The Anchorage Schools on Trails group, along with project champion Glen Hemingson, was awarded $40,000 in matching funds by APF to rehabilitate the Westchester Lagoon Nature Trail. The Schools on…

Eagle Scout candidate James Allen and neighbor Schawna Thoma were awarded $15,500 in Challenge Grant matching funds from APF to revitalize Barbara Street Park. In the summer 2015 they cleaned…

Chad Taylor of Intrinsic Landscapes, LLC was awarded $21,700 in matching funds from APF to design and install three site-specific sculptural communal seating areas in Anchorage parks. Chad raised his…

Bike Anchorage was awarded $30,000 in matching funds by APF to initiate a bike data collection and analysis project. The group analyzed and disseminated bike data already being collected by…

The Anchorage Schools on Trails group, along with the project champion teacher from Nunaka Valley Elementary School Jessica Nesset, was awarded $21,500 in matching funds by APF to create learning…

Park Fix-It Day: July 25, 2015 Jewel Lake Park is a 40.26 acre community use park with a covered picnic shelter, softball field, volleyball sand lot, playground equipment, picnic tables,…

Park Improvements Update playground and fall surfacing Replace trash cans and picnic tables Replace benches Resurface tennis courts Repaint and clean picnic shelter Repair paved paths and add ADA access…

Park Improvements Install ADA accessible playground Upgrade safety surfacing Upgrade and repair park amenities Thinning and weeding In 2015 David Green Park became the first park in Anchorage to be…

Park Improvements Install a new playground and playground surfacing Install picnic tables, benches and trashcans In 2013, Challenge Grantees Michelle and Jim Rogers fundraised $40,000 to develop Moen Park for…

Park Improvements Replace play equipment with Woolly Mammoth themed playground Update playground surface with wood fiber Thinning vegetation Replace park amenities for easier maintenance Install trash cans, signs, and benches…