Recreation and Open Space

Ice skaters have until 10 p.m. tonight to enjoy the Arlington Square Ice Rink set up in the parking lot between Robinson and Spear streets in downtown Carson City.

As Carson City wakes to clean streets and soggy backyards, city employees have been hard at work throughout the night and will continue Monday to provide damage assessment, debris removal and clean up.

Temperatures have dropped steadily overnight and the river continues to rise.

The Foundation for Carson City Parks and Recreation will present Community Service Awards for year 2016 recipients in a brief ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 4:30 p.m. at the monument at the entrance to the Marv Teixeira Pavilion in Mills Park. The public is invited to attend this free, outdoor event.

The Carson City community is invited to attend a brief 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday, September 11th, at 8:15 a.m. at the World Trade Center I-beam memorial in Mills Park.

Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space in cooperation with Carson City Senior Center present the Rockin’ 50’s Family Dance! Come dance the night away to awesome hits from the 1950’s Saturday, September 10th from 4pm to 6pm at the Carson City Community Center Gym. Tickets are $20 per couple and $5 for an additional person. Tickets are available at the MAC and the Aquatics Facility. Contact 887-2290 for more information. Proceeds go to help support Meals on Wheels and CCRD Youth Program.

The Trash Mob has been going strong for more than a year now. Through the efforts of volunteers, and their partners at the Carson City Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Department, Muscle Powered has removed thousands of pounds of garbage from local trails and walkways. With an eye towards improving the overall community and environment in the Carson City area, the Trash Mob is holding a very special and limited event this month.

Muscle Powered, a Carson City non-profit that works to enhance walking and biking in the community, was recently notified that Carson City’s Ash to Kings Trail was selected as winner of the Coalition for Recreational Trail’s Annual Achievement Award in the Community Linkage category.

Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department would like to advise all visitors of a reported sighting of a sow bear with cubs. Carson City staff spotted the bears in the Clear Creek area across from Vista Grande Boulevard west of Fuji Park. We would like to warn park visitors that bears might be attracted to the park because of food and trash.

As part of a Carson City hazardous fuels reduction and invasive weed project, sheep will be placed along the west side of Carson City to reduce the fuel load by removing fine fuels, including cheatgrass and other non-native vegetation, from the wildland urban interface.

As the holiday season approaches, participants from Carson City Parks and Recreation’s Kids Klub programs were invited to share in the giving spirit.

This past week, children from the Carson City Parks and Recreation joined the Ron Wood Family Resource Center in their yearly non-perishable food drive. Beginning on Monday, Dec. 7, participants in the Kids Klub after school programs begin bringing in their much needed donations in hopes of helping others have a happier holiday season.

As May comes to a close, it’s time to look back on all the fun events we had during Bike Month and thank our volunteers and sponsors who made it all possible!
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