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Deadline to apply for a Fourth of July vendor spot at Savikko Park is June 26

The City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department is currently accepting applications for vending permits during July 4 festivities at Savikko Park. All permits for food or merchandise vending are issued on a first-come, first-serve basis. The deadline to apply is June 26 at 4:30 p.m. July 4 at Savikko Park is a heavily attended event.

For food vendors, the standard space is 15 ft. x 20 ft. There are 19 food spots available, including a bigger space to accommodate a large food truck, and seven spots for non-food vendors. Parks & Recreation supplies the vending space only. All other equipment – like tables, tents, and generators – must be provided by the vendor.

Find more information on Savikko Park July 4 vending or to apply, go here.

For more information, contact Recreation Supervisor Dave Pusich at 586-0417 or [email protected].

June 5th, 2019|

Mainly Marathons Alaska Series Run June 6-9 at Savikko Park & Twin Lakes

Savikko Park and the Treadwell Historic Trail area will be in use for the Mainly Marathons Alaska Series Run from 7:00 am – 5:00 pm this Thursday and Friday, June 6 and 7. Then on Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and June 9,starting at 7:00 a.m., the event will move to the Twin Lakes Trail. The park and trails will remain open to the public during the run. Please be cautious with all the runners on the road. For more information about the event, contact Daniel Rueckert 320-492-5314 or [email protected]. For trail information (not event information), contact Parks & Recreation at 586-5226

June 4th, 2019|

Auke Lake Trail to be used for Seacoast Relay Saturday, June 1

As part of the 2019 Seacoast Relay, the Auke Lake Trail and parking lot will be used for the JTRR Seacoast Relay between 9:00-10:30am on Saturday, June 1^st, 2019. The trail will remain open to the public during the event. For more information about the event, contact Kym Mauseth, 321-5966 or [email protected].

For trail information (not event information), contact Parks & Recreation at 586-5226.

May 30th, 2019|

Celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday with Trail Mix

Join the City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department on National Trails Day this Saturday, June 1, for a celebration of Juneau’s trails. Parks & Recreation is partnering with Trail Mix, Inc. and the Tongass Chapter of Trout Unlimited #581 to improve the Montana Creek Trail. To make the trail safe, they are rerouting the trail from the steep, eroded bank and hardening the trail with gravel. Volunteers are needed to move, spread, and compact the gravel.

Meet at the Dimond Park Field House at 9 a.m. Work will take place until 1 p.m., with refreshments provided afterward. Come prepared with suitable outdoor clothing, sturdy boots, gloves, water, and snacks. Trail Mix will provide all tools. All ages are welcome, but please leave dogs at home.

Parks & Recreation thanks Trail Mix, as well as its members and volunteers, for all the hard work the organization does for Juneau’s trails.

For more information, contact Parks & Recreation at 586-5226.

May 30th, 2019|

Juneau trails to get $2.3 million in grant money for upgrades

The Kaxdigoowu Héen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Trail) in the Mendenhall Valley and the Treadwell Ditch Trail on Douglas Island will receive extensive improvements thanks to sizable award grants from the federal government, the State of Alaska, and local matching funds.

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities approved $1.76 million in funding from the Transportation Alternatives Program to repair the Kaxdigoowu Héen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge Trail), Juneau’s longest paved trail.

“This is the largest grant ever awarded for a trail project in Juneau, and it comes at a critical moment. This is one of Juneau’s most heavily used trails and it’s suffered a lot of damage from Jokulhlaups; these improvements will armor the trail against future ones,” Parks & Recreation Director George Schaaf said.

The project will reconstruct and repave the CBJ-maintained trail, from River Road to the edge of the meadow near the Brotherhood Bridge. Other improvements include a new or modified bridge over Montana Creek, bike racks, and new interpretive signs. The work is slated to occur in 2021. This summer, outside of the grant, CBJ Parks & Recreation Department plans to relocate a portion of the trail away from the Mendenhall River to connect with the Brotherhood Bridge parking lot

The Treadwell Ditch Trail, a 14-mile trail that connects Eaglecrest Ski Area to the Mt. Jumbo Trail, is maintained by the U.S. Forest Service, State of Alaska, and CBJ. Five years of renovations, repairs, and improvements will be funded by a $660,000 grant awarded to the Juneau Community Foundation from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. The ADF&G funding source is the Pittman–Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Project partner Trail Mix will lead the work. Other funding is coming from local matching funds, including $100,000 from CBJ.

For more information, contact Juneau Parks & Recreation Director George Schaaf at 586-5226 or [email protected].

(Photo courtesy Kristen Pratt)

May 23rd, 2019|