Anchorage Park Foundation: Healthy Parks, Healthy People

Current Projects

  • Youth Employment in Parks 2010: Now Hiring Program Coordinator

    The Anchorage Park Foundation is currently seeking a program coordinator for Youth Employment in Parks 2010. For more information, please read the position description.

  • Neighborhood Park Improvements

    In summer 2009, the Anchorage Park Foundation and the Parks & Recreation Department partnered to accomplish the Fix-Its you identified in 14 Anchorage neighborhood Parks. We'll begin working with neighborhoods soon to talk about how we'll address the Fix-Its in the other 39 parks in 2010 and beyond.

    Read the summary report to see what volunteers accomplished in your neighborhood park.

  • Cuddy Park Playground for All

    A group of very dedicated families are working together to raise funds to build the first fully-accessible playground in Anchorage. See how you can help here.

  • Science in the Parks

    University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student David Roon is assessing the impact of the growing European Birdcherry population on aquatic ecosystems in Alaska. is For more information, please review this poster David presented at the Alaska Invasive Weeds Conference this fall.

  • Youth Employment in Parks 2009