As part of our mitigation for the Fairhaven Park Trail and Boardwalk project, we held a planting party. Our Wetland Biologist Perry Welch, with Welch Ecological Services, has been one of our core advisors on our “Trail Team”. Perry came up with our planting plan. 
Perry and our regular volunteer, Dodd review where that plants should go!
In this round of planting, we had 5 Douglas Fir, 5 Paper Birch, 5 Crabapple, 20 Indian Plum, 3 Sitka Willow and 25 Snowberry!

We keep our work parties short and hosted this one on a Thursday 6-8pm. Our competent crew was made up of Sharon, Dale, Janice, Dodd and Perry. We were able to get all the plants planted and mulched in our short window of time! Serious Hustle.   

I couldn’t help but be in the photo too. Thanks to this great crew and Perry’s plan.

Todd Elsworth

As Executive Director of Recreation Northwest, Todd Elsworth promotes outdoor recreation and brings community together to enjoy, preserve and improve the places where we play. His decades of extensive event production, marketing and writing experience propel this passion. You might bump into him and his daughter Violet while they’re biking, hiking, paddling or skiing in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.