Moritani Preserve Work Party Where: Moritani Preserve, 542 Winslow Way W When: Thursday, January 19 (3rd Thursday), 10:00a-12:00p What: Join our Natural Resources team in caring for the woods and meadows of Moritani Preserve by managing invasive species, maintaining garden beds, and planting natives when the weather is right. REGISTER HERE

Trails Work Party Where: Grand Forest East, 7098 Mandus Olson Rd NE When: Saturday, January 21 (4th Saturday), 10:00a-12:00p What: Join Bainbridge Metro Park’s trails team in maintaining trails of the Grand Forest East.  We’ll be returning sections of the trail to class 1 standards, pruning vegetation, raking trail surfaces, and more. These work parties are well suited for children ages 8+ who are comfortable using some small hand tools and walking a mile or so throughout the two-hour work party. REGISTER HERE

Conservation Work Party Where: Blakley Harbor Park, NE Country Club Road, and Blakely Ave NE When: Saturday, Feb. 11 (2nd Saturday), 10:00a-12:00p What: Join the Park District and IslandWood this winter in the ongoing restoration of Blakley Harbor Park! Volunteers will help remove invasive species, spread mulch to discourage regrowth, and plant native species where invasives have been controlled.  Well suited for children ages 6 and up who are comfortable using small hand tools and walking off trail on uneven surfaces. REGISTER HERE

Moritani Preserve Work Party Where: Moritani Preserve, 542 Winslow Way W When: Thursday, Feb. 16 (3rd Thursday), 10:00a-12:00p What: Join our Natural Resources team in caring for the woods and meadows of Moritani Preserve by managing invasive species, maintaining garden beds, and planting natives when the weather is right. REGISTER HERE

Enjoy a relaxed and informative walk through Moritani Preserve, and learn more about the 5-year stewardship and restoration plan for this beautiful natural space in the heart of Winslow, 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 24. The walk is guided by Lydia Roush, Natural Resources Director for the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District. The event is free, but you can make a donation to the Moritani Preserve restoration fund with your reservation. There is no parking at Moritani Preserve, so please plan to park offsite and walk to the event. SIGN UP TODAY

Red Pine Park Work Party Where: Red Pine Park, 418 Wood Ave SW When: Tuesday, March 14 (2nd Tuesday), 10:00a-12:00p What: This month, volunteers will work with our Horticulture Lead, Dave Davis, on pruning ornamental shrubs. Dave is a wealth of knowledge on pruning, gardening in a changing climate, and all things ornamental plants. REGISTER HERE

Moritani Preserve Work Party Where: Moritani Preserve, 542 Winslow Way W When: Thursday, March 16 (3rd Thursday), 10:00a-12:00p What: Join our Natural Resources team in caring for the woods and meadows of Moritani Preserve by managing invasive species, maintaining garden beds, and planting natives when the weather is right. REGISTER HERE

Enjoy a relaxed and informative walk through Moritani Preserve, and learn more about the 5-year stewardship and restoration plan for this beautiful natural space in the heart of Winslow, 10 a.m. to noon Friday, March 24. The walk is guided by Lydia Roush, Natural Resources Director for the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District. The event is free, but you can make a donation to the Moritani Preserve restoration fund with your reservation. There is no parking at Moritani Preserve, so please plan to park offsite and walk to the event. SIGN UP TODAY

Seattle science journalist and author Madeline Ostrander will be keynote speaker at the 2023 Bainbridge Island Environmental Conference, “Our Island Home on an Unruly Planet." The conference is 12-5 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Bainbridge High School Theater. It is presented by Sustainable Bainbridge, EcoAdapt, the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation, the Bainbridge Island Land Trust and IslandWood. 

Join Park District's trails team with trail surface repairs on the Battle Point Park horse trail.

Help keep Halls Hill Lookout & Labyrinth beautiful and inviting at our Earth Month work party.

Order a tasty gourmet picnic box to highlight this year's Moritani Community Picnic, 4–6 p.m. on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4 at Moritani Preserve.

Join the Park District, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, Gear Grinders, and the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation this fall preparing the site of the future mountain bike park for new trails and features.

oin the Bainbridge Island Park & Trails Foundation and Grace Church for a work party to maintain the public walking trails at the church, 9-noon this Saturday, Sept. 16. Meet at the church, 8595 NE Day Road East. The work is light, pruning back growth and keeping the trails clear. Bring water, work gloves and small pruning tools! Find out how these trails connect with the Farmland Trail, a growing network of public trails around the community's Day Road farm district. SIGN UP TODAY

Join the Park District's trails team, the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation at Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve this fall maintaining trail surfacing, improving trail drainage, and closing social trails in sensitive wildlife habitat.