Sehome Arboretum site proposed for WWU’s Coast Salish longhouse

Bellingham residents are getting their first look at a traditional Coast Salish longhouse, which is planned for the base of Sehome Hill Arboretum on land owned by the city of Bellingham. Western Washington University recently shared a drawing of the longhouse, which was funded this year by $4.5 million from the state Legislature.

A key step in that process will be at an online meeting of Sehome Hill Arboretum Board of Governors, scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16.