[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-county-whatcom-county-wa":3},{"family":4,"bundle":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"subtitle":8,"hero_description":9,"meta_description":10,"cta_title":11,"cta_body":12,"county_name":13,"state_name":14,"abbr":15,"geoid":16,"active_claims":17,"federal_leases":18,"rights_of_way":19,"orphaned_wells":18,"plss_sections":20,"headline_stats":21,"locked_metrics":33,"questions":48,"related":58,"rollup":84,"last_data_refresh":119,"quality":120,"isSeed":122,"card_stat":121,"card_stat_label":123},"land-county","land","whatcom-county-wa","Mining Claims and Federal Land in Whatcom County, Washington","Federal Land pack · Washington","Whatcom County has 65 active BLM mining claims, 0 federal oil and gas leases and 8 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 2,558 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.","Federal land in Whatcom County, WA: 65 active mining claims, 0 BLM oil and gas leases, 8 rights-of-way and 0 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen a Whatcom County section for federal land","Search any Whatcom County PLSS section and get its mining claims, BLM leases, rights-of-way, orphaned wells and environmental layers in one Federal Land report, with a PDF you can file.","Whatcom County","Washington","WA","53073",65,0,8,2558,[22,25,28,31],{"label":23,"value":24},"Active mining claims","65",{"label":26,"value":27},"Federal O&G leases","0",{"label":29,"value":30},"BLM rights-of-way","8",{"label":32,"value":27},"Orphaned wells",[34,37,40,42,44,46],{"label":35,"value":36},"Report layers with Washington data","9 of 15",{"label":38,"value":39},"FEMA flood zones","",{"label":41,"value":39},"USFWS critical habitat",{"label":43,"value":39},"Wildfire risk (USFS)",{"label":45,"value":39},"USDA crop history",{"label":47,"value":39},"USGS elevation summary",[49,52,55],{"q":50,"partial_answer":51},"Are there mining claims in Whatcom County, WA?","Yes. 65 BLM mining claims are active in Whatcom County, and 3 more are filed or under review. The Federal Land pack shows which claims fall on the section you search.",{"q":53,"partial_answer":54},"Is there BLM land in Whatcom County, WA?","This page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 0 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Whatcom County as the county of record, and 8 authorized rights-of-way sit in the county. The Federal Land pack shows which leases and rights-of-way touch the section you search.",{"q":56,"partial_answer":57},"What does a Federal Land screen of a Whatcom County section cover?","The report has Washington data for 9 of its 15 layers, including FEMA flood zones, USFWS critical habitat, wildfire risk (USFS) and USDA crop history. USGS documents no orphaned wells in this county.",[59,65,69,72,75,78,81],{"family":60,"slug":61,"label":62,"exists":63,"group":64},"land-state","washington","Washington federal land",true,"State",{"family":4,"slug":66,"label":67,"exists":63,"group":68},"pend-oreille-county-wa","Pend Oreille County","Other Washington counties",{"family":4,"slug":70,"label":71,"exists":63,"group":68},"okanogan-county-wa","Okanogan County",{"family":4,"slug":73,"label":74,"exists":63,"group":68},"chelan-county-wa","Chelan County",{"family":4,"slug":76,"label":77,"exists":63,"group":68},"kittitas-county-wa","Kittitas County",{"family":4,"slug":79,"label":80,"exists":63,"group":68},"ferry-county-wa","Ferry County",{"family":4,"slug":82,"label":83,"exists":63,"group":68},"skamania-county-wa","Skamania County",{"label":85,"head":86,"a":87,"b":109},"Federal land activity","What BLM and USGS record in Whatcom County",{"title":88,"cap":89,"rows":90},"Records by type","County counts",[91,92,95,97,99,102,104,106],[23,24],[93,94],"Claims filed or under review","3",[96,27],"Authorized O&G leases (county of record)",[98,27],"O&G lease acres (county of record)",[100,101],"Geothermal leases","1",[103,30],"Rights-of-way",[105,27],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",[107,108],"PLSS sections","2,558",{"title":110,"cap":111,"bars":112},"Record mix","Share of active BLM records",[113,115,117],{"label":23,"val":24,"pct":114},88,{"label":100,"val":101,"pct":116},1,{"label":103,"val":30,"pct":118},11,"2026-10-30",{"passed":63,"score":121},74,false,"active BLM records"]