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Happy 4th of July!
Looking for fun ways to celebrate the 4th of July in your neighborhood? Here are some fantastic local events Birch is proud to support — find the details below and join the festivities!
Anacortes, WA
Birch Equipment is teaming up with the Anacortes Lacrosse Club in this year’s Anacortes Parade—watch for Miychael P. and her family when the parade kicks off at 11am on Commercial Ave July 4th!
Blaine, WA
The Old-Fashioned 4th of July Celebration
Birch Equipment is also rolling into Blaine for the 4th of July Parade at 12 pm—come out and give driver Tristin D a wave! Make a day of it with a pancake breakfast, the waterfront farmers market, and fireworks over Semiahmoo Bay to wrap it all up.
Sedro-Woolley, WA
The Logger Rodeo
Full event schedule here.
Celebrate with the whole family at Loggerodeo—catch the rodeo, cheer on the chainsaw carving competition, or stay for the fireworks show. And don’t miss driver Ben M & The Birch Equipment float in the Grand Parade at 11:00am July 4th!
Sitka, AK
The 2025 Great Sitka Duck Race
July 4th @ 4:30pm
Hosted by the Sitka Rotary Club, this family-friendly event sends thousands of rubber ducks racing for prizes—all to support local scholarships, youth leadership programs, and community service projects. Come cheer on your duck and help make a difference in Sitka!
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Bellingham Alive's Best of the Northwest Voting is Now Live July 1-31!
It’s that time of year again—Best of the Northwest voting is officially open, and we’d love your support!
Support your favorite local businesses across Whatcom, Skagit, and San Juan counties that make our community so special. You only need to vote in 10 or more categories for your ballot to count. Thanks for continuing to support local businesses like ours! 😊
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Where We'd Love Your Vote:
Best Place to Work: Birch Equipment (12 yr employee retention average)
Best Hardware/Lumber Store: Birch Equipment
(There's no rental category - but Birch provides lots of hardware & building supplies!)
Best Consignment Shop: Furnishings Now
(Our sister co! Come shop with us soon😊 )
Best Furniture Store: Furnishings Now
(Our sister co! Come shop with us soon😊 )
Best Antique Store: Furnishings Now
(Our sister co! Come shop with us soon😊 )
Best Home Decor: Furnishings Now
(Our sister co! Come shop with us soon😊 )
Best Non-Profit: Birch Golf Classic
(Birch underwrites 100% of costs and so far has donated $2.4 Million to organizations giving a hand up)
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We love awards season! We’re honored & grateful to win a Cascades Best Award for not one, but three of our companies—Birch Equipment, the Birch Golf Classic, and Furnishings Now! This award celebrates outstanding businesses in Island, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties and we’re excited to be recognized among such amazing companies.
Birch Equipment, named Best Building Materials/Supplies, is your locally owned building & equipment resource — and our fleet has grown so large serving all of our customers here in the Pacific Northwest, that we were just voted the 78th largest equipment company in the nation! Beyond rentals, we offer an extensive selection of home improvement and building products ready for you in-store. Birch is still headquartered in Bellingham, we're still local, and love staying true to our roots! https://birchequipment.com/
The Birch Golf Classic, honored as both Best Charity Event and Best Annual Event/Festival, is the Pacific Northwest’s one-of-a-kind sell-out golf tournament. Founded and fully underwritten by Birch Equipment, this unique event brings together businesses and community leaders to raise funds for nonprofits supporting the region’s most vulnerable. To date, it has raised and donated over $2.4 million—with 100% of funds going directly to these causes. Recipient organizations are selected for a three-year term based on their work connecting people to better pathways. This year, we’re excited to support Whatcom/Skagit Detox and Key Recovery for the third consecutive year.
To learn more about the Birch Golf Classic visit https://birchgolfclassic.com/.
Furnishings Now earned awards for Best Furniture Store, Consignment Store, and Place to Buy a Gift—offering quality furniture, unique home décor, and locally sourced consignment items. Located at 1619 Kentucky St in Bellingham, our store features a diverse selection of styles to suit any home. Come see what's in store or browse our selection online at https://fnconsignment.com/
As a locally owned business, we value your continued support over the years and are proud to serve this community!
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John Deere Loaders
Our loader fleet offers versatile solutions for jobs of all sizes—starting with compact Dingos, ideal for landscaping and tight-access digging, and Skid Steers, known for their lifting power and ability to handle a wide range of attachments in confined spaces. For heavier tasks, we’ve added more John Deere 324 2.1-Yard Loaders & 544 3-Yard Loaders to our lineup. With a 168 hp engine, 2.75 yd³ bucket, and strong breakout force, it’s a powerful mid-sized machine built for serious material handling and construction work.
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Motorized Work Platforms by Power Snappy
Our lift fleet offers safe, efficient access solutions for every kind of job.
