2018 Fairhaven Park Work Parties
Recreation Northwest is the Stewards of Fairhaven Park. Over the years, we have built new trails, installed a wetland boardwalk, removed invasive species and planted native trees and plants in our planting sites. We are committed to this place and we hope you will join us, helping to steward the land.
Please consider supporting our stewardship work in 2018 by… Continue reading
Recreation Northwest’s Fairhaven Park Stewardship Project Background
Recreation Northwest became Park Stewards for Fairhaven Park in 2014. We chose this particular park due to the impact we have with the trail run leg of our Bellingham Traverse. We were quickly propelled into taking on a long-term project for the health of the forest and the benefit of our community.
Working in partnership with city staff and… Continue reading
Northwest Trails Crew Assembling the Wetland Boardwalk – in the snow!
I think we were all a bit surprised by the early snow we got today, November 3rd! Fortunately, our trail crew from Northwest Trails were not deterred. Today was the day to drive the steel pins into the diamond pier bases. Using a mechanical driver and sheer brute strength, the guys drove them deep into the solid ground.
What a… Continue reading
Fairhaven Park Trail & Boardwalk project status update
Our trail work crew from Northwest Trails, Inc. was out there in the thick of it today led by Gerry Wilbour, this first day of November 2017. See photos below.
We also have an update from our wetland biologist, Perry Welch:
“As of October 31, 2017, approximately half of the mitigation has been installed. This includes vegetation… Continue reading
Invitation to Sponsor a Trail Work Party in Fairhaven Park
Dear Local Businesses,
We’d like to extend an Invitation to Sponsor a Trail Work Party in Fairhaven Park.
You and your employees value the importance of access to open space in our public lands. We’d appreciate your support for improving access for people into Fairhaven Park while restoring a damaged wetland in the process. The second phase… Continue reading
Fairhaven Park Boardwalk – First Layer of Gravel
Moving right along, the NW Trails Crew spent today laying down the first layer of basecourse materials for the upcoming limestone gravel path that will connect our Phase One Trail with the network of trails in Fairhaven Forest.
Here’s how it works:
We have piles of materials.
They load the appropriate basecourse materials.
Then they drive… Continue reading
