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- A New Playground Makes a Debut
October 14, 2011
KTVA
- Anchorage Parks Face Tough Budget Challenges
October 14, 2011
KTUU, Rebecca Palsha - Dream Comes True at Westchester Lagoon
October 11, 2011
Anchorage Daily News - New Playground Photo Gallery
October 11, 2011
ADN Photo Gallery, Erik Hill - City Parks Get Graded, Repaired
September 18, 2011
Anchorage Daily News, Rosemary Shinohara - Parks Get a C-Minus, But Are Showing Improvement
September 14, 2011
Anchorage Press, Scott Christiansen - Blue Skies Return in Time for Summerpalooza August 5, 2011
KTVA - 9 Miles of Singletrack Bike Trail Going Into Kincaid Park
May 23, 2011
ADN - A New Way for Blind to Experience Anchorage Park
May 11, 2011
KTUU - Clark student designers plan park improvements
May 4, 2011
ADN Focal Point Blog by Marc Lester - Anchorage's Teen Parks Program Wins Partners in Conservation Award
August 2, 2010
Alaska Dispatch - Middle-Schoolers Learn to Apply Science to Everyday Experiences
July 30, 2010
KTUU - Local Volunteers Help Spruce Up City Parks
July 10, 2010
KTUU - Anchorage Park Receives Weekend Makeover June 19, 2010
KTUU - Mountain View Mural Project Brings Out Kids, Creativity
June 13, 2010
KTUU - Parks & Rec Adjusts to Economic Burn
May 21, 2010
KTVA - Baxter Bog Gets Trail Improvements
September 14, 2009
KTUU - Another City Park Gets a Volunteer Makeover August 28, 2009
KTUU - Wilson Park Gets Fixed Up
July 31, 2009
KTUU Megan Baldino - Tour Gives New Perspective on Anchorage
July 29, 2009
Anchorage Daily News Compass Piece, Mike Jens - Tennis Lovers Celebrate Resurfaced Courts on Park Strip
July 25, 2009
KTUU, Jason Lamb - Sand Lake Park Next on the Fix-It List
July 17, 2009
KTUU - Volunteers Head to Johns Park to Improve It July 9, 2009
KTUU - Players Love New Surfaces on the Park Strip Courts
June 16, 2009
Anchorage Daily News, Heather March - Residents Celebrate National Trails Day
June 5, 2009
KTVA - Standish Park Gets a Makeover
May 29, 2009
KTUU, Megan Baldino - Project to Repair Decrepit Parks Begins Wednesday
May 26, 2009
KTUU, Megan Baldino - If You Love Your Local Park, Help Us Fix It Up May 20, 2009
Anchorage Daily News Compass - Trail Renaissance
April 21, 2009
Anchorage Daily News, Mike Campbell - Our View: City Bonds Make Sense
April 1, 2009
Anchorage Daily News Editorial - ADN Garden Blog Features Foster a Flower Program
March 10, 2009
Anchorage Daily News, Fran Durner - Battle for Brotherhood: Alaskans Remember the Peratroviches
Feb. 11, 2009
Capital City Weekly - "Calm is all Nature": Bill Sherwonit Essay on Anchorage Get Outdoors Initiative
Feb. 6, 2009
Alaska Dispatch - ADN Editorial on Mayor Begich Mentions APF Accomplishments
Jan. 3, 2009
Anchorage Daily News Editorial - Anchorage Wins Two Alaska Municipal League Awards for APF & YEP
Dec. 24, 2008
Capital City Weekly - Anchorage Parks Get Graded
Dec. 12, 2008
Channel 2 - Outdoor Activities Lose Allure for Today's Kids Dec. 11, 2008
Anchorage Daily News, Craig Medred - Our View: A Call to "C'mon Out and Play"
Dec. 10, 2008
Anchorage Daily News - Speedskating Oval to Open
Nov. 13, 2008
Anchorage Daily News, Mike Campbell - No Rest In Fight Against Invasives
Oct. 2, 2008
Anchorage Daily News, Fran Durner - What Grade Would You Give Your Local Anchorage Park?
