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Staff from Bellingham parks remove the weather vane from a parks department building at the end of a white crane.
WTD?

What’s the Deal With: Bayview Cemetery’s horse barn?

Story has it, a team of horses mowed the cemetery lawn in the 1930s
Jan. 8, 2024 5:00 a.m.
The new path from the current terminus of the Chanterelle Trail to the lakeside Hertz Trail after more than a year of construction still has leftover markers to block off visitor access.
Parks & Rec

Chanterelle Trail extension set to open by early November

New path features lookout over Lake Whatcom
Oct. 17, 2023 2:46 p.m.
Parks & Rec

Survey: Public wants more access to waterfront and beaches

Survey asked what more the Port of Bellingham should offer at its parks and open spaces
Sept. 18, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Workers prepare to remove the timber railroad trestle over Whatcom Creek as the bridge leans as its supports have worn down.
Parks & Rec

Work begins to remove Whatcom Falls Park trestle

Historic railroad structure is beyond repair
Sept. 1, 2023 4:23 p.m.
Aerial view of Western Washington University.
Fire

Arboretum does not have fire plan, but one anticipated ‘in near future’

Officials: 'We fully understand our community’s concern for local wildfire risk'
Aug. 25, 2023 4:55 a.m.
From left, Recreation Northwest Executive Director Todd Elsworth, City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Director Nicole Oliver and Mayor Seth Fleetwood cut the ribbon as both men hold the ends of the bright red ribbon.
Parks & Rec

Outdoor classroom native plant garden opens in Fairhaven

Project one step in improvements to Hundred Acre Wood
May 5, 2023 11:37 a.m.
A work crew dumps dirt on the future site of a pump track near children's swings.
Parks & Rec

Birchwood Park pump track to be completed by late spring

Project led by partnership between city, Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition
April 5, 2023 5:30 a.m.
Volunteer Karen Grove removes the invasive species with gloves as other volunteers do the same around her.
Parks & Rec

Work parties help community members give back

Bellingham Parks and Recreation hosts weekly volunteer opportunities
Jan. 29, 2023 12:49 p.m.
The pier at Little Squalicum Park as the sun sets over the horizon.
Parks & Rec

Demolition clears way for walkable Little Squalicum pier

Contractors first removing 600 feet of pier
Jan. 24, 2023 3:31 p.m.
Salish landing's rocky shores covered in rusted metal parts alongside large rocks.
Parks & Rec

Waterfront park given new name as development continues

Further construction to follow once cleanup efforts have finished
Jan. 23, 2023 10:02 p.m.
CL-1000, a logging road partially owned by Sierra Pacific Industries, is an alternate route to the Canyon Lake Community Forest that is covered in snow and rocks.
Parks & Rec

Canyon Lake may soon become more accessible

Whatcom County seeks deal for easement along privately owned logging road
Jan. 10, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Trails wind around Lake Padden.
Parks & Rec

Greenways planning seeks to connect trails, open spaces

City Council passed 4-year plan this month
Dec. 29, 2022 3:42 p.m.

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