Last year I visited the Ritchie Observatory at Battle Point Park and met with Battle Point Astronomical Association’s President, Frank Petrie and Chief Astronomer, Cole Rees to learn about the observatory and the association. It all started back in 1992, …
Keynote speaker is Madeline Ostrander, journalist and author of “At Home on an Unruly Planet”
Seattle science journalist and author Madeline Ostrander will be the keynote speaker at the 2023 Bainbridge Island Environmental Conference, “Our Island Home on an Unruly …
The new Puget Sound to Pacific Collaborative is bringing communities together to plan and build a 200-mile multi-use trail from the ferry docks on Bainbridge Island, Kingston and Port Townsend to the Pacific Coast at La Push.
The PS2P Collaborative…
Michele Bombardier, the island’s first ever Poet Laureate, is quickly bringing poetry to life on Bainbridge Island. “I’m having a blast,” she says, gushing with enthusiasm. “Two things I love: my hometown and poetry.”
Bombardier has pulled off a …
After a three-year pandemic hiatus BI Parks and its partners, including Blakely Harbor Park’s neighbor IslandWood, Sustainable Bainbridge and the BI Parks and Trails Foundation, are back hosting the annual Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service.…
Back in the day – and I’m talking about the 1960s – skateboarding was just coming into vogue. I remember a cover of Life Magazine from that era with a picture of young guys with long hair traversing Lombard Street …
No doubt about it, Mountain biking is a popular sport among youth and adults on Bainbridge Island and throughout Kitsap County. There are lots of excellent beginner to advanced biking trails in the Grand Forest and other parks throughout the …
The Moritani Preserve is a hidden gem, located just west of Downtown Winslow, bounded by Winslow Way, Grow Avenue and Shepard Way NW. It’s meant to be a passive park – meaning it’s a perfect place for family picnics, quiet, …
The Student Conservation Corps (SCoCo) is a paid Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District (BIMPRD) employment opportunity enhanced with conservation education for local High School age students. Through SCoCo, our young people learn about environmental concerns around the island …
The Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District (BIMPRD) is hosting more than a dozen volunteer work parties this fall in parks, trails, and natural areas across the island. Join the Natural Resources team as they continue with ongoing restoration …
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