The Sehome Hill Arboretum Board of Governors was created under the Inter-Local Cooperation Agreement between the City of Bellingham (City) and Western Washington University (WWU). The purpose of the Board is to develop and coordinate the Sehome Hill Arboretum program. The Board works with the City and WWU in planning the use of such capital, operating and maintenance funds as shall be authorized by the City of Bellingham or WWU, and such endowment funds to the Arboretum as may be received by either agency. The Board coordinates with WWU and City Parks and Recreation maintenance and operations programs, all volunteer projects associated with the Arboretum. The Board establishes and submits priorities for maintenance and development of the Arboretum in accordance with the Long Range Master Plan adopted by the City and Western Washington University. Finally, the Board may make recommendations to the City Council and Board of Trustees of WWU concerning the continuation, modification, or termination of the Inter-Local Cooperation Agreement
Meetings are held on the second Thursday of every other month at 4:00 p.m. in the Park Operations Shop Building, 1400 Woburn St., Bellingham. Meetings normally last one and one-half hours and members may need to spend an additional few hours of their time outside meetings for site visitations.
The Committee shall consist of ten members, and shall include three members selected by the City of Bellingham; three members selected by Western Washington University; three members from the community at large, selected by the six University and City members of the Board; and one member, enrolled as a student from the University, selected by the total Board. Appointments shall be for three-year terms, except the student appointee which will be for one year.
