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 →
City of Bellingham
Recreation Northwest Collaborates with Pacific Chorus Frogs – Students of Wild Whatcom
The vision for Recreation Northwest is a “Community Connected To Nature”. One example is by bringing community organizations together to improve the places where we play. Last year, we partnered ... Read More →
Giving Thanks to our Volunteers of 2021
The pandemic may have shifted our approach as an organization, but it didn’t change our appreciation for our amazing community. Our 2021 volunteer work parties helped us reconnect with familiar ... Read More →
Clocks Turn Back, Wild Whatcom Projects Move Forward
Recreation Northwest and Wild Whatcom continued their partnership with another day of service in Fairhaven Park. When the pandemic uprooted businesses, Environmental Education organizations were some ... Read More →
Removing Wildlife Barriers
When we finished our Fairhaven Park Trail and Wetland Boardwalk project in 2017, we were required to provide mitigation for the impacts that we had on the wetlands. With the direction of Rae Edwards, ... Read More →
Looks like Rain, Restoration Volunteer Project with New & Old Faces a Huge Success!
Fairhaven Park Work Party in Bellingham, WA Helps Clear Invasive Species To Restore Native Northwest Plants The first rain Bellingham had seen in 52 days was welcomed by volunteers during Recreation ... Read More →
First public volunteer work party with Recreation Northwest of 2021!
Public Volunteer Work Party at Fairhaven Park in Bellingham, WA This past Saturday July 17, 2021 we had our first public volunteer work party of the year at Fairhaven Park! There was an aura of ... Read More →
2020 Fairhaven Park Mitigation Report – Year Three
In our third year of mitigation reporting for our trail and boardwalk installation, we were faced with the obstacles of the pandemic and came up with some creative solutions to getting it all done! ... Read More →
YO- Outdoor Recreation Businesses, You’re Invited to our EXPO this May 2nd.
Dear Outdoor Recreation Industry Businesses and Organizations, We’re expecting 2,500 outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities to be attending our Recreation Northwest EXPO on May 2nd, 2020. ... Read More →
2019 Recreation Northwest EXPO Exhibitors
To get a sense of what types of exhibitors you can expect to see, here's our list from the 2019 Expo. In 2020, we are expanding our footprint and moving outside to be able to offer much more. If you ... Read More →
