Whatcom County issues a boil water advisory after sewage enters Lake Whatcom near Camp Firwood, posing health risks for some water users. Stay updated.

A 37.55-acre forested site in the foothills south of Lake Whatcom was sold to the city of Bellingham on Monday, May 19, 2025, by Faunt Visser for $860,000. The site contains the headwaters of an ...

Bellingham began buying land in the Lake Whatcom watershed in 2001, using money from fees charged to water customers. Lake Whatcom is the source of drinking water from more than 100,000 Bellingham ...

Bellingham has added nearly 100 acres of land to protected areas around Lake Whatcom over the past two months, including 48 acres that the City Council agreed to buy last week. Another 46 acres of ...

Construction to replace a broken pipe could cause traffic delays for several weeks on Lakeway Drive just east of the Bellingham city limits. Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District announced the ...

A new trail through the forest above Lake Whatcom is open for use, offering a 7-mile route below Stewart Mountain for hikers, mountain bikers and horse riders, the state Department of Natural ...