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
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
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…

Todd Elsworth is one of the many “Mossy-haired lunatics roaming the dripping peninsulas”, described in “I’m Here for the Weather” by Tom Robbins. As executive director, he works to fulfill our mission to teach the health benefits of nature, promote outdoor recreation, and steward the places where we play.
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