BELLINGHAM - Despite attempts to control pollution from runoff, the quality of water in Lake Whatcom is worsening, according to a new annual report.

In precious few places around Lake Whatcom, towering groves of trees offer a glimpse of what mature forests have to offer. Stands of 120-year-old cedars, hemlocks and Douglas-firs filter rainwater ...

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 ...

Lake Whatcom has been on the state’s list of polluted water bodies since 1998, as a result of the poor dissolved oxygen levels in the water. This result is a direct cause of human action in Whatcom.

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 ...

More than 100 acres of land in the Lake Whatcom watershed is getting greater protection under an expanded non-development agreement and purchase of property near the lake, which provides drinking ...