning strike).

https://www.whatcomcounty.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=3969

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

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 💙
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#Dogs #DogDaysOfSummer #Bellingham #BellinghamWA #WhatcomHumaneSociety #WhatcomCounty #DogsOfMastodon #Puppies #PuppiesOfMastodon #DogFestival

@BellinghamWA #BellinghamWA #washingtonstate

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

Tomorrow! Hopefully I’ve remembered everything. #BellinghamWa #craft

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!

#BellinghamWA #PNW #Nature

So many folks out today in #bellinghamwa fighting to defend WA forests, demanding that @wadnr stop all cutting of old growth. Forest defense is #climate defense! #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

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

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 #Whatcom Million Trees Project. “Some neighborhoods like Birchwood [...] have a lot less tree canopy than some of the southern neighborhoods.”
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article278184822.html