projects - active
- Veterans' Memorial Rehabilitation
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Project
- Anchorage Summer Flowers
- 2010 Challenge Grant Campaign
- Parks for All
- Youth Employment in Parks
- Volunteer Naturalists
- Get Outdoors Anchorage
- Neighborhood Parks & the Park Report Card
- Science in the Parks
- 2008 Challenge Grant Projects
- Honoring & Memorial Funds
- Citizen Weeds Warriors
- Trails Map
projects - past
Current Projects
- Russian Jack Springs Parks Public Involvement Project
The Anchorage Park Foundation invites you to participate in a community conversation around potential improvements to North Russian Jack Springs Park on a new blog! We have engaged public involvement manager Anne Brooks to facilitate this discussion.
- Summer Flowers in Anchorage
It's almost time for summer flowers! For more information on the Anchorage Parks & Recreation Horticulture Division's legendary flower displays, visit our flower homepage.
- Summer 2010 Science Job Opportunity
Are you interested in working outdoors this summer? Fisheries researcher David Roon is hiring a summer field technician. For more information or to apply, please review the position description.
- Anchorage Park Foundation Announces Challenge Grant Campaign
In partnership with the Rasmuson Foundation and the Parks & Recreation Department, the Anchorage Park Foundation is proud to announce the 2010 Challenge Grant Campaign, offering $200,000 in matching funding to community organizations to improve parks & trails.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Living Memorial
The Anchorage Park Foundation is partnering with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Living Memorial Committee to raise funds to rehabilitate and revitalize the Memorial on the Park Strip. To contribute, please visit our donate page.
- Summer 2010 Projects
For a overview of projects coming up in Anchorage parks this summer, take a look at our construction map. Great projects coming to a park near you-- from new play equipment to new trail connections!
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Neighborhood Park Improvements
In summer 2010, the Anchorage Park Foundation and the Parks & Recreation Department will partner to accomplish the Fix-Its you identified in 8 Anchorage neighborhood Parks.
- Cuddy Park Playground for All
A group of very dedicated families are working together to raise funds to build the first fully-accessible playground in Anchorage. See how you can help here.
- Science in the Parks
University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student David Roon is assessing the impact of the growing European Birdcherry population on aquatic ecosystems in Alaska. is For more information, please review this poster David presented at the Alaska Invasive Weeds Conference this fall.
