November 8th, 2023 To: Nicole Oliver, Director Bellingham Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Bellingham Greenways Advisory Committee City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department 210 ... Read More →
Dose of nature
In the Garden: Identification Signs for Native Plants & Invasive Species
As part of our Outdoor Classroom project, we transformed our Fairhaven Park wetland mitigation site into a public space with the addition of the park bench. Most recently, we added Native Plant & ... Read More →
Parkscriptions Resource~ A guide to forest bathing: Life Kit
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 →
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 →
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 →
Week Five- Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline 2023
Diving in to the week of January 30th, 2023. Rock ON!! Bringing in more materials. Wood, rock and mulch to fill in the adventure trail. Go with the flow Getting ready to put a lid on the small ... Read More →
