By: Jamie K. Donaldson

Hip Hip Hooray for the Herons!
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Fri Apr 1, 2022
Twenty-two years, hundreds of volunteers, thousands of hours, their own lawyer, and the herons won!
3 min read · 8 comments
One Last Chance for Permanent Protection for the City’s Great Blue Herons?
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Thu Oct 21, 2021
 After twenty years of fits and starts, there is a time-sensitive opportunity for the city of Bellingham to finally create the Post Point Great Blue Heron Reserve. City Council and Mayor Fleetwood
2 min read · 11 comments
Fledgling Great Blue Herons Need Our Help
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Thu Jul 2, 2020
With this year’s crop about to fly the coop, it’s time to contact Mayor Fleetwood to seal the deal and create a permanent, protected wildlife reserve — the first of its kind in Bellingham.
2 min read · 1 comment
Update on Protection for the Post Point Great Blue Heron Colony
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Fri Mar 13, 2020
Jamie K writes a brief article for us on the herons. Amongst all our human travails, we need to still protect our natural environment.
2 min read · 1 comment
We Have Failed to Adequately Protect Bellingham’s Great Blue Herons
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Thu Jan 2, 2020
A superb update of where we are as a community on protecting Bellingham’s only Great Blue Heron colony.
5 min read
What’s Going on with the Herons, Council?
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Sat Aug 31, 2019
Jamie Donaldson urges us to contact the Bellingham City Council again as it appears there is foot dragging on acquiring the buffer woods by the heron colony nests.
2 min read · 1 comment
Huge Victory toward Creation of the Post Point Great Blue Heron Reserve
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Sat Jul 27, 2019
In meeting with Jamie K, Mayor Kelli commits to the city purchasing the land for the heron reserve.
1 min read · 3 comments
We Must Finish the Job and Create a Great Blue Heron Reserve at Post Point
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Fri Jul 26, 2019
City planning - and the developer - abandoned their defense of the illegal permit to build in the critical area by the heron colony.
5 min read · 2 comments
Good News for the Post Point Herons… For Now
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Tue Jul 16, 2019
The developer and city have surrendered in their effort to allow building new homes in the Critical Area that protects the Great Blue Heron colony on Bellingham’s waterfront.
3 min read · 2 comments
All Hands on Deck to Help Protect the Great Blue Herons
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Tue May 21, 2019
Updated May 21. How each of us can help protect the Great Blue Herons nesting trees from city proposed approval of development in the buffer trees.
3 min read · 4 comments
Herons Continued: A Response to a Reader’s Comments
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Sat May 18, 2019
Jamie K clarifies several issues that Gabe Rogel posted about the protective woods buffer to the heron colony.
5 min read
Bellingham Heron Colony Threatened by Development - Again
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Thu Apr 4, 2019
Bellingham’s Only Great Blue Heron colony Faces Human Threats - Again. Who Wants to Help?
5 min read · 6 comments

Jamie K. Donaldson

Citizen Journalist · Writing Since Feb 4, 2025
Jamie K. Donaldson is a long-time activist for peace, social justice, and the environment. She was the founder of the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center in downtown Bellingham, and is retired from the University of British Columbia. She is the former president of the Board of Directors of the Bellingham Food Bank, and is a volunteer park steward. Jamie is a member of the North Cascades Audubon Society and local Sierra Club.

Total lifetime comments: 12

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