There’s a full slate of winter work parties in Bainbridge Island parks and trails ahead. Sign up today!
Conservation Work Party
Where: Blakley Harbor Park, NE Country Club Road
When: Saturday, Feb. 10 and March 9 (2nd Saturdays), 10:00a-12:00p
What: Join the Park District, IslandWood, and the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation every second Saturday this winter in the ongoing restoration of Blakley Harbor Park! Thousands of volunteer hours have already been logged, helping transform the site of the former largest mill in the world. 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 six and up who are comfortable using small hand tools and walking off trail on uneven surfaces.
REGISTER HERE
Trails Work Party
Where: Fort Ward Park (Upper Parking Lot), Fort Ward Hill Road
When: Saturday, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, March 16 (3rd Saturdays), 10:00a-12:00p
What: Join the Park District’s trails team, Fort Ward parkrun, and the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation every third Saturday at Fort Ward Park this winter maintaining trail surfacing and pruning vegetation. Volunteers will meet at the upper parking lot.
These work parties are well suited for children ages eight and up who are comfortable using some small hand tools and walking a mile or so throughout the two-hour work party.
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Red Pine Park Work Party
Where: Red Pine Park, 418 Wood Ave SW
When: Tuesday, Feb. 13 and March 12 (2nd Tuesdays), 10:00a-12:00p
What: Work with the Park District’s horticulture staff and the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation to maintain garden beds, an historic fruit orchard, edible perennials, and other historic plantings in this former homestead in the heart of downtown.
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Moritani Preserve Work Party
Where: Moritani Preserve, 542 Winslow Way W
When: Thursday, Feb. 15, March 12 (3rd Thursdays), 10:00a-12:00p
What: Join the Park District’s Natural Resources team and the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation 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