November 8th, 2023 To: Nicole Oliver, Director Bellingham Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Bellingham Greenways Advisory Committee City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department 210 ... Read More →
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In the Garden: Identification Signs for Native Plants & Invasive Species
As part of our Outdoor Classroom project, we transformed our Fairhaven Park wetland mitigation site into a public space with the addition of the park bench. Most recently, we added Native Plant & ... Read More →
We’re Almost There! Hundred Acre Wood Outdoor Classroom Pavilion
Close to our goal... Please help us with the finishing touches on the transformation of our stewardship project in Fairhaven Park into an Outdoor Classroom with a covered pavilion. This project is a ... Read More →
Hundred Acre Wood ~ Outdoor Classroom Amphitheater
Project Update: We're getting closer to beginning construction of the covered pavilion in the Hundred Acre Wood Outdoor Classroom Amphitheater space. View looking down into amphitheater. Project ... Read More →
Fairhaven Park Composting in Native Plant Gardens
We work closely with the Bellingham Parks & Recreation staff for our stewardship work. Together, we started piloting an on-site composting program. These are the piles that we worked with ... Read More →
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 ... Read More →
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 ... Read More →
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 ... Read More →
Good Energy with Phillips 66 Ferndale
For the third year in a row, we were chosen by Phillips 66 Refinery Ferndale to work on their Good Energy day of community service. They continue to support our work in Fairhaven Park and the Hundred ... Read More →
No Child Left Inside (NCLI) Coalition
In early May 2022, Recreation Northwest signed on to support the No Child Left Inside (NCLI) letter to Senators to express our sincere thanks for their part in investing $2.5 million to connect ... Read More →
