Last year we planted 286 native plants as part of our Fairhaven Park Trail and Boardwalk project. It is now our job to keep these plants alive! We have protected the plants with deer fencing to keep ... Read More →
Fairhaven Park
National Parks RX Day is good medicine – April 29th, 2018
National Parks RX Day is good medicine City of Bellingham and Recreation Northwest to offer a dose of nature at Fairhaven Park Melissa Bianconi, Recreation Manager Bellingham Parks and Recreation ... Read More →
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 ... Read More →
Fairhaven Park Mitigation Planting sites
We are proud of the work that we accomplished in 2017, installing the new trail and wetland boardwalk. With our commitment to this project, we are responsible for the maintenance of our 4 mitigation ... Read More →
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 ... Read More →
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 ... Read More →
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 ... Read More →
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. ... Read More →
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 ... Read More →
Fairhaven Park Boardwalk – Scraping the Surface
Day Two: Once the Clearing of the Path for the new route of the trail and boardwalk was done, our crew from NW Trails moved on to the next task. With their equipment, they laid the groundwork for ... Read More →
