Whatcom County has its share of hazardous slide areas, too

While Whatcom County has no known landslide threats that compare to the one that devastated the Oso community along the Stillaguamish River's North Fork on March 22, hilly portions of the county are dotted with areas where small-but-dangerous slides have occurred in recent years.

Dan McShane, a geologist and former Whatcom County Council member, said geologists were well aware of the hazards at the Stillaguamish site before the Oso disaster.