We provide scaffolding for flexible, customizable setups across a wide range of projects. For tighter spaces or lighter-duty work, Vertical Mast Lifts (VMLs) offer narrow access and easy maneuverability with a lighter weight capacity. When you need extra height and platform space, our electric scissor lifts come in a variety of sizes and we also have an extensive fleet of rough terrain scissors reaching up to 50ft deck heights.
Now added to the lineup: the Motorized Work Platforms by Power Snappy. Compact, battery-powered, and built for safety and efficiency, it features a 500 lb capacity and an adjustable deck height up to 60"—ideal for indoor use and jobs where mobility and stability are key.
Wherever your work takes you, we’ve got the lift to get you there.
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The MudMixer® Evolution
The MudMixer® is the fastest, easiest multi-use mixer for concrete, mortar, and stucco. With an adjustable water input, it delivers reliable consistency fast. Tough enough for the jobsite, yet simple enough for anyone to use.
To complement our Mixer line - we've added the MudMixer®, and we also offer essential concrete tools to get the job done right. Use our concrete blankets to help your slab cure faster and protect it from the elements. Our power and hand trowels provide the perfect finish, whether smoothing large areas or working on tight spots. For cutting, the walk-behind Husqvarna saw delivers precise, clean cuts through concrete and asphalt. And when you need accurate, controlled holes, our core drills offer reliable performance.
Together, these tools form the ideal starter kit for all your concrete projects.
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Reversible Plate Compactors
This 875 lb diesel plate compactor delivers 11,240 lbs of force and a top speed of 92 ft/min—ideal for fast, precise compaction of soil, gravel, or asphalt. Reversible operation allows easy forward and backward maneuvering.
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Portable Generators
Compact, quiet Honda-powered inverter generator delivering up to 2000W of stable power with fuel-efficient runtime and easy portability.
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6" Air Sanders
A lightweight angle rotating sander with a 6-inch pad, 10,000 rpm speed, and easy on/off control. Ideal for efficient sanding with low noise.
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Electric LED Light Towers
Allmand light tower with a 23-foot mast, delivering 147,344 total LED lumens for bright, efficient illumination. Compact and portable, it operates at 6.4 feet in length and weighs 750 lbs.
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2-Man Power Augers
The Dirtdawg-TM11 delivers smooth, powerful digging for 2" to 12" holes. Tough, low-vibration, and easy to handle. One-man augers also available. for smaller or solo jobs.
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Concrete Saws
Husqvarna 18″ gas-powered push concrete saw designed for tough cutting jobs, offering up to 6.625″ cutting depth with a built-in water system for dust control and smooth operation.
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Polaris Utility Vehicles
Polaris 2-passenger utility vehicle with 455cc liquid-cooled engine, automatic transmission, on-demand AWD, 1,000 lb payload, 10″ ground clearance, and Lock & Ride cargo system.
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SStainless Steel
Flat Top Barbecues
65" x17" Portable stainless steel flat top grill featuring eight 20,000 BTU burners, powder-coated frame, wind break, and grease pans for efficient outdoor cooking.
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Battery Trimmer/Weed Eaters
Powerful, eco-friendly battery trimmer with high torque, low noise, and a dual-direction head for efficient trimming—includes batteries and charger for uninterrupted work.
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Lawn Mowers
Powerful and easy-to-use self-propelled lawn mower with a 21" cutting width, Honda engine, adjustable 7-height settings, and 4-in-1 mulch, bag, shred, and discharge options for versatile lawn care.
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Hedge Trimmers
Tackle hedges easily with this lightweight, quiet gas trimmer featuring a 32" blade, 21.7 cc engine, adjustable handle, and easy Smart Start®.
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Sod Cutters
Easily cut and remove sod with this 18" sod cutter, featuring a 5.5 HP engine, 4-speed transmission with reverse, and adjustable cutting depth up to 2.5".
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Team Birch Equipment Made History!
The 2022, 2023, 2024, & 2025 - Ski to Sea Champions
What a race! Team Birch Equipment made history with the first-ever Championship 4-Peat, winning every leg of the 90+ mile Ski to Sea course. From Mount Baker to Fairhaven, the team’s skill and teamwork shone bright!
| | Big thank you to all the racers, volunteers, and fans who make Ski to Sea an iconic and world class community celebration year after year. We’re proud to be part of it — here’s to next year? 😉 | | Follow Doug in the WA360 Race! | | |
We’re proud to cheer on one of our own—Doug S, racing solo in the WA360, a 360-mile, human and wind powered race through Puget Sound. Competing as Team Perseverance, Doug is navigating the full course without support in his custom-built pedal/sail row cruiser, Sailing Angus.
The race starts and ends in Port Townsend, taking racers south through Puget Sound to Olympia Shoal, north past Goat Island and Bellingham Bay, up to Point Roberts near the Canadian border, before looping back to Port Townsend. Doug expects to finish in 7–12 days, depending on conditions.
Follow his progress and updates at facebook.com/TeamPerseveranceR2AK
Track the full race live here: WA360 Tracker + Race Info
Help us cheer on Doug as he takes on this incredible feat!
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