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 →
Bellingham
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 →
Volunteer with RN for Bike Valet at the 2023 NW Tune-Up
We'll be hosting the 2023 NW Tune-Up Bike Valet on Saturday, July 15th. You'll get a THREE day pass to the festival for volunteering. The NW Tune-Up is a bike, beer and music festival held ... Read More →
Ribbon Cutting – Thursday, May 4th – Hundred Acre Wood Outdoor Classroom, Fairhaven Park
Celebrate the opening of our Outdoor Classroom Native Plant Garden in the Hundred Acre Wood. Where: Gather at our Recognition Rock Bench Date: Thursday, May 4th Time: 5:30pm Speakers: Mayor ... Read More →
LOST CAT POP-UP GALLERY in Fairhaven May 1st – 31st – Francis X. Donovan
Artist's Reception: Friday, May 5th, 5:00pm - 8:00pm Francis X. Donovan, a self-taught local artist with a career spanning over 40 years, will be showcasing and selling his wooden sculptures and ... Read More →
Give Back. Go Play. April at Backcountry Essentials ~ Bellingham, WA.
Backcountry Essentials is making April a month to encourage community engagement! They are going about this in a couple of ways: one is to highlight some local non profits at a table in the shop, ... Read More →
Week Nine – Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline 2023
With Week Eight behind us and the cold freeze thawing, I spent the week in the office getting other stuff done. But by Friday, March 3rd, I knew that there were some anxious plants wanting to get in ... Read More →
Week Eight – Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline 2023
The weather wasn't really working with us during Week Eight. We had plans to get the third bench in and also host a volunteer work party with our faculty friends from Western Washington University's ... Read More →
Week Seven – Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline 2023
Feeling better and dressed for the weather, we set out to install the first set of our benches in the amphitheater area. With the bases secured into the underside of the flitch*, they were ready to be ... Read More →
Week Six – Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline 2023
As we entered our sixth week of work, it was time to start installing the benches!! Here's our sample bench sitting on site waiting to be set in place. Well, it was a short week between the ... Read More →
