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Ferry walkways to be reused on Puget Sound to Pacific
An elevated walkway being removed from the Colman Dock ferry terminal starting this weekend is bound for re-use on the Puget Sound to Pacific trail corridor – a combination of the Olympic Discovery Trail and Sound to Olympics Trail in Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam counties.
The temporary walkway comes down as a new, permanent pedestrian bridge […]
Amanda Nathan: Remembering parks in your will
Amanda Nathan
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Conversation with Amanda Nathan, Estate Planning Attorney
Amanda Nathan is a Bainbridge Island parent and a partner at the law firm Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP, where her practice focuses on estate planning, probate, and […]
Got a project? Get a Community Grant
Got a great project? Get a great grant for parks and trails.
The Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation’s 2023 Community Grants program is now open, with applications due by 5 p.m. Oct. 1.
Grants of up to $3,000 are available for qualifying park and trail projects.
Apply online, and […]
Sign up for a fall work party
Where: Strawberry Hill Park, 7666 Highschool Road NE
When: Saturday, Oct. 14 (2nd Saturday), 10:00a-12:00p
What: 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. Projects will include removing invasive […]
A new shelter from a classic age at Pritchard Park
The golden age of design in American parks was, ironically, the Depression.
The Civilian Conservation Corps, a new federal relief program meant to put America back to work, sent 3 million displaced laborers out across the continent to restore and enhance the nation’s public lands. Some were craftsmen, recent immigrants who brought Old World skills and […]
Kilmer celebrates federal RAISE grant, trail connections
We were honored by a visit from Congressman Derek Kilmer in August, to celebrate the $16.13 million federal RAISE grant for local and regional trail design.
Kilmer walked the Sound to Olympics Sakai Pond Connector with the Parks & Trails Foundation, city and park officials, and local trail boosters to mark the amazing grant, which […]
Stop weeds – brush those boots before you hike
Brush your boots before you hike? It’s good policy, and good trail hygiene, catching the spread of invasive weeds and seeds before they’re tromped all over trails and parks.
To that end, you’ll find new boot-brush stations at two island trailheads: Gazzam Lake Preserve (Deerpath Lane) and Blakely […]
Eagledale volleyball court revived through ParksCorps
Not even most volleyball players seemed to know there’s a sand court at Eagledale Park.
“My daughter’s been in volleyball for seven years, and she’s never touched this court,” admitted Megan Adcock, a Bainbridge Spartan Volleyball Boosters parent. “We had no idea.”
There is, and now they do, after a […]
Join us for Moritani Community Picnic, Sept. 4
Tasty gourmet picnic boxes are available for purchase at this year’s Moritani Community Picnic, 4–6 p.m. on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4 at Moritani Preserve.
Local band WHOZYAMAMA returns with their spicy brand of Cajun and Creole music for this relaxed, end-of-summer celebration for the entire family. The event is free!
New this year: Purchase a delicious, […]