March - 2020

Hi, we're the Parks Foundation!

We're the worker bees found in that little office in Idlewild Park across from the California Building. We are grant writers, program developers, student educators, trail guides, AmeriCorps members, and above all, park lovers! Feel free to stop in our office with questions, concerns, ideas, or simply to say hello. You will get many hellos in return!

Hannah King

Mar 31, 2020

Hiking The Pacific Crest Trail

Let’s go for a hike! Seems innocent enough right? Except when this discussion between my friend, Blender, and I began, it was no simple out-n-back or loop trail we were talking about. We wanted to walk in the woods, take the trail less travelled by, and live by all the cheesy John Muir quotes that were plastered on our Pinterest boards. We were talking about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), a 2,650 mile long-distance hiking trail from the Mexican border to the Canadian b

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5 Ways to Get Outside Safely in the Time of COVID-19

Alayna Wood, Communications Coordinator

Mar 25, 2020

5 Ways to Get Outside Safely in the Time of COVID-19

These are crazy and confusing times for many of us here in Northern Nevada. Businesses are closing their doors, employees are working from home, and friends and families are refraining from socializing as they normally would for the foreseeable future. The next few weeks may be challenging and disappointing; especially as trips and events we looked forward to are cancelled, and our daily routines are disrupted. Here at the Parks Foundation we understand and empathize with tha

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Feeling the “Community” in Community Service: My Experiences with AmeriCorps

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