Part one of a two-part feature on honeybees explores existential threats they face, from climate change to mites and bears.

It's possible for nearly everyone to help keep honeybees busy in their vital role as agricultural, garden and wildland ...

School board says reductions are necessary to balance the budget. Students and teachers say the cuts will create ‘a safety ...

A beloved family farm northeast of Ferndale will be transformed into an agricultural research station supporting the area's ...

The plan has a number of first-year projects currently in-progress, including the creation of a 23-hour-a-day crisis center, a program for mental health-based sentencing alternatives, a prosecutorial ...

High bacteria counts in stormwater are prompting concerns, as volunteer citizen scientists walk Anacortes and Bellingham shores to help track outfall water quality. Once rebuilt, a 1,200-foot pier on ...

The flooding concern is common in the Samish River delta. Flooding worries “Mostly, you just worry about the Samish River if anything. If you’re worrying about water, you’re worrying about flooding,” ...

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Friends for years, La Conner artists Meg Holgate and Steve Klein have collaborated on an exhibit with a clear message about climate change. The show, “A Precarious Edge,” features Holgate’s paintings ...

Also read in Salish Current: • “Commentary: Seeing the forests through the plantations,” Dec. 20, 2024 • “Commentary: Unfortunately, Mother Earth wasn’t on the ballot,” Nov. 7, 2024 • “Litigation ...

A new La Conner newspaper launched in March, following the closing of one of the state’s oldest weeklies. The letters, emails and calls have been pouring in since the launch of La Conner Community ...

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