On May 19, 2017 volunteers gathered at Fairview Park to help plant apple trees, rhubarb, strawberries, currants, and blueberries as the parks first edible landscaping. Other improvements included sanding and…

Progress towards a health and healing themed park in the U-Med Districts has begun. Anchorage Parks and Recreation Planner Maeve Nevins has worked with a community advisory group of neighbors…

Volunteers tackled the park drainage issues at Jewel Lake Park during a Neighborhood Park Fix-It on September 9, 2017. The crew of neighbors and park enthusiasts replanted the rain garden…

Locals to Valley of the Moon Park have been using the old baseball field as a dog park for years, but summer of 2017 it became official with new dog…

The Oscar Anderson House, in Elderberry Park, is more visible and welcoming the public thanks to summer construction. The front walkway and porch underwent renovations to create a new ADA…

The dog park at Arctic Benson received upgrades including gate latch improvements, a paved walkway, crushed gravel, landscaping, and benches. In June, volunteers came together for a Neighborhood Park Fix-It…

  MOA Funds: $24,200 Private Funding: $17,400 During their training week, the Youth Employment in Parks teens learned about tools, safety, team building, and trail building. For their first project…

  MOA Funds: $24,200 State of Alaska Grant: $35,000 In 2016, a beached whale in the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge brought thousands of foot traffic down the steep Kincaid bluffs…

Youth Employment in Parks worked at 3 different sites along the Campbell Creek helping to stabilize and restore the streambank while enhancing fish rearing habitat. These areas have been degraded…

MOA funds: $24,200 Alaska State Legislative Grant: $16,500   Youth Employment in Parks began this project two years ago to create a sustainable trail down to the Kincaid Beach. This…