Artist’s Corner
Moonlight
November 22, 2022
Capturing the boldness and beauty of the owl’s attitude and form commemorates the moment.
Tony Angell
Natural Resources
Tacoutche Tesse, the Northwest’s great ghost river — Part 2: The flood and building back better
November 18, 2022
The great flood of 2021 brought massive destruction but also the opportunity to build back better.
Eric Scigliano
Public Health
After the flood: still rebuilding amid uncertainty, anxiety—and community
November 17, 2022
A year after flooding devastated the Nooksack Valley, survivors continue working to recover from damages, prepare for future flooding—and wait for government funds and solutions.
Kai Uyehara
Community Voices
Listen, and support Indigenous voices
November 16, 2022
Commentary: Knowledge and awareness of the challenges Indigenous peoples face are good; what matters is action.
Terri Thayer
Natural Resources
Anacortes toxic city dump one of hundreds dotting the state
November 11, 2022
A landfill for four decades, a site on the edge of a forest in Anacortes is the target of a cleanup plan being negotiated by the City and the Department of Ecology.
Richard Arlin Walker
Journalism
Trust in truth of news is a casualty of the information wars
November 11, 2022
A growing and divisive mistrust of the truthfulness of news media raises serious concerns for the local community and the wider society.
Matt Benoit
Governance
San Juan County voters reject ranked choice voting, spending measures
November 9, 2022
Turnout plummeted, charter amendments failed and the challenger leads the incumbent sheriff in San Juan County’s midterm election.
Nancy DeVaux
Artist’s Corner
Sunset at Wiley Slough
November 9, 2022
A longtime watercolor artist found inspiration in the Skagit Valley’s protected estuaries during a dramatic sunset.
Thomas William Jones
Natural Resources
Tacoutche Tesse, the Northwest’s great ghost river — Part 1: Not the Columbia
November 4, 2022
Salish Current is exploring in a series of articles the Fraser River and its rich, varied and threatened life. This week, Part 1: Not the Columbia.
Eric Scigliano
Natural Resources
Researchers, growers face the challenge of acidic ocean water
November 3, 2022
Salish Sea waters are acidifying faster than ever before, but researchers in Washington are leading the world in addressing the looming disaster.
Rena Kingery
Community Voices
Claims about Nooksack water rights must meet fact test
November 3, 2022
Commentary: Collaboration is the only way to solve the twin problems of too little water at one time, too much at another, in the Nooksack Basin.
Fred Likkel
Governance
Vigilance! Security against cyberthreat is a 24/7 need
October 28, 2022
While cybersecurity is a daily concern for individual users, it reflects the ever-growing threat to local municipalities and agencies that rely on increasing amounts of online information.
Matt Benoit
Agriculture
Who will farm to feed the people?
October 28, 2022
Whatcom and Skagit farm centers equip and empower a new generation of farmers. As their predecessors age, farmland prices increase while affordability of land decreases.
Kai Uyehara
Governance
What do ‘community policing’ and ‘police reform’ mean … in the islands?
October 28, 2022
Island-style policing in the San Juans may be an embodiment of real police reform—or it may fall victim to changing times.
Kathryn Wheeler
Natural Resources
Devastating wasting illness of influential, iconic sea stars still a mystery
October 21, 2022
Sea star wasting syndrome still threatens area sea stars, but community scientists and researchers are helping to shed light on the mysterious illness.
Rena Kingery
Recreation
Lopez pool plan is making waves
October 21, 2022
An $8 million campaign to build a swimming pool on Lopez Island for its 2,800 residents has brought out donors, supporters—and opponents.
Kathryn Wheeler