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Good Energy from Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery in Fairhaven Park

April 29, 2022 by Todd Elsworth

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Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery employees came out for a Good Energy community volunteer event to continue to help with our stewardship work in Fairhaven Park. In preparation for the event, I (Todd) was ... Read More →

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Most Common Pacific Northwest Native Plants and their traditional/cultural uses.

March 15, 2022 by Todd Elsworth

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“Ethnobotany is the study of how people of a particular culture and region make use of indigenous (native) plants. Plants provide food, medicine, shelter, dyes, fibers, oils, resins, gums, soaps, ... Read More →

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Hey 2022, Here we go – OUTSIDE!

February 2, 2022 by Todd Elsworth

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We at Recreation Northwest, known for producing fun community events over the years, now plan to leverage our Fairhaven Park Stewardship and Parkscriptions programs to expand and evolve into new ... Read More →

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Recreation Northwest Kicks off 2022 with a Stewardship Event

January 21, 2022 by Todd Elsworth

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On Sunday, January 16, Caleb Savage, Program Coordinator for Recreation Northwest, held a volunteer appreciation gathering and the first stewardship event of the year! At Recreation Northwest, we are ... Read More →

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Giving Thanks to our Volunteers of 2021

November 24, 2021 by Todd Elsworth

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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 →

Filed Under: Fairhaven Park, Recreation Northwest, Stewardship

Looks like Rain, Restoration Volunteer Project with New & Old Faces a Huge Success!

August 13, 2021 by Todd Elsworth

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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 →

Filed Under: Fairhaven Park, Native Plants, Press Releases, Recreation Northwest, Stewardship

August 7th Volunteer Work Event at Fairhaven Park

August 3, 2021 by Todd Elsworth

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Join us on Saturday, August 7th for our next work party. We will work from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.  In order to maintain our Fairhaven Park, Native Plant Gardens, we host Fairhaven Park Work Parties as ... Read More →

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First public volunteer work party with Recreation Northwest of 2021!

July 23, 2021 by Todd Elsworth

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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 →

Filed Under: Fairhaven Park, Recreation Northwest

Thank you Volunteers! A day of service for MLK Day 2021

January 22, 2021 by Todd Elsworth 1 Comment

Our partners at Bellingham Parks put together a series of work parties for Martin Luther King Day of Service on Monday, January 18. Altogether, more than 182 volunteers participated including 26 Park ... Read More →

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

February 17, 2020 by Todd Elsworth Leave a Comment

Thanks to our dedicated board member, Krissy Moehl, we had a great turnout of folks who came out on a Saturday to help remove invasive blackberries from our Upland Meadow Buffer Native Plant garden. ... Read More →

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