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!
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Sunny Perez Navarro, Naturalist Educator
- Feb 5
Getting Children Outdoors: Learning and Nature in the Sierra Nevadas
I am eternally grateful for the opportunity she gave me. That first summer sparked a lifelong love of outdoor education and a deep understan
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Miranda Sanford, Development Director
- Nov 5, 2019
Why Parks Matter
When I discovered that over 200 parks exist in Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County, I was astonished, and after two years here I still find i...
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Haley Kirby, Operations Director
- May 1, 2019
The Wondrous World of Weeds: In Defense of Dandelions
I tend to get defensive of plants that are labeled the dreaded “weed” word. I like to believe that all plants are good when in the right ...
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Ellen Wilson, Education Coordinator VISTA
- Apr 2, 2019
National Parks
I have a slight obsession with National Parks. I’ve been to 10 in total: Yosemite, Yellowstone, The Redwoods, Death Valley, Crater Lake, ...
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