Friends, Stewards and Kitsap Parks
Friends of Newberry Hill Heritage Park is a 501c(3) public charity. Donations to our organization are tax deductible and used to maintain the park and fund projects appropriate to the long range objectives for park development. We work closely with Kitsap County Parks and the Newberry Hill Stewardship Group. The Stewards are mentors and act as the co-ordinating body for all park projects, and supply labor to implement projects. All projects are proposed, until and when approved by Kitsap County Parks.
Guiding Principles
As Friends and Stewards, we apply the long range guiding principles established by stakeholders to everything we do.
Newberry Hill Heritage Park's future development should:Celebrate natural beauty and protect the ecological health of plant/wildlife communities and watershed headwaters
Offer safe, inviting, and clear access points and way finding throughout the park
Maximize the park's educational potential for students and the larger community in safe and engaging ways
Connect to nearby regional trail systems
Offer a variety of non-motorized recreational uses appropriate to the ecological characteristics of the land and within the County's ability to build and maintain them
Contribute to the park's role as a good neighbor to surrounding communities
Awards
Steward president Tom Coleman with the Hood Canal Coordinating Council Award for Environmental Achievement. It is an honor to win this award and made more so by the caliber of those that were nominated but did not win.
Friends of Newberry Hill Heritage Park Officers and Board 2025
Bill Wasson, Tom Coleman, Michelle Ring, Karl Erickson, Lori Raymaker, Frank Stricklin, Pat Stricklin