Friends of Fairhaven Park,

To get our story straight and reflect on what we’ve accomplished as a community, we’d like to offer a timeline of our stewardship work according to the related stories we’ve told on The Confluence (our blog) for project development, community support, fundraising, volunteer work parties and celebratory ribbon cutting events. 

2014

Our first year- a look back JANUARY 9, 2014

Fairhaven Park & Chuckanut Community Forest Clean Up and Tour FEBRUARY 25, 2014 

Fairhaven Park & Community Forest Work Party MARCH 7, 2014

We are Recreation Northwest. This is our Mission. APRIL 4, 2014 

Thank you to our Volunteers at Fairhaven Park & Community Forest APRIL 3, 2014

Sunday Work Party Cancelled – May 18th MAY 16, 2014

Join us Wednesday, June 18th for Fairhaven Work Party JUNE 8, 2014

Please help launch our Community Stewardship Program AUGUST 6, 2014

Chuckanut Community Forest Trail Building Campaign Event AUGUST 6, 2014 

Chuckanut Community Forest Trail Building Campaign Event AUGUST 11, 2014

Update on Trail Relocation Project – Community Stewardship campaign OCTOBER 2, 2014

Community Stewardship Project – Fairhaven Park and the Community Forest OCT 2, 2014

Recreation Northwest as Community Stewards of Fairhaven Park OCTOBER 2, 2014

Fundraising Campaign Update – Fairhaven Park OCTOBER 22, 2014

Recreation Northwest Leads Trail-Building Effort in Fairhaven Park OCTOBER 27, 2014

Fairhaven Park Trail Relocation Orientation – November 30th @ 1 pm NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Extra Extra Read All About IT! “Group leads effort to move trail off wetlands in Fairhaven Park” ~ Herald NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Looking Back and Moving Forward DECEMBER 10, 2014

2015
Happy Trails to you in 2015 JANUARY 11, 2015

Phase One Trail Stewardship Project Donors JANUARY 11, 2015

Our First Fairhaven Trail Work Party a Success! AUGUST 10, 2015

Fairhaven Trail Work Party #2 – A Bunch of FUN! AUGUST 15, 2015

Fairhaven Trail- You Clean UP Pretty Good with Q Laundry! AUGUST 18, 2015

August 20th Trail Work Party AUGUST 23, 2015 

50 Volunteers at Q Laundry “You Clean UP Pretty Good” Fairhaven Trail Work Party AUG 28

Finishing the Trail with Alcoa SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

You’re Invited to our Ribbon Cutting of the Fairhaven Park Trail SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 

Stones Throw Brewery & Fairhaven Park TrALE! SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Recreation Northwest Sets New Forest Trail Ribbon Cutting for October 8, 2015 OCT 1, 2015

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Opens Fairhaven Park Trail NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Trail Talk with Todd – Firehouse to Fairhaven Park NOVEMBER 16, 2015 

2016  

Announcing the 2016 Grand Marshal! JANUARY 29, 2016

Have a Hand in Building the Fairhaven Park Trail and Wetland Boardwalk MAY 23, 2016

Fairhaven Park Trail Project Phase ONE – That’s a WRAP! MAY 23, 2016

Stones Throw Brews Up Special “Fairhaven Park TrAle” to Benefit Recreation Northwest’s Trail Project in Fairhaven Park SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

October 2016 – Fairhaven Park Trail and Boardwalk Update OCTOBER 24, 2016

Shared Leadership DECEMBER 3, 2016

2017 

Brio Laundry Crew & Blackberry Removal in Fairhaven Park MARCH 13, 2017

Fairhaven Lions present another BIG Check for our shared Legacy Project MARCH 22, 2017

Fairhaven Park Phase Two – Wetland Mitigation – Native Plants Work Party MARCH 27, 2017 

