The Quiet Sound program is researching ways to reduce noise pollution from boats in heavily trafficked waterways that cross paths with Southern Resident Killer Whales.

When a fishing boat sank near San Juan Island this summer, spilling diesel into the Puget Sound, it was a race to retrieve the boat, stop the spread of fuel oil and prevent marine life from swimming into it.

Bellingham’s adoption of “Quiet Zones” and installation of safety equipment at railroad crossings to ensure safe horn volumes remains incomplete after more than a decade.

Darrell Hillaire created Children of the Setting Sun Productions in the honor of his great grandfather, a Lummi Nation member who witnessed the treaty signings of Mukilteo in 1855. This October, Hillaire and the production team completed filming the Salmon People, a documentary about the Lummi Nation’s reliance upon salmon as a way of life.

Bellingham’s Dockside Market brings community, business, and fish together in a sound and sustainable way.

Canyon Lake Community Forest is a unique asset to Western. Without a key, it’s largely inaccessible for students who could otherwise learn from the forest’s ecology.

Helicopter tourism over Snoqualmie Falls is disturbing the Snoqualmie Tribe's traditional practices. There's no legislation in place to protect them and many tour companies refuse to change their ways.

The staff of the Lushootseed Language Department is working to expand traditional language curriculum within the Tulalip Tribes and share Lushootseed with children from a young age to keep the language alive.