Mike from McAuley Design Works joins Chris Mellick at our job site so we can talk about where we're going to plan to put the bases for the poles for our future pavillion. Mike is my other "bestie" who ... Read More →
Parkscriptions
Week Two – Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline
And we're off. On the week of January 9th we started off by spreading "some" mulch! Bellingham Parks provides us with a fresh supply of mulch to cover up the exposed dirt and help keep the invasive ... Read More →
Week One – Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline
With the start of the New Year, we were ready to get going after years of planning and preparation. For background: Recreation Northwest Outdoor Classroom Project Overview-Fairhaven Park (PDF) We ... Read More →
Parkscriptions at Options High School
Parkscriptions at Options High School Progress Report Recreation Northwest’s Parkscriptions at Options High School pilot program has completed the first cohort of 9th graders and is midway through ... Read More →
Greetings on Giving Tuesday
On this Giving Tuesday, we are asking for your support to help make our Outdoor Classroom project a reality. Over the past two years we have diligently tried to replace our traditional recreation ... Read More →
Outdoor Minimalist podcast 26. Parkscriptions: Your Prescription to Get Outside
I appreciated Megan putting this interview together about our Parkscriptions program. We hope you enjoy the listen. ~Todd. Have you ever wished you could get a doctor’s note to go take a ... Read More →
GTFO! Get your Daily Dose of Nature with Recreation Northwest with Guided Walks & Hikes in Bellingham Parks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2022 Daily Walks & Hikes Tuesday, March 1, 2022 For more information contact: Todd Elsworth, Recreation Northwest 360.739.8458 GTFO! Get ... Read More →
Hey 2022, Here we go – OUTSIDE!
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 →
8 Ways to Reboot Mind Body Health in Nature for Stress & Anxiety Relief
Rebooting mind-body health is an important practice to integrate in your everyday life for stress & anxiety relief. Just think of how much stress can build up in a day! The stresses and ... Read More →
2021 Recreation Northwest & Washington Outdoor Business Alliance
Recreation Northwest has been relatively quiet in our communications over the past year, and will continue to keep to ourselves in the course of coming months. Know that we are diligently working ... Read More →