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Stewardship

Completing the Coast Millennium Trail

November 8, 2023 by Todd Elsworth

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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 →

Filed Under: Press Releases, Recreation Northwest, Stewardship

In the Garden: Identification Signs for Native Plants & Invasive Species

October 31, 2023 by Todd Elsworth

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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 →

Filed Under: Outdoor Classroom, Recreation Northwest

June 15th – Red Sky Riders to open the new Hundred Acre Wood Amphitheater

May 17, 2023 by Todd Elsworth

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Come join us in the opening of the Hundred Acre Wood Amphitheater in Fairhaven Park's Outdoor Classroom!   Starting at 5:30pm, we'll enjoy the sounds of the Red Sky Riders playing acoustic  Americana ... Read More →

Filed Under: Fairhaven Park, Outdoor Classroom

Give Back. Go Play. April at Backcountry Essentials ~ Bellingham, WA.

March 31, 2023 by Todd Elsworth

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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 →

Filed Under: Stewardship

Week Nine – Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline 2023

March 6, 2023 by Todd Elsworth

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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 →

Filed Under: Outdoor Classroom, Recreation Northwest

Week Eight – Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline 2023

March 6, 2023 by Todd Elsworth

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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 →

Filed Under: Outdoor Classroom, Recreation Northwest

Week Seven – Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline 2023

March 6, 2023 by Todd Elsworth

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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 →

Filed Under: Outdoor Classroom, Recreation Northwest

Week Six – Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline 2023

March 6, 2023 by Todd Elsworth

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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 →

Filed Under: Outdoor Classroom, Recreation Northwest

Week Five- Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline 2023

March 2, 2023 by Todd Elsworth

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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 →

Filed Under: Outdoor Classroom, Recreation Northwest

Week Four – Outdoor Classroom Construction Timeline 2023

March 2, 2023 by Todd Elsworth

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Going into the week of January 23rd, we worked to add some extra walls to help hold back the dirt and give more places for us to plant more native plants!!  The space behind the wall was covered in ... Read More →

Filed Under: Outdoor Classroom, Recreation Northwest

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