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See bald eagles now on the Nooksack
Deming Homestead Eagle Park is a good place to see bald eagles in December as they gather to feed on salmon carcasses.
Community rallies around rogue skate park
When Lynden-area resident Joe King first saw a 25-acre property near this small mountain town, he figured it was a nice piece of property where he'd like to live some day.
Snohomish artist inspired by beauty of Glacier National Park
Roy E. Hughes snapped 1,000 photographs while hiking in Montana. He didn't fill five albums back home in Snohomish.
The goal: Nearly $350,000 for parks
Washington's National Park Fund has set a goal of raising almost $350,000 in 2010 to support programs and research at the three national parks in the state.
Permits available to cut Christmas trees in national forest
Permits to cut a Christmas tree in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest go on sale beginning Thursday, Nov.
State warned gravel pit of slope instability 4 years before landslide
Washington's Department of Natural Resources warned a Naches gravel pit four years ago that its operations might be destabilizing a portion of the slope that collapsed onto Highway 410 this week.
Seabury Blair Jr.: Parks Not Always Treated as Treasures in Good Old Days
Outdoors YAHOO! Outdoors I hope you've been watching the new film series by Ken Burns, The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
Pedestrian struck on Mount Baker Highway
A 25-year-old man was in satisfactory condition at St. Joseph Hospital on Sunday, Sept.
Amber Alert suspect: 'You will not ever see us again!'
A report of domestic abuse led to the eventual release of a statewide Amber Alert Tuesday, the arrest of an 18-year old father, the recovery of a 9-month old female child, and the inclusion of the 18-year old female mother into a domestic violence safe house.
CYCLING: Bellingham's Rathcamp third fastest at Mount Baker Hill Climb
Seattle's Russell Stevenson took top honors at the Mount Baker Hill Climb on Sunday, Sept.
A Few Western Glaciers Exceptions to the Rule...
Shrinking glaciers have turned out to be one of the clearest harbingers of global warming.
White River School Board told of students' lofty goals
White River High School's Associated Student Body officers have set some lofty goals for the 2009-10 school year.
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WSDOT shrink wraps bridge to protect environment
Photo courtesy of WSDOT [enlarge] Crews recently shrink wrapped the Nooksack River Bridge near the Whatcom County town of Glacier to contain lead paint debris.
Highway east of Glacier closed Sunday morning for bicycling event
Mount Baker Highway will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 13, just east of Glacier near Canyon Creek Road.
Yellowstone, Glacier featured on new quarters 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
HELENA, Mont. a ' The U.S. Mint plans a new state quarter program that will feature a national park or other national site in each state along with the District of Columbia and five territories.
Auction: Most Glacier cabins sold for anywhere from $5 to $275
Glacier Creek Lodge and 14 ski cabins were up for bid in an unusual auction put on by the Washington State Department of Transportation last week.
Auction: Most Glacier cabins sold for anywhere from $5 to $275
Glacier Creek Lodge and 14 ski cabins were up for bid in an unusual auction put on by the Washington State Department of Transportation last week.
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Editorial: Judge Ricardo Martinez and the power of a pen
On occasion, a federal judge comes along who plays a remarkable role in shaping the direction of society, which is why their appointments are often so hard-fought. Consider William Dwyer, who, during his 15-year tenure on the federal bench in Seattle, did more to protect the Pacific Northwest's last stands of old-growth forests than probably any ...
State auctions off Mount Baker cabins for as little as $5
All but one shed auctioned by the state Department of Transportation in Glacier, near Mount Baker, sold today, some for as little as $5. The highest bid was $2,700 for the Glacier Creek Lodge, a two-story building with two bedrooms, a kitchen and bath.
WSDOT to auction ski cabins, other buildings
The Washington State Department of Transportation plans to auction off surplus buildings including twenty-two ski cabins in Glacier.