Sehome Neighborhood Association

Welcome to 2023 and life on the hill!

General Meeting May 23: Housing & Whatcom Million Trees

Location: First Presbyterian Church, 1031 N. Garden St.

Time: May 23 6:30 pm social and food, 7:00 pm meeting starts

What: We will have two presentations, one from Blake Lyon, Bellingham’s Director of Planning and Community Development, focused on how the new housing bills at the state will affect Bellingham. We will also have a presentation from Michael Feerer, the executive director of Whatcom Million Trees, a nonprofit that focuses on planting trees in Whatcom County.

Enter from the alley in the back of the church, across from the YWCA. The door is located behind the small parking lot and can be reached either by the alley or stairs from Garden St. Parking is available at the south end of the alley at the corner of Laurel & Garden.

Zoom Link available at:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89675138984

Sehome Arboretum is our Jewel

December 6th General Meeting with Parks and WWU Staff 6:30PM

First Presbyterian Church at 1031 N Garden St (enter through alley, park in lot at Laurel&Garden)

On Zoom at 7PM:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89675138984

How many of you moved to Sehome because the Arboretum offered a respite from city life, a place to take the dog, a place to walk and be in the forest close to home? We are in a period of high growth in our close-in neighborhoods, and 70% of all new housing (as of Oct) were within walking distance of the Arboretum. Management is split between WWU and Bellingham Parks, and both will be on hand to talk about challenges and new projects at our Dec 6th meeting. We all have a role to play in keeping the arboretum healthy and an asset to our community.

Join us as we once again get back to in person routines by returning to meetings at the First Presbyterian Church at 1031 N Garden St. The important thing to note about this location, is that you will enter by the rear door, in the ally opposite the YWCA. Look for our A-board signs. We will meet in the congregation hall which is in the basement of the church. As in the past we will provide pizza and have social time starting at 6:30PM. We will have a brief update on happenings in the neighborhood, followed by the presentation about the Arboretum.

Pumpkin Carving Photo Contest

We had some great pumpkins in the hood – and a few mentions here!

Our Home on the Hill

Our Neighbors are so talented, and they love where they live!

Grant Myers has been photographing our pacific northwest and has a lovely YouTube channel that highlight the Arboretum throughout the year: https://youtu.be/pHTyPgJ8Pbg