From Forest to Furnace: Dan Friday Continues Tradition in Glass

A man in glasses and a blue and black leaf patterned button up holds a metal rod with a glowing orange mass of glass at the far end.

Dan Friday, a member of the Lummi Nation, has been creating glass art drawn from his Coast Salish heritage for 30 years. The heat hit him first. Furnaces roared and metal tools clanged as molten glass glowed in barely controlled shapes. Dan Friday hadn’t come to the hot shop for a class or to buy […]

Shore Friendly is sending ripples throughout the region

The shore of a cobbled beach.

Shore Friendly is a voluntary program that helps private landowners of marine shorelines in Puget Sound reduce shoreline armoring and restore shoreline habitat around the Sound. The program aids landowners in managing their property while also restoring natural beach habitat.