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Celebrate Earth Month in April
April is Celebrate Trees! Earth Month on Bainbridge Island
April is Earth Month on Bainbridge Island 2025! Celebrate with activities and events for all ages for Earth Day and Arbor Day during the entire month of April and beyond.
Sustainable Bainbridge, in partnership with many Bainbridge […]
Registration open for Trillium Trail Run, May 10
Run for the trails! The Trillium Trail Run 10K/5K and Kids Fun Run returns to Bainbridge Island Saturday, May 10, a benefit to acquire, build and maintain new Bainbridge Island trails.
The Trillium Trail Run is presented by the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation.
Early-bird registration for the timed event […]
We’re hiring: Development Director
The Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation is now accepting applications for the position of Development Director. Please submit Cover Letter and Resume to Kevin Stroman, kevin@biparksfoundation.org, no later than 5 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2025.
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DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Overview
The Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation seeks an experienced, personable, community-minded individual who shares […]
Foundation, Land Trust launch campaign to preserve Grand Forest East
The Bainbridge Island Land Trust with the support of the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation have launched a campaign to raise funds to protect 39 acres at Grand Forest East, allowing purchase by the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District.
The Park District on February 21, 2025, announced its intent […]
Day of Remembrance stewardship at the Exclusion Memorial
Gratitude for all who turned out for the annual Day of Remembrance volunteer stewardship day at the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial on Feb. 19, in community with our Japanese American neighbors and in support of Bainbridge Island’s monument to civil rights at Pritchard Park. […]
BURT 100 ‘Ultra’ run raises $5K for Bainbridge Island trails
The drive is, in their own estimation, “peculiar.” How else to describe the urge to run 100 miles on Bainbridge Island trails – nonstop, overnight, and this year in freezing weather – without, say, a bear on your heels?
It’s a fair question, says Chris Heiden, who co-founded the Bainbridge Ultra Running Team […]
Neighbors celebrate new Arbor Trail
Trails connect Bainbridge Island parks, schools, neighborhoods, even families.
When Sandra McIver moved to Bainbridge Island, she and her husband settled at West Port Madison, and her daughters and their families at Agate Point – neighborhoods geographically close, yet historically never linked. So even a quick visit from one household to […]
Big numbers for MLK Day of Service at Blakely Harbor Park
A volunteer force 230 strong made it “A Day On, Not A Day Off” at the annual MLK Jr. Day of Service at Blakely Harbor Park, Jan. 20.
It was the largest-ever turnout for the annual stewardship day at the park.
How about these impressive numbers across the board:
Blackberry, ivy […]
Parks office returns to Strawberry Hill, thanks to Foundation, park expansion
The Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District has officially relocated its administrative offices to a newly repurposed building on the east side of Strawberry Hill Park. This move marks a significant milestone in the Park District’s ongoing efforts to improve facilities for staff and better serve the community.
The new office […]