Sept. 15, 2008
Anchorage Daily News Compass Piece, Jeff Dillon - Mountain Bike Riders Now Have A New Stretch Of Trail
Sept. 13, 2008
Anchorage Daily News, Melissa DeVaughn - Anchorage Parks Get Graded
Sept. 6 , 2008
Channel 2, Heather Balderson - A Walk In The Park, Citizens and Private Donors Made Midtown Park What It Is
Aug. 26, 2008
Anchorage Daily News Editorial
- Cuddy Park Opens
Aug. 23, 2008
Channel 2, Heather Balderson - Revamped Midtown Park to Reopen
Aug. 19, 2008
Channel 2 - Anchorage's Greenbelt-An Urban Oasis
July 14, 2008
Channel 2, Scott Elnes - A Son's Tribute to His Parents Produces Park Sculpture (mp3 audio)
July 1, 2008
KSKA, Len Anderson - Midtown Park Nears Completion
June 25, 2008
Channel 2, Steve MacDonald - Teens Help Preserve Streams
June 13, 2008
Anchorage Daily News, Myrna Jensen - Audubon Alaska Guide Pinpoints Birds in Anchorage
June 9, 2008
Anchorage Daily News, Melissa DeVaughn
- $312,000 Goes Toward Improving Anchorage Parks
April 24, 2008
Anchorage Daily News, Kyle Hopkins - NHL Star Gives Back to Hometown Rink
April 15, 2008
Channel 2 News, Maria Downey - Parks Fund
Nov. 19, 2007
Anchorage Daily News, Ediorial - Soccer Fields Get Face Lift
Aug 25, 2007
Channel 2 News, Jennifer Zilko
- Scenic Rides Now Include Unsightly Sinkholes
Aug 23, 2007
Anchorage Daily News, Melissa DeVaughn - Weed Warriors Attack
Aug 23, 2007
Channel 11 News, Steve O'Brien - Weed Warriors Battle Destructive Weed
Channel 2 News, John Tracy
- Spenard Gets Skate Park
August 11 2007
Channel 2, Heather Balderson
- Anchorage Youth Get Down to Work
August 2, 2007
Channel 2, Cara Christiansen - Mid-Town Park Will Get a Face Lift
July 11, 2007
Channel 13, Christina Coleman
- Foundation Offers Millions for Soccer Fields
July 11, 2007
Anchorage Daily News, Kyle Hopkins
- Soccer Fields to be Upgraded
July 11, 2007
Channel 2, Rhonda McBride
- Park Named for Former Assemblyman
June 3, 2007
Channel 2, Chris Joy - United Way Hosts Day of Caring
June 1, 2007
Channel 2, Bianca Slota - Volunteers Work to Improve Fairview
June 1, 2007
Channel 13 - Parks & Rec Department is Thriving
Oct. 1, 2006
Anchorage Daily News, Melissa DeVaughn - New Map Plots Outdoor Fun
Sept. 3, 2006
Anchorage Daily News, Melissa DeVaughn - Get Ready to Pitch In
June 29, 2006
Anchorage Daily News Editorial - Up in a Day
June 23, 2006
Anchorage Daily News photo report - Community Volunteers to Upgrade Williwaw Park
June 22, 2006
Channel 2 News, Megan Baldino - Volunteer Project Will Upgrade Park Strip
June 22, 2006
Channel 2 News, Angela Unruh - Park Strip Due for a Spruce Up
June 22, 2006
Anchorage Daily News, Rosemary Shinohara - Foundation Comes Up With Big Money
May 13, 2006
Associated Press - Donations Help in Restoration of Parks
May 11, 2006
Channel 2 News, Steve MacDonald - Raven's Flight Honors Leaders
April 2, 2006
Anchorage Daily News, Megan Baeza - Foundation Seeks Money for Sculpture
April 2, 2006
Anchorage Daily News, Associated Press - Park Bonds, Yes on Prop 2 Investment
March 29, 2006
Anchorage Daily News Editorial - Propositions Benefit Trails, Community
March 27, 2006
Anchorage Daily News, Victor Mollozzi Compass Piece - Buy a Gift for a Park
Jan. 4, 2006
Anchorage Daily News Editorial - Catalog Entices Civic Gifts
Dec. 24, 2005
Anchorage Daily News, Rosemary Shinohara - Group Creates New Way for People to Improve Parks
Dec. 3, 2005
Channel 2 News, Chris Joy - The Green Along the Trails
September 12, 2005
Channel 2 News, Rhonda McBride - Improving the Parks
July 27, 2005
Anchorage Daily News Editorial - Donors Step in for City Parks
July 25, 2005
Anchorage Daily News, Rosemary Shinohara - Anchorage Volunteers Come Together
July 23, 2005
Channel 2 News, Rebecca Palsha - State of the City
July 2005
Mayor Begich touts Anchorage Park Foundation in State of the City, Land Use section - Pioneers Look to Future of Parks
June 25, 2005
Channel 2 News, Joy Mapaye - Anchorage's Park System Needs You
June 23, 2005
Anchorage Daily News, Victor Mollozzi Compass Piece - Parks and Recreation Newsletter
April 18, 2005
Anchorage Parks & Recreation - A Legacy of Parks
Summer 2005
Alaska Center for the Environment Newsletter, Jeff Dillon - Anchorage Parks are Economic Engines
Winter 2005
Downtown Partnership Newsletter Piece, Beth Nordlund - Give Anchorage Parks a Boost
March 15, 2005
Nordic Skiier Newsletter Piece, Beth Nordlund - Abbott Loop Park Receives $250,000
March 8, 2005
Channel 2, Maria Downey - Parks Boost
Dec 23, 2004
ADN Editorial - New Pool of Money
Dec 21, 2004
Channel 2 News, Yvonne Ramsay