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WWU prof: Time right for Galbraith conservation effort

A new map that will be the official source of online information for the Galbraith Mountain biking and running trails has come at a time when bicyclists and others seek to conserve the mountain for recreational use.

A story about the map ran in the Monday, June 16…

2014-06-16
WWU student puts Bellingham's Galbraith Mountain on the map

The web of mountain biking trails on Galbraith Mountain climb, switch back, loop and crisscross. Trails close or get moved, to accommodate logging or generate fresh excitement for riders.

If only there were a website that was always updated with the latest trail…

2014-06-16
From Window magazine: 'Oceans in Peril' 2014-06-11
Rob Galbraith to retire after 31 years at Western 2014-06-09
Innovative teachers to be honored today 2014-06-06
Free summer programs at Padilla Bay nature center

Many openings remain for free summertime programs and classes for all ages at the Breazeale Interpretive Center, part of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in coastal Skagit County.

Most classes for "junior ecologists" in the 6- to 9-year…

2014-06-05
Huxley Spatial Institute develops interactive map of rail lines used to ship crude oil in North America 2014-06-04
New website features interactive map of Galbraith trails

A website launch of GalbraithMountainMap.com, an interactive web map of the trails at Galbraith Mountain, will begin at 3 p.m. Friday, June 6, in Arntzen Hall 30 (AH30) at Western Washington University.

2014-06-03
WWU, Ecology team to train future cleanup experts

As a college student, Susannah Edwards toured the Everett Shipyard cleanup site on Port Gardner Bay.

Now she's working on cleaning up the shipyard as an Ecology employee.

Susannah, a sediment specialist in training in the Toxics Cleanup Program, joined Ecology in October…

2014-06-02
Retirement party for Debnath Mookherjee is June 4 2014-06-02
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