Hit the trails, go for a walk, or even jump on the treadmill in Juneau Parks & Recreation’s annual virtual trek from Juneau to Ketchikan. Walk Southeast is a free and fun activity that helps you stay active by tracking miles you walk, run, or hike between May 1 and September 1. The more miles you log, the more chances you have to win in a local prize drawing. Hit 150 miles and get entered in the Alaska Airlines drawing for two round-trip tickets. To qualify, you must also be registered, live in Alaska, and submit your tracker by September 2. Register now through May 7 at walksoutheast.org.

Walk Southeast, created by Juneau Parks & Recreation, is a region-wide activity. This year Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Petersburg vie for the title of 2025 Walk Southeast champion, which goes to the community with the highest average of miles walked per participant. All participants register through walksoutheast.org.

Registered participants have two options to track miles: a traditional fillable/printable PDF Mileage Tracker or the My Virtual Mission app presented by SEARHC. For all the details, go to walksoutheast.org or the Facebook event.

Join Juneau Parks & Recreation to kick off the challenge at Twin Lakes on Sunday, May 4 from 1 – 2:30 p.m. Get help setting up your My Virtual Mission app, enter a prize drawing, and add a couple miles to your tracker with a walk along the lake. Door prizes will be drawn throughout and a #teamjuneau group photo will be taken at about 2 p.m.

CBJ Parks & Recreation Department is pleased to announce that Evergreen Cemetery has been awarded a Level 1 Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum for achieving particular standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens.

The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program is the only global initiative to officially recognize arboreta at various levels of development, capacity, and professionalism. Evergreen Cemetery is also now recognized as an accredited arboretum in the Morton Register of Arboreta, a database of the world’s arboreta and gardens dedicated to woody plants.

Evergreen Cemetery joins the Jensen-Olson Arboretum as Juneau’s only certified and accredited arboreta.

Evergreen Cemetery was established in 1891 and deeded to CBJ in 1907. Today it is operated and maintained by CBJ Parks & Recreation. One of downtown Juneau’s most popular local green spaces, the cemetery is home to 41 species, varieties and cultivars of trees and woody shrubs.

You can locate these trees and plants yourself on the interactive Tree Map, available on the Evergreen webpage or by scanning a QR code in the park space.

For more information about ArbNet accreditation, visit arbnet.org. For more information about CBJ parks and green spaces, visit Parks & Recreation’s Find A Park.

For questions, contact CBJ Parks & Recreation at (907) 586-5226.

The Jensen-Olson Arboretum will move to summer hours beginning April 2. The grounds will be open to visitors Wednesday – Sunday, 9 a.m – 5 p.m. and closed to the public Monday and Tuesday.

This year JOA celebrates its 18th year as a free public display garden in Juneau. The highlight of the garden are the many varieties of primroses held in JOA’s Nationally Accredited™ Collection for the genus Primula (primroses), which begin blooming in April and continue through frost.

JOA is located at 23035 Glacier Hwy. The main parking lot is adjacent to the highway, with accessible parking—closer to the gardens—located down the driveway.

For more information, contact Jensen-Olson Arboretum Manager Ginger Hudson at (907) 789-0139 or [email protected].