Matt Benoit and Mike Sato
Matt Benoit and Mike Sato

Matt Benoit is Bellingham-born and raised. He’s written for the Bellingham Herald, Tri-City Herald, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Discover Magazine.com, and WhatcomTalk.com, among others. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and media production from Washington State University. See more of his work at matthewcbenoit.com.

Mike Sato serves as managing editor for the Salish Current. He also compiles environmental news items for the weekday Salish Sea News and Weather and periodically blogs for Salish Sea Communications. He is the author of The Price of Taming a River: The Decline of Puget Sound’s Duwamish/Green Waterway. He resides in Bellingham and on Lopez Island.