Recreation Northwest

We promote outdoor recreation and bring people together to enjoy, preserve and improve the places where we play

Recreation Northwest

We teach the health benefits of nature, promote outdoor recreation, and steward the places where we play.

  • Outdoorclassroomhoritzbrown
    Please help us transform our Stewardship project in Fairhaven Park into an Outdoor Classroom. This project is a partnership with Bellingham Parks to create an Outdoor Classroom at the entrance to the Hundred Acre Wood.

    Siteplansp1 Amenities include Native Plant & Invasive Species identification signs displayed in the existing Native Plant Garden. An Amphitheater with public benches; a stone stage; and covered pavilion are in the process of being built.
    Outdoor Classroom Project Overview (PDF) Site Plan with Pavilion (PDF)

     

  • Push pause. Go Play. We are Opting OUTside* and hope you follow our path. 

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    We pushed the pause button on engagement with our social media channels to #GTFO and play. To see what we’re up to read our blog: The Confluence.    Read our position. 

  • Custom Experiences– We offer custom Nature Immersion, Nature Therapy, Nature Therapy Yoga, and Hike options through our Parkscriptions program.

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    Anyone is able to sign up for a guided experience or you can talk to your healthcare provider to work with us to figure out what works best for you.

     

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Our latest Confluence blog posts

  • Lifekit

    Parkscriptions Resource~ A guide to forest bathing: Life Kit

    We are pleased to share this recent Parkscriptions resource for forest bathing with you. It comes from our friends at NPR’s Life Kit podcast. Marielle Segarra, host.  Parkscriptions is a program developed by Recreation Northwest that has evolved over the years. We currently are providing programming with the Options High School AVID program. We offer custom... Read More →
  • Adventurelabqr

    GEOCACHING Adventure Lab – Fairhaven Park Forest “Hundred Acre Wood”

    Our friends at Geocaching.com invited us to create an Adventure Lab! Thanks to board member, Jack Pflueger, he put together a great experience for those of you hooked on geocaching and who like the outdoors. Use your phone’s native QR code scanner to open this Adventure in the Adventure Lab® mobile app. Learn more. From the... Read More →
  • Ocyoutube

    Recreation Northwest’s Outdoor Classroom project in Bellingham’s Hundred Acre Wood

    This past Spring Quarter we were delighted to have Torie Wold as an intern from WWU’s Communications Department. Torie spent the quarter with us capturing the efforts that we’ve put into building an Outdoor Classroom in Bellingham’s Hundred Acre Wood. We thank her for her efforts in helping us tell our story. Push Play.
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