News Item – Page 29 – City and Borough of Juneau

Evergreen Cemetery awarded Level 1 Arboretum Accreditation

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.

April 3rd, 2025|

Changes to DPAC hours and operations April 3 – April 6

Dimond Park Aquatic Center facilities will see hours changes and closures from Thursday, April 3 through Sunday, April 6 while the pool hosts a Glacier Swim Club competition.

The fitness deck will be closed to the public beginning Thursday, April 3. The rest of the facility will be closed from 8 a.m. on Friday, April 4, through end of day Sunday, April 6.

DPAC will reopen for normal hours on Monday, April 7 at 5:30 a.m.

Augustus G. Brown swimming pool will be open during the closure. See a complete schedule for both pools at juneaupools.org.

For more information, contact Juneau Pools at (907) 586-0839.

April 2nd, 2025|

Juneau Pools announces additional swim lesson sessions

Dimond Park Aquatic Center, continuing the instruction from the previous session. These additional classes provide opportunities for preschool, youth, and adult swimmers to develop their skills.

Registration opens Friday, April 4, at noon. Registration will not be accepted over the phone, in person, or in advance.

Scholarships are available. To apply, complete the online form by Tuesday, April 2, at noon.

Lesson descriptions and level details can be found online here.

AGB YOUTH AND PRESCHOOL:
Preschool Levels 1-3 (ages 3-5) and Youth Levels 1-4 (ages 6-12) lessons will be held April 14 through May 7 on Mondays and Wednesdays between 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. The cost is $80 plus tax.

AGB ADULT SWIM LESSONS:
Adult swim lessons (ages 13 and up) will be held April 14 through April 30 on Mondays and Wednesdays between 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $72 plus tax.

DPAC PARENT AND TOT SWIM LESSONS:
Parent and Tot swim lessons (ages 6 months to 2 years) will be held April 12 through May 31 on Saturdays between 9:15 to 10:30 a.m., with no class meetings on May 3 or May 10 due to DPAC’s annual maintenance closure. The cost is $60 plus tax.

For a detailed schedule, see the registration catalog.

Swimmers must meet registration prerequisites to enroll in any classes beyond Level 1. Swimmers who have not attended a Juneau Pools swim lesson placement session or passed the preceding class within the last six months will not be eligible to register for upper-level classes.

For more information, please contact Aquatics Programming Coordinator Ellen Johnston at (907) 586-0839 ext. 4148 or [email protected].

March 28th, 2025|

Summer hours at Jensen-Olson Arboretum begin April 2

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].

March 28th, 2025|

Douglas Advisory Board to meet March 26

The Douglas Advisory Board will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the Douglas Library at 5 pm. This will be an in-person meeting only.

Meeting materials are available at juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com.

For the complete CBJ public meetings calendar, visit juneau.org/calendar.

March 25th, 2025|