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BIJAEMA 80th year observance March 30

BIJAEMA 80th year observance March 30

Join Survivors, dignitaries, and community leaders as we commemorate the forced removal of the first Japanese Americans to be evacuated from the West Coast during World War II. Shortly after the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, Public Proclamation No. 4 launched the forced evacuation and detention of Japanese American residents on a 48-hour notice. The Japanese Americans of Bainbridge Island were the first group to be evacuated to a partially constructed camp at Manzanar in the Southern California desert.

Speakers at the event include Governor Jay Inslee (a resident of Bainbridge), survivor Frances Kitamoto Ikegami, 4 student leaders from Woodward Middle School, as well as a roster of community leaders. The Commemoration will conclude with a reading of the 276 names on the Exclusion Memorial Wall. View the full Program here.

The event will be livestreamed via the BIJAEMA Facebook Page. BIJAC requests that people consider attending […]

BIJAEMA 80th year observance March 30Douglas2022-03-23T18:53:42-07:00

April is Earth Month, with activities for all

April is Earth Month, with activities for all

April is Earth Month on Bainbridge Island, and we are celebrating with activities and events for all ages to raise awareness for Earth Day and Arbor Day.

Everyone can take action and join activities to support and celebrate our environment and beautiful planet Earth. We encourage you to participate in Earth Month in a way that respects the social distancing measures necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sustainable Bainbridge, in partnership with the Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation and many other local nonprofits, is hosting an incredible variety of opportunities, including weed pulls, Earth Day celebrations, recycling talks, climate change education, gardening and tree discussions, free invasive weed education and disposal, and nature walks.

Tell us about your month. Take pictures and share your Earth Month actions and projects with us. Use the hashtag #EarthMonthBI when posting on social media for Earth Month on Bainbridge Island. Join […]

April is Earth Month, with activities for allDouglas2022-04-16T08:37:41-07:00

Exclusion Memorial volunteer day gallery

Exclusion Memorial volunteer day gallery

Thank you to the more than 130 islanders who turned out to support community and civil rights at the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial volunteer work day, Feb. 19.

Volunteers cleaned the winding memorial wall, trimmed and weeded the grounds, and cleared the ornamental pond of reeds.

It was the biggest-ever turnout for this annual stewardship day.

The event marked the 80th year observance of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which set in motion the forced exclusion of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island for wartime incarceration.

From Clarence Moriwaki, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community: “Thanks to the Parks Foundation for partnering and getting people out. It’s all about that, isn’t it? It’s all about partnerships. It’s all about community. This is really fantastic.”

On March 30, BIJAC will host “80 Years of Healing,” the annual observance of the forced exclusion, with an hour-long program. […]

Exclusion Memorial volunteer day galleryDouglas2022-03-18T20:20:01-07:00

Waypoint Woods event rescheduled for March 20

Waypoint Woods event rescheduled for March 20

The Waypoint Woods Community Conversation and park walking tour has been rescheduled for 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 20.

Hosted by the Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation, the event begins with a presentation of preliminary park designs at the Bainbridge Island Rowing Stan Pocock Legacy Boathouse, 301 Shannon Drive in Waterfront Park. A walking tour of nearby Waypoint Woods follows.

Waypoint Woods is located at the corner of Olympic and Harborview drives, bounded by the Winslow Waterfront Trail and Waypoint plaza near the ferry terminal.

The Parks Foundation is leading a planning process, with Seattle-based AHBL land use and design firm, to improve the 3-acre park for neighborhood and visitor use.

Enhancements could include improved trails, benches with views of Eagle Harbor, a new park entrance at the Waterfront Trail footbridge, and other features.

“Neighbors know and love Waypoint Woods […]

Waypoint Woods event rescheduled for March 20Douglas2022-03-10T07:05:20-08:00

Finding the way to a new park at Waypoint Woods

Finding the way to a new park at Waypoint Woods

The Winslow ferry zone is the last place you might go looking for it, but Karl Petersen sure finds it in nearby Waypoint Woods: peace and quiet.

Maybe it’s the depth of the shadows, the twisting path that always keeps you a little off kilter, that keep the tiny woods off Olympic Drive a place apart even as the great and busy world thrums past.

