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Land gift creates 8 Acre Woods park near Rolling Bay
The gift of a wooded parcel near Rolling Bay is creating a new 8-acre neighborhood park.
To be known as 8 Acre Woods, the park property has been gifted by a conservation-minded donor to the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District via the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation.
An […]
Farm Trail dedication is Oct. 25
Enjoy an autumn walk and celebrate Bainbridge Island’s newest public trail through the Day Road Farm District, 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25.
A ribbon cutting ceremony will mark the trail dedication at 4 p.m., hosted by the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation, the City of Bainbridge Island and Bainbridge Metro Parks.
The […]
We join the No on I-2117 Coalition
The Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation has joined the No on Initiative 2117 coalition, joining more than 500 Washington environmental groups, firefighters, small business owners, doctors, labor unions, Tribal Nations, farmers and more.
Other local groups opposing I-2117 include the Bainbridge Island Land Trust, Sustainable Bainbridge, IslandWood, Puget Sound Restoration Fund, […]
Halls Hill Prayer Wheel restored by BARN
On a serene hilltop overlooking Blakely Harbor, an unusual silence has reigned. The resonant chime of a 300-pound cast bronze bell, once a familiar sound to visitors of Halls Hill Lookout & Labyrinth, has been conspicuously absent.
But that changed last week, thanks to local artisans and modern technology.
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Welcome Pole dedication is Oct. 9 on STO Trail
The community is invited to dedication of the new Suquamish Welcome Pole on Bainbridge Island’s Sound to Olympics Trail, 3 p.m. Oct. 9.
This unique cultural work by Suquamish carver Randi Purser is being gifted from the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation to the City of Bainbridge Island. The pole was funded by […]
Community Grants applications due Oct. 1
Got a great project for your favorite park or trail? Get a Community Grant and make it happen!
The Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation’s 2024 Community Grants program is now open, with applications due by 5 p.m. Oct. 1.
Find a link to the grant application portal at www.biparksfoundation.org/community-grants […]
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Lovely new entryway at Moritani Preserve
If a stroll through Moritani Preserve seems a little sunnier these days, well, it’s not just that summer is finally here.
Strategic thinning of over-dense stands of fir has opened the park to the gift of sunlight from above, and a budding of healthy new understory on the forest floor.
“When you look out, you can see […]