News Coverage, Presentations, and Interviews
Local media coverage spreads the word about our innovative projects & partnerships. We’re very grateful for the in-depth million tree news coverage we receive via local newspapers and podcasts. Enjoy!
WMTP In The News

Climate Summit brings local high school students together | Cascadia Daily News, August 6, 2023

Bellingham housing proposal has environmentalists calling foul | Cascadia Daily News, July 6, 2023
Bellingham residents take a stand for trees | KING-5 News, July 3, 2023
‘A lot of concern’: Bellingham group balks at plan to remove 327 trees for new townhomes | Bellingham Herald, July 1, 2023

Reforesting Western’s Future | The Planet, June 6, 2023

English ivy: Invasive, deadly and probably in your neighborhood — Local environmental nonprofit is targeting the tree-killing vines | Cascadia Daily News, May 31, 2023

City seeks balance: housing needs and forest benefits | The Planet, May 5, 2023

Reforesting Western’s Future (WWU Miyawaki Mini-Forest) | The Planet, April 16, 2023

Sehome Hill Arboretum restoration project planned for Earth Day | The Front, April 14, 2023

Plant, Protect, Connect: Whatcom Million Trees Project Reforests & Restores Public Lands | WhatcomTalk, April 12, 2023

Community members, city work to protect canopy | Cascadia Daily News, September 27, 2022

First Sacred Earth Fair draws hundreds of visitors for climate justice | Cascadia Daily News, July 31, 2022

Saving Bessie | The Planet, June 8, 2022

Here’s what you can do to help Bellingham remain a special place for trees | Bellingham Herald, May 9, 2022

Investing in our planet: Earth Day at Fairhaven Park | The Front (WWU), May 1, 2022

These Whatcom forests are protected from logging in WA’s ‘historic’ new carbon project | Bellingham Herald, April 7, 2022
Have an unwanted tree seedling in your yard? Whatcom nonprofit asks you don’t pull it out | Bellingham Herald, Mar. 30, 2022

Millions of trees are coming to Whatcom | Cascadia Daily News, Jan. 27, 2022

This new nonprofit is planting half a million trees in Whatcom. Where will they all go? | Bellingham Herald, Jan. 11, 2022
Washington plans to log a century-old Whatcom forest, but opponents aren’t giving up yet | Bellingham Herald, Dec. 18, 2021
WMTP Presentations/Interviews
Boosting Climate Resilience One Tree at a Time | City Club Presentation, May 24, 2023 (WMTP portion starts at 44:00 minutes into the video)