“The path is crooked, and you never see very far ahead. Unless the sun is out and bright, which it normally is not, you don’t know which direction you’re going,” said Petersen, a neighbor who’s been tramping Waypoint Woods for a decade and still finds it fresh for discovery. “You keep making turn after turn after turn, and a lot of the turns are pretty dramatic. You never know where you are in that place. I find that enchanting.”

The […]

Finding the way to a new park at Waypoint WoodsDouglas2022-03-11T11:14:23-08:00

SAVE THE DATE: Waypoint Woods Community Conversation, March 6

SAVE THE DATE: Waypoint Woods Community Conversation, March 6

Explore Waypoint Woods and share your ideas for Winslow’s next gateway park, at a Community Conversation and park tour, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 6.

The event begins with a presentation of preliminary park designs at the Bainbridge Island Rowing Stan Pocock Legacy Boathouse, 301 Shannon Drive in Waterfront Park. A walking tour of nearby Waypoint Woods follows.

Waypoint Woods is located at the corner of Olympic and Harborview drives, bounded by the Winslow Waterfront Trail and Waypoint plaza near the ferry terminal.

The Parks Foundation is leading a planning process, with Seattle-based AHBL land use and design firm, to improve the 3-acre park for neighborhood and visitor use.

Register today for Pritchard Park volunteer day Feb. 19

Join us for Pritchard Park Volunteer Work Day, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 19, the Day of Remembrance.

Help beautify Pritchard Park in advance of 80 Years of Healing, March 30, 2022 observance of the forced wartime exclusion of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island.

Please pre-register for this event

Feb. 19 is the annual Day of Remembrance for Executive Order 9066, which authorized the wartime exclusion. The Bainbridge community is invited to refresh and replant the Exclusion Memorial grounds and surrounding park. Pre-register for that event here.

What to bring: We suggest volunteers wear sturdy, close-toed shoes, long pants, work gloves and your favorite tools. Please also bring your own water bottle if you’d like one.

We will email you before the event with additional information, including the work plan and tasks.

COVID-19 Requirements

• All participants must respond to a COVID questionnaire prior to participating in the event

• Proof of vaccination and […]

Register today for Pritchard Park volunteer day Feb. 19Douglas2023-01-11T09:42:10-08:00

STO Sakai Pond Connector gets a warm welcome

STO Sakai Pond Connector gets a warm welcome

Great turnout for the STO Sakai Pond Connector dedication and Trail Mixer! If you’ve not walked this new trail yet, check it out and discover sublime Sakai Pond for yourself – and trails leading up into Sakai Park and beyond.

Thank you to the City of Bainbridge Island for partnering on this great dedication event, and planning forward with Bainbridge Metro Parks on the trails next leg north. Together, we’re building out our island’s public trails network to connect neighborhoods, parks, commercial and service centers, and transit for a better, greener island community.

STO Sakai Pond Connector gets a warm welcomeDouglas2022-02-10T22:50:43-08:00

STO Sakai Pond Connector ‘Trail Mixer’ is Nov. 3

STO Sakai Pond Connector ‘Trail Mixer’ is Nov. 3

Celebrate the new Sound To Olympics Trail Sakai Connector at a dedication and “trail mixer” event at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3. The trailhead is at the northwest corner of the High School Road/SR-305 intersection near the Chevron station.

The event is hosted by the City of Bainbridge Island, the Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation and the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District. Light snacks will be served, including the Parks Foundation’s homemade “Because We Love Trail Mix.”

The Sakai Connector is the second Bainbridge Island leg of the Sound To Olympics Trail, a regional non-motorized trail that will link the Winslow ferry terminal with the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas.

The short paved connector runs from the intersection north to Sakai Park, where it links up with trails in the park’s wooded lower bowl. Those trails lead through the park, around scenic Sakai Pond and […]

STO Sakai Pond Connector ‘Trail Mixer’ is Nov. 3Douglas2021-10-21T12:28:37-07:00

Thanks for a splendid Moritani Community Picnic

Thanks for a splendid Moritani Community Picnic

Thanks to Buckshot String Band and all who made the Moritani Community Picnic such a great Labor Day afternoon. We’ll see you next year! SUPPORT MORITANI PRESERVE STEWARDSHIP

2021 Moritani Community Picnic

Thanks for a splendid Moritani Community PicnicDouglas2021-09-08T16:36:19-07:00