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Study for Birch Bay shoreline project released

After studying the possible impacts of the proposed Birch Bay shoreline enhancements, five Western Washington University (WWU) students have concluded the most serious effects will come during construction.

The students completed an environmental impact assessment of the proposed Birch…

2012-08-09
WWU students release environmental impact study for Birch Bay shoreline project

Five Western Washington University (WWU) students, after studying the possible impacts of the proposed Birch Bay shoreline enhancements, have concluded the most serious impacts will come during construction.

The students completed an environmental impact assessment of the Birch Bay Drive…

2012-08-07
CLC hires Cassandra McKinney as director of the Green Economy and Sustainable Water Center

Cassandra McKinney became director of the College of Lake County Green Economy and Sustainable Water Center, effective July 2.
Most recently, McKinney worked as water resources manager for McHenry County Government in Woodstock, Ill., where she started and directed the county’s…

2012-08-07
Bill to protect lookout would chip away at wilderness protection

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen has introduced federal legislation to effectively over-rule a federal court decision to remove the illegally constructed Green Mountain Lookout near Darrington. Larsen's actions are an unprecedented effort to strip away protections from a designated wilderness that…

2012-07-23
Kirkland resident earns scholarship from WWU

Western Washington University student Ryan Patrick Hasert, son of Clifford Hasert and Deborah Krogman of Kirkland, received a $1,218 Gary Gray Memorial Scholarship in Environmental Photography for the 2012-2013 academic year.

2012-07-23
College Quest students perform WWU waste audit 2012-07-20
Water Quality Decline Has Slowed

According to the latest Lake Whatcom Monitoring Program Annual Report for 2010-11 (Matthews et. al., 2012), our community’s primary drinking water source continues to decline in water quality. The rate of decline has slowed as indicated by some water quality parameters; however, other parameters…

2012-07-18
Sheldon crowned Kent's Miss Cornucopia

For Kelli Sheldon, the coronation was validation.

Kent's newly crowned Miss Cornucopia considers the honor humbling, a reflection of her tireless, fulfilling work in the community

2012-07-16
Students blog from Siberia during Polaris Project 2012-07-13
Google tracks hellish wildfire season in the American West

Google has created the 2012 US Wildfire Crisis Map to dynamically track the four dozen wildfires blazing across the United States, mostly in the West.

The map, built on its Crisis Response platform, is tracking about 50 fires, including the 100,000-acre Clay complex in Utah and the…

2012-07-05
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