News
A warm December welcome for 8 Acre Woods
Befitting a park with trailheads on three sides, everyone seemed to come to 8 Acre Woods from a different direction, metaphorically speaking.
Andrew Schmid grew up on nearby Manitou Park Boulevard and knew the Skiff Point parcel as all woods and no trails, too dense and impenetrable even for rowdy kids on […]
Gift of fir, pine highlight Moritani restoration
Len Eisenhood has enjoyed Moritani Preserve since its opening, often walking the park’s winding paths with friends to slow down and chat and enjoy the wildlife. A landscape painter, the resident of nearby Grow Community has also captured the preserve’s quiet scenes and settings as part of an art-centric healing journey.
“In […]
Welcoming two new Parks & Trails Foundation staff
We’re pleased to welcome two new team members to the Parks & Trails Foundation, Heidi Urish, Community Programs and Event Manager, and Kevin Stroman, Administrative Assistant.
Heidi Urish
Heidi grew up in Central Illinois, surrounded by the wide-open spaces of a farming community. Her love for nature deepened as she moved to Colorado to study Natural Resources […]
8 Acre Woods dedication is Dec. 12
Join the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation and Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District to dedicate the island’s newest park, 8 Acre Woods, at 2 p.m. Dec. 12.
Nestled in the woods near Skiff Point, this beautiful property has been donated to the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District by a conservation-minded donor […]
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 makes colorful autumn debut
Long in the planning, Bainbridge Island’s new Farm Trail made a colorful autumn debut against a backdrop of pumpkin patches and grape rows in October.
The half-mile trail runs along the west boundary of the Day Road agricultural district, from Day Road E. to Lovgreen Road. Along the way, trail walkers can enjoy views […]
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 […]
Welcome Pole Dedication gallery
The Bainbridge Island community joined the Parks & Trails Foundation and City of Bainbridge Island in celebrating installation of the new Suquamish Welcome Pole on the Sound to Olympics Trail on Oct. 25.
The 14-foot, old-growth cedar Welcome Pole by carver Randi Purser represents Chief Seattle’s father, Schweabe (an approximation of his traditional name), […]
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.
[…]