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! Outdoorclassroomconceptv2There are many formal groups that use Fairhaven Park’s trails and the 100 Acre Wood urban forest for their outdoor activities and environmental education programs. There are also informal groups and individuals who utilize the available spaces to be outside. Having dedicated places for people to connect with one another and with nature is core to an outdoor education program approach.

     

     

  • Giving Tuesday! Please support our work. 

    Givingtuesday

    On this Giving Tuesday, please choose to support Recreation Northwest as we work with our community partners and @BellighamParks to build a public Outdoor Classroom in Fairhaven Park. The use of our Rock Bench & Native Plant Garden area as meeting spaces demonstrate the community need and interest in dedicated space for small groups to gather in our parks.

  • Parkscriptions at Options High School


    We have partnered with Bellingham’s Options High School working with teachers in their classes to improve the health of students through nature exposure, mindfulness practices, and place-based education. Read the Overview. 

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  • Outdoorclassroomprojectoverview

    Greetings on Giving Tuesday

    On this Giving Tuesday, we are asking for your support to help make our Outdoor Classroom project a reality.  Over the past two years we have diligently tried to replace our traditional recreation events with outdoor and nature education experiences. This approach just didn’t have traction. Fortunately, our grounded stewardship work in Fairhaven Park has... Read More →
  • 9coats

    Confluence ~ October 2022

    What a Summer. Fall is here. While it feels like summer weather outside this week, the seasons have shifted, and we are trying to get back into our “normal” work/school routines. For those of you who read our newsletter or follow us on our social media channels, you may notice that we have been relatively... Read More →
  • Masterplancover

    Support the approval of the Chuckanut Community Forest Master Plan

    Dear Mayor Fleetwood and City of Bellingham Council Members,  I am writing to you to support the approval of the Chuckanut Community Forest Master Plan.  Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Todd Elsworth, I live at 1404 J Street with my 14 year old daughter, Violet. Professionally, I founded and have led... Read More →
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