Columbia Valley purchases its first park

A small patch of land with a creek running through it sits between two houses in the Columbia Valley Urban Growth Area in East Whatcom.   The space, at 7916 Santa Fe Trail, is the Columbia Valley Parks and Recreation District’s (CVPRD) first piece of park property, a big win for a district run by five volunteers hoping to foster connection and community.  Carl McDaniel, one of the five elected park commissioners, quickly realized there were no public parks in East Whatcom when