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2005
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(**Articles on the Bellingham Herald website are posted for two weeks under “news archives”. After two weeks, this link will no longer work and you will need to contact the Bellingham Herald if you would like a copy of the article.)
February 5, 2006. Architect Covers The Waterfront's Possibilities:
Planners For The G-P Site Were Given Few Limits.
Bellingham Herald
“ The four waterfront design concepts developed by LMN Architects of Seattle
have been in the spotlight in recent weeks as the process of planning redevelopment
of the central Bellingham waterfront heats up.”
http://news.bellinghamherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/NEWS01/602050348&SearchID=73234854553918
February 5, 2006. Grant Will Buy Marine Center Research Boat.
Bellingham Herald
“ Western Washington University has been awarded a $149,458 grant to buy
a new marine research boat. The university's Shannon Point Marine Center will
replace its aging trawler with a new 32-foot aluminum boat, which can support
trawling, dredging and water column sampling.”
http://news.bellinghamherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060205/NEWS04/602050350&SearchID=73234852064707
February 2, 2006. Push For Waterfront Parks Continues: Port Takes
Neighbors’ Comments About Former G-P Land, Other Shoreline Areas.
Bellingham Herald
“ It was supposed to be a meeting to air neighborhood issues, but residents
of neighborhoods near the central Bellingham waterfront seem to share one issue
with everyone else: They want a redeveloped waterfront to have as much public
green space as possible.”
http://news.bellinghamherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060202/NEWS07/60202001&SearchID=73234854775716
February 1, 2006. Warmer Weather May Be Causing Seabirds’ Deaths:
Dying Gulls Harbingers Of Larger Problem.
Bellingham Herald/ Associated Press
"NEAH BAY - The mass starvation deaths of murres on Tatoosh Island off
the Olympic Peninsula may be due in part to unusual weather patterns along the
West Coast, scientists say.”
http://news.bellinghamherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060201/NEWS05/602010327&SearchID=73234852286228
February 1, 2006. Work Focuses On Protecting Watershed: Wanda
Cucinotta Puts Training To Use In Effort To Protect Lummi Island.
Bellingham Herald
"Wanda Cucinotta says most people have the best intentions, but because
they don't know how interconnected and sensitive nature is, they don't understand
how to be good stewards of their land.”
http://news.bellinghamherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060201/LIFE06/602010302&SearchID=73234854248266
January 26-February 1, 2006. Marine Drive Makeover To Begin.
The Northern Light
“ Blaine director of public works Steve Banham has told Marine Drive businesses
to expect some disruption next summer as the $5 million Marine Drive renovation
gets underway. This first phase of the work will rebuild Marine Drive from west
of the railroad tracks to the large white tank on the north side of the road
just west of Marine Park that was once Blaine’s only sewage and waste water
treatment facility. ”
http://www.thenorthernlight.com/archives/2006/tnl_jan26/fp3.html
January 13-19, 2006. Port Receives $322,316 In Grants.
Whatcom Independent
“ Last month Ecology distributed more than $58 million in grants to ‘protect,
preserve and enhance Washington's environment.’ The Port of Bellingham
received $322,316 to clean up several areas affected by decades of contamination
left behind by Georgia-Pacific (GP).”
http://www.whatcomindy.com/archives/issue112.pdf
January 12-19, 2006. 2005 In Review: Drayton Harbor Shellfish
District
The Northern Light
“ The Drayton Harbor Shellfish Protection District Citizens Advisory Committee
has just wound up its 10th year working to clean up Drayton Harbor. It has been
another successful year for this volunteer committee. We were able to secure
some Whatcom County funding for 2005 and 2006 to provide staff support and some
high priority water quality monitoring and pollution control projects. ”
http://www.thenorthernlight.com/archives/2006/tnl_jan19/inside6.html
January 12-19, 2006. Marine Drive Upgrades Disruptions To Be Discussed
At Upcoming Meeting.
The Northern Light
“ Blaine city officials have scheduled a meeting for 7 p.m. Thursday, January
19 to discuss updates to the Marine Drive reconstruction and wastewater tank
installation projects. Several major capital improvements have been planned along
Marine Drive and are scheduled to be implemented within the next few years such
as a new, low-impact wastewater treatment facility, an underground storage tank
for wastewater, and the reconstruction and improvement of Marine Drive. ”
http://www.thenorthernlight.com/archives/2006/tnl_jan19/inside5.html
January 12-19, 2006. On the Waterfront.
The Northern Light
“ Happy 2006! A new year means a new fishery for local fishers. Those who
go north to Alaskan waters start fishing for pollock and cod on January 20. Crab
fishers off the Washington coast had their season open December 31, but did not
start fishing then, due to negotiations on price. The last I heard they still
are not fishing. This keeps the price of local crab high, as long as crab is
scarce in the marketplace.”
http://www.thenorthernlight.com/archives/2006/tnl_jan19/inside7.html
January 6-12, 2006. Coast Guard Docks In Fairhaven
Whatcom Independent
“ Coast Guard officials said last week their new facility in the Fairhaven
bay will have no impact on marine traffic. The new 120-foot long pier will be
home to two 87-foot Coast Guard cutters each housing a crew of 10.”
http://www.whatcomindy.com/archives/issue111.pdf
January 5-11, 2006. 2005 In Review: Birch Bay Steering Committee.
The Northern Light
“ Going on six years now, the Birch Bay Steering Committee has been meeting
on a regular basis so that the people in the Birch Bay community, in an atmosphere
of civility, respect, responsibility and resourcefulness can address issues,
take advantage of opportunities and plan input to their own local future.”
http://www.thenorthernlight.com/archives/2006/tnl_jan05/inside4.html