Stewardship & Education – Hikers Tour the Hundred Acre Wood APRIL 24, 2017 

Perry Welch leads our Planting Party in Fairhaven Park APRIL 28, 2017 

Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk MAY 3, 2017

Free Traverse Course Previews throughout the Summer JUNE 6, 2017

Recreation Northwest’s Recommended Readings at Village Books JUNE 15, 2017

Please Support our work in Fairhaven Park JUNE 28, 2017

Fairhaven Behind the Bus pop-up Beer Garden with Recreation Northwest, Stones Throw and Outbound JULY 7, 2017

Please support our Fairhaven Park Trail & Boardwalk project JULY 27, 2017

Co-op Community Shopping Day AUGUST 8, 2017

Young’s Market Company Charity Day in Fairhaven Park AUGUST 17, 2017 

Village Books Work Party in Fairhaven Park AUGUST 17, 2017

Sponsor a Company Work Party for our Fairhaven Park Trail and Wetland Boardwalk project AUGUST 17, 2017

Shout out to Jon Carter, our Patagonia Environmental Intern  AUGUST 22, 2017 

Trayvax Staff Work Party in Fairhaven Park AUGUST 22, 2017

Brett, McCandlis and Brown – Fairhaven Park work party – with Troop 7 AUGUST 28, 2017

Fairhaven Park Boardwalk – Clearing the Path SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Fairhaven Park Boardwalk – Scraping the Surface SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Fairhaven Park Boardwalk – First Layer of Gravel SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 

Fairhaven Park Trail & Boardwalk project status update NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Northwest Trails Crew Assembling the Wetland Boardwalk – in the snow! NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Ribbon Cutting Fairhaven Park Trail & Boardwalk on Thursday, November 30th at 3:00pm NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Northwest Trails Crew puts the finishing touches on the trail and boardwalk NOV 16, 2017

Dedicated Work Party Volunteers Plant Natives in the Abandoned Trail Corridor NOV 16, 2017

2018 

Recreation Northwest’s Fairhaven Park Stewardship Project Background MARCH 19, 2018

Fairhaven Park Mitigation Planting sites MARCH 19, 2018 

2018 Fairhaven Park Work Parties MARCH 28, 2018

Thank you – Brett McCandlis Brown & Conner for your Fairhaven Park Work Party JUNE 2018 

Preview the new Trail Run course in Fairhaven SEPT 5, 2018

Bellingham Traverse SOLD to Pacific Multisports OCTOBER 15, 2018

Fairhaven Park Directional Trail Signage Project OCTOBER 18, 2018

Built for a Purpose – Recreation Northwest’s Last Bags NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Fairhaven Park Report DECEMBER 27, 2018

2019

Basecamp at Stones Throw Brewery in Fairhaven JANUARY 7, 2019

Fairhaven Park Recognition Rocks MAY 8, 2019

May 14th- Basecamp in Fairhaven Park & Stones Throw Brewery MAY 8, 2019

Saturday, May 18th – Fairhaven Park Stewardship Work Party MAY 8, 2019

Bellingham Voices: Recreation Northwest SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Become a Monthly Donor Today NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Giving Tuesday – donate to Recreation Northwest DECEMBER 2, 2019

Recreation Northwest wins WWU Recreation Management Leadership Community Partner Award DECEMBER 13, 2019

2020

Recreation Northwest Takes a Tour of the Ferndale Refinery JANUARY 27, 2020 

Thank YOU – Chuckanut 50K Volunteer Work Party in Fairhaven Park – Feb. 15th FEB 17

Planting in a Pandemic MAY 22, 2020 

Where Do We Go From Here? AUGUST 21, 2020

Fairhaven Park Native Plant Garden: Phillips 66 Bench Installed! AUGUST 28, 2020

Giving Thanks During the Forking Pandemic NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Giving Tuesday 2020 – On the path to 2021! DECEMBER 1, 2020

1/18/21-MLK Day of Service Community for a Work Party in Fairhaven Park DEC 21, 2020

Recreation Northwest looks to Western’s Wetland Ecology Students for help Reporting DEC 21

2021

Coming soon…