Teachers and Students Complete New Outdoor Learning Lab at Wolverine Park

June 18, 2019

This May, Campbell STEM Elementary finished an Outdoor Learning Lab at Wolverine Park. With the support of an Anchorage Park Foundation Community Challenge Grant, students and teachers worked with local landscape architects Elise Huggins and Bri Kiefer to create a…

Remembering Mike O’Connor: Anchorage Parks and Hockey Champion

February 14, 2019

The Anchorage Park Foundation family was saddened to learn of the passing of an Anchorage hockey and parks champion: Mike O’Connor. Not only did Mike serve on the Anchorage Park Foundation Board of Directors, but Mike also dedicated himself of a…

Chanshtnu Muldoon Park

December 27, 2018

The new skating ribbon is just the tip of the iceberg for Chanshtnu Muldoon Park.

Whisper Faith Kovach Park

February 12, 2018

How a new off-leash dog park and inclusive playground helped to heal and transform a neighborhood.

Anchorage Trails Wayfinding

February 6, 2018

Find out how to sponsor a wayfinding sign on the Anchorage trails system.
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Inclusive Play in Anchorage

October 17, 2017

Anchorage is leading the way in inclusive play. With two new this summer, we have a total of 12 inclusive playgrounds.

Students Dig In at Wolverine Park

September 21, 2017

September 21, 2017, Anchorage, AK – Campbell STEM Elementary has big dreams of regularly taking their lessons outside, especially as Anchorage’s first STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) elementary school. Wolverine Park, just a block from the school, is already…

Youth Employment in Parks Builds Sustainable Beach Trail to Previous Site of Humpback Whale

June 13, 2017

June 12, 2017, Anchorage, AK – Adorned in hard hats and bright green shirts, the 20 teens who make up this summer’s Youth Employment in Parks (YEP) program are hard to miss. Monday, June 12 to Thursday, June 15, the…

Samoan Cricket Finds Permanent Home in Dave Rose Park

May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017, Anchorage, AK – On Saturday, May 20 the Samoan cricket (Kilikiti) community will celebrate their new official field which constructed in Dave Rose Park this week. There will be a ribbon cutting with Mayor Berkowitz at 8am…

Volunteers Take First Steps to Build Park Identity

May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017, Anchorage, AK – Fairview Park is soon to be well known. A neighborhood secret, often mistaken for Fairview Lions Park or Fairbanks Park, Fairview Park can expect major improvements over the next few years as outlined in its…