Urban Forest Plan

Trees with sun shining through
The City of Bellingham began creating an Urban Forest Plan (or Urban Forestry Management Plan) in 2020. The purpose of the Plan is to identify strategies that will help maintain a healthy and desirable urban forest through well-coordinated, consistent, efficient, and sustainable long-term urban forest management. See below to learn more about Bellingham’s urban forest. Plan ... Read more

Post Point Wastewater Resource Recovery Project Archive

The Post Point Resource Recovery project is a defining opportunity for Bellingham to implement its 2018 Climate Action Plan and reduce sewer utility carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 60-80%. We are designing future improvements at the Post Point Resource Recovery Plant (Post Point). These improvements are needed because equipment is aging, expensive to repair, and ... Read more

Padden Triathlon

Triathlon transition area at Padden Triathlon
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Padden Triathlon is an excellent first, second, or twenty-second triathlon. Our course is simple, beautiful, and well-staffed. In an effort to make this a race you’ll enjoy year after year, we’ve made everything as simple as possible, so that on race day, you can focus on the event. Our goal is to make the ... Read more

Cordata Park

Developing a community park on Cordata Parkway between Stuart and Horton Roads