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New Pacific Northern Academy Trail Opens in Ruth Arcand Park

This September, teachers, and staff with Pacific Northern Academy joined Anchorage Park Foundation to celebrate the completion of a new nature trail through Ruth Arcand Park. The trail is a result of a Community Challenge Grant awarded to Pacific Northern

Remembering Mike O’Connor: Anchorage Parks and Hockey Champion

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

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

Students Dig In at Wolverine Park

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 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, 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, 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

Schools on Trails in the news

Read the Alaska Dispatch News article about our program at Nunaka Valley Elementary School.