Welcome to Sustainable Bainbridge
Sustainable Bainbridge was formed to support cooperation and collaboration among a broad-based network of local organizations, businesses, government and individuals to protect and strengthen our community's social, environmental, and economic sustainability for current and future generations.
We invite you to take a look at the work we've been doing since the inception of Sustainable Bainbridge in the Spring of 2006. To learn more about our organization go to About Us. You can also check out our Initiatives; sign up for our monthly e-newsletter; attend Sustainable First Monday (a monthly public forum held the first Monday of every month at the Commons on Bjune Drive) or join us at other events.
Our success depends on the active participation of caring people like you. Please contact us with your ideas and suggestions or visit us at our office in the Marge Williams Center, 221 Winslow Way, Room 102.
What's New
Sustainable First Monday: A Local Food System
Monday, August 2, 7 to 9 p. m., The Commons (on Brien Drive, near Waterfront Park)
What would a local food system look like on Bainbridge Island? Sound Food, Friends of the Farm, Global Source Education, the Bainbridge Island Metro Park District, and the City of Bainbridge Island will provide information about the current state of our food system. Then we'll talk about ways to chart a path to a vibrant and resilient food network for our community. Don't miss this opportunity to share your ideas and be part of the conversation.
Introducing the Sustainable Bainbridge- Student Conservation Corps (SCoCo)
In this two week pilot program for Island youth, 22 Bainbridge High School age students will commit their energies and enthusiasm for a two-week period removing invasive plants such as English ivy, Scotch Broom and Holly from local parkland, and return later to revegetate those lands with native plants. Corps members gain field experience, conservation education and are paid a stipend. The efforts focus on Blakely Harbor Park, the location of a BIMPRD model watershed clean-up campaign. This will result in over 1000 hours of weed removal on the Island... Read More...
Zero Waste Initiative
July 3rd and 4th Volunteer Opportunities! The island's biggest community celebration is fast approaching. Can you lend a hand on the 4th of July (or at the July 3rd street dance) to help with the Zero Waste Initiative's composting efforts at these events? Read More...
Also, checkout the Zero Waste Road Map to Zero Waste and our tip of the week.
Local Living Economies
Sustainable Bainbridge is proud to announce two new developments that further our goals to help foster a local living economy: a series of feature articles by Board member Jon Quitslund on local business people who are sincerely committed to sustainable practices; and the formation of the Sustainable Business Network of Bainbridge.
Search Engine
Use our new search engine feature above to find a wealth of resources tucked here and there throughout the site. For example, thre are resources on zero waste linked to May's Matinees That Matter and June's Sustainable First Monday. Happy searching!
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The City of Bainbridge Island Guide to Walking, Cycling, and Paddling!
Download the map from the City's website at:http://www.ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us.
Bainbridge Island Recycles...