Mabel gives the camera one of her classic side-eyes at the Whatcom Humane Society’s farm facility in Nooksack, Wash., in June 2025. Today, Mabel is an island cow, living out her days on San Juan Island at the Heaven on Earth Animal Retirement Sanctuary. // Photo courtesy of Andrea Merrill
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April 3The blossoms of an Italian plum tree on the Outback Farm rustle in the wind on March 5, 2026. Together, the Outback Farm and Western's Native American Student Union bring the Preservation Station to life. // Photo by Rosalie Johnson
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March 18John Savage, or the Red Square Preacher, has a discussion with students on Western Washington University’s campus in Bellingham, Wash. on Feb. 26, 2026. Savage is known to street preach in Red Square; his sign reads: ‘Repent and be forgiven’. // Photo by Raleigh Nolan






