When it comes to exploring the great outdoors, striving to respect the land and those around you is important. Whether it be enjoying the local park or wandering around a large national forest, taking ... Read More →
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Saturday, May 21st – Fairhaven Park Volunteer Work Party
Dear Volunteers, We are hosting a work party with the staff from Peak Sustainability Group. They reached out to us asking if they could help with our mitigation maintenance and native plant care in ... Read More →
Good Energy from Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery in Fairhaven Park
Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery employees came out for a Good Energy community volunteer event to continue to help with our stewardship work in Fairhaven Park. In preparation for the event, I (Todd) was ... Read More →
Solving the Educational Crisis with Outdoor Classrooms & Experiences
By the end of the 2021 school year, students had five to seven months of “unfinished learning”. The COVID-19 pandemic created an historical crisis within education which resulted in the widening of ... Read More →
3 Key Benefits of National Parks
In the United States, National Parks protect more than 84 million acres of land in order to preserve the ecosystems and beauty of these important wild spaces. As deforestation, climate change and ... Read More →
6 Simple Ways to Spend More Time in Nature
Computers, phones, and electronics have made life easier, faster and more efficient. But, while technology has benefited our modern lives in countless ways, the overuse of it has created physical and ... Read More →
Recreation Northwest Collaborates with Pacific Chorus Frogs – Students of Wild Whatcom
The vision for Recreation Northwest is a “Community Connected To Nature”. One example is by bringing community organizations together to improve the places where we play. Last year, we partnered ... Read More →
Most Common Pacific Northwest Native Plants and their traditional/cultural uses.
“Ethnobotany is the study of how people of a particular culture and region make use of indigenous (native) plants. Plants provide food, medicine, shelter, dyes, fibers, oils, resins, gums, soaps, ... Read More →
Outdoor Minimalist podcast 26. Parkscriptions: Your Prescription to Get Outside
I appreciated Megan putting this interview together about our Parkscriptions program. We hope you enjoy the listen. ~Todd. Have you ever wished you could get a doctor’s note to go take a ... Read More →
GTFO! Get your Daily Dose of Nature with Recreation Northwest with Guided Walks & Hikes in Bellingham Parks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2022 Daily Walks & Hikes Tuesday, March 1, 2022 For more information contact: Todd Elsworth, Recreation Northwest 360.739.8458 GTFO! Get ... Read More →
