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…
Neighbors in this area identified a community need to transform the unsafe trail between Russian Jack Springs Park and the surrounding neighborhoods to Wonder Park Elementary School into an official…
Neighbors have identified a number of areas in which Springer Park needs improvement. The picnic tables need repainting and the wooden trash can containers are in disrepair. The lines demarcating…
On November 5th, 2015, Turnagain Elementary School first graders celebrated the new 600 foot soft-surface trail at Balto Seppala Park built by Youth Employment in Parks that summer. The trail…
Schools on Trails maps highlight the connection between schools in the Anchorage area and their public green spaces. They are designed as a tool for the school, the community and…
Credit: Erik Hill, Alaska Dispatch News Our Schools on Trails program was featured in a recent Alaska Dispatch News article. Click HERE to read the full story about how the…
Summer 2016, a climbing boulder was installed in Sitka Street Park to promote healthy recreation opportunities for pre-teens and teenagers in the neighborhood. On August 20th, community volunteers came together…
On July 30th, 2016, volunteers gathered for a Neighborhood Park Fix-It to remove invasive European bird cherry from along the Fish Creek Trail. This plant takes over and out-competes the…
The Anchorage Park Foundation facilitates park improvement projects that are driven by neighborhood initiative.
We’re a non-profit, operating outside of the Municipality of Anchorage, and are responsible & accountable to our donors' intent.
