flooding
Still rising: Planners assess sea level, storm surge risks
July 15, 2022
Kai Uyehara
Rising sea levels combined with storm surges threaten to inundate shoreline sites such as Bellingham’s Boulevard Park.
Floods, fish and farming intersect in Nooksack Basin’s complex challenge
February 17, 2022
Clifford Heberden
As Whatcom County works to prepare for the next major flooding events and to foster community resilience, a discussion on long-term solutions and ways to promote salmon population and environmental preservation along the Nooksack River is taking shape.
Community Voices / Nooksack flood, water solutions to protect families, fish and farms will require collaboration
January 5, 2022
Rich Appel
Whatcom farmers are calling for communitywide collaboration in pursuing solutions to flooding and water supply issues in the Nooksack River Basin.
photo: Alan Fritzberg
Devastated after flooding, north Whatcom County moves into recovery mode
December 3, 2021
Well over 700 homes have been reported damaged in Whatcom County after the area endured three atmospheric rivers in less than three weeks. While cleanup is underway, the impacts on lives and livelihoods will continue for some time.