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With only three weeks left of my summer science writing fellowship, my time with CDN is almost over. Over the last couple of months, I've realized that Bellingham is a pretty great place to be a science writer. There's a lot to learn about both land and sea here: Through this job, I've gotten up close and personal with creatures as different as honeybees and eelgrass.

But beyond having astonishing nature, Bellingham is full of people working to protect and understand it. I've gotten to know nonprofits like RE Sources and Whatcom Million Trees Project, which recently celebrated its success in getting the state to ban the sale of invasive English and Atlantic ivy.

And I've gotten to know researchers, from Alia Khan's lab using hi-tech drones to understand glacier melt, to Jack Beeson, an intern at the Community Boating Center, scuba diving at Taylor Dock to count sea stars.

Getting to know a place through the people who care about its nature is a real privilege. If you know any nature lovers with a story to tell, I'd love to hear it — reach out! I want to learn all I can before I head out of here.

Today's news

Lummi Nation Chairman Anthony Hillaire speaks at a press conference July 28 at the Whatcom Unified Emergency Management facility in Ferndale. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

Suspect in Lummi police officer shooting apprehended in Ferndale

Scuba-diving WWU student tracks fatal sea star disease in Bellingham

City switches to back-in angled parking on State Street 

Six-figure donation helps save future of North Cascades equine program

Hospital district candidates bring varied backgrounds, priorities

Whatcom Rangers girls soccer team places second at nationals

Guest commentary: The coming World Cup is fun, but don't ignore climate costs of global sports fests

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Weekend catch-up 

The Barmann Cellars tasting room in Maple Falls. The Puget Sound AVA is home to a dynamic group of small producers such as Barmann Cellars. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

At Barmann Cellars in Maple Falls, a couple makes wine that 'tastes like here'

Sedro-Woolley School Board candidates say no politics, focus on students after tumultuous year

Three Mount Vernon City Council hopefuls focus on affordable housing solutions

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