With the start of the New Year, we were ready to get going after years of planning and preparation. For background: Recreation Northwest Outdoor Classroom Project Overview-Fairhaven Park (PDF) We ... Read More →
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Parkscriptions at Options High School
Parkscriptions at Options High School Progress Report Recreation Northwest’s Parkscriptions at Options High School pilot program has completed the first cohort of 9th graders and is midway through ... Read More →
Thanks to 2022 and YOU!
As we say goodbye to 2022, we’d like to extend our thanks to all of our community partners, volunteers (including our own board of directors) and our generous donors. Here's a brief “end of year” ... Read More →
Safety Fencing in Fairhaven Park Outdoor Classroom project area
For those wondering about the orange fencing alongside the Fairhaven Park -18th Street connector trail, we installed our safety fencing around our Outdoor Classroom. We are planning to break ground ... Read More →
Spotlight on Recreation Northwest – Bellingham Alive January 2023
Thank you to Cocoa Laney at Bellingham Alive! Magazine for the article in the January 2023 issue that shines a SPOTLIGHT ON RECREATION NORTHWEST. It is part of a larger collection of "Pacific ... Read More →
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 ... Read More →
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 More →
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 ... Read More →
Why You Should be Forest Bathing
What is forest bathing? By now you might have caught wind of this trending practice. Forest bathing, as the name suggests, is an all-encompassing sensory immersion. It’s connected to relaxation and ... Read More →
Fairhaven Park Stewardship Work Party 6/14/22
Dear Volunteers, We are hosting a work party on Tuesday, June 14th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. RSVP in form below. Date: Tuesday, June 14th Times: 5:30pm - 7:30pm Meet: Fairhaven Park Upper Shelter. ... Read More →
