Outdoors

Both rivers will close on April 11 after lower-than-expected returns of steelhead.

Washington State Parks has announced its expanding same-day reservations to all parks with reservable campgrounds.

Since 2013, Recreation Northwest has taught the Whatcom County community about the benefits of nature, provided outdoor activities and set an example of how to be stewards of local parks.

The ski area has received more than 10′ of snowfall in March including 6′ in the past week.

The half mile loop, geared for runners 12 and under, goes through Fairhaven Park near the finish line of the esteemed Chuckanut 50k race.

A rare 4 inches of solid ice at Lake Padden means only one thing for these two: ice skating and biking.

The department is updating their Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan, a document which determines the course, preservation and growth future parks and recreation systems within the community.

The epic snowboard race runs all day starting with qualifiers on Friday, Feb. 7 and Saturday, Feb. 8. The top racers will then compete in the finals on Sunday, Feb. 9.

The Canadian Border Services Agency announced that hikers will have to go through an official Port of Entry if they want to finish the Canadian leg of the Pacific Crest Trail.

The Bellingham nonprofit has now planted over 2,800 trees and protected nearly 323,000.