WWU turns away homeless encampment removed from Laurel Park by city of Bellingham

Volunteers helped homeless residents remove a tent encampment at Laurel Park in the Sehome Hill neighborhood Friday morning, March 19, as workers from Bellingham Public Works and Parks and Recreation stood by.

At noon Saturday, March 20, about a dozen tents were seen at Laurel Park.

Friday afternoon, protesters attempted to move the camp to Western Washington University’s Lincoln Creek Park & Ride.