Metro Parks Tacoma

News

Below are a list of all the news items from Metro Parks Tacoma. Browse through the list and click on a headline to view more details.

Feb 21, 2012 - Imagine a new aquarium on the water in Point Defiance Park
Feb 15, 2012 - Learn about the exciting activities underway at Point Defiance Park!
Feb 3, 2012 - Plan provides guidelines designed to sustain trees along Ruston Way
Feb 3, 2012 - Consideration for surplus of Manitou Center
Feb 3, 2012 - Strategic Plan to receive its first major facelift – Green Vision 2030!
Feb 3, 2012 - Second consecutive year of record-breaking attendance at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Feb 3, 2012 - Sign up now for youth, adult baseball
Feb 3, 2012 - Northwest Trek suffers severe storm damage, closes for several weeks for cleanup
Jan 4, 2012 - Public Invited to Open House Regarding Proposed Surplus Plans for Manitou Community Center
Dec 28, 2011 - Public input helps shape Strategic Plan update
Dec 28, 2011 - Specialized Recreation cruises into the holidays with help from local sponsors
Dec 28, 2011 - A new “star” in South Tacoma—coming this spring!
Dec 10, 2011 - 8th Annual Salmon Saturday in Swan Creek Park
Dec 1, 2011 - Holiday Gifts You Can DO!
Dec 1, 2011 - Community feedback an important part of strategic plan update
Dec 1, 2011 - Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is bringing even more magic and fun to this year’s Zoolights with a scuba-diving Santa Claus.
Dec 1, 2011 - Holiday fun runs – fun for the whole family
Dec 1, 2011 - Plunge into 2012 at the coolest event of the year!
Dec 1, 2011 - New Recreation Center Opens Spring 2012
Dec 1, 2011 - Changes in leadership for Board of Park Commissioners
Dec 1, 2011 - Park Board recognizes civic leaders for service to Zoo/Trek Authority
Nov 2, 2011 - Green Tacoma Partnership - Upcoming Opportunities
Oct 31, 2011 - Community feedback an important part of strategic plan update
Oct 31, 2011 - Titlow Park Bond Work Cleared to Begin
Oct 31, 2011 - Are you among the many participants who played in parks this summer?
Oct 24, 2011 - Get in the game...team sports aren't mere child's play!
Oct 24, 2011 - Youth basketball league registration underway
Oct 1, 2011 - Green Tacoma Day a huge success
Sep 30, 2011 - Young trumpeter swans from Northwest Trek released into wild
Sep 30, 2011 - New play equipment and community garden transform Rogers Park
Sep 30, 2011 - STAR Center: an exciting new location for programs and activities in South Tacoma
Sep 30, 2011 - Fungi’s & gals join Mini Bio-Blitz in Point Defiance Park
Sep 20, 2011 - More than 200 special kids remove 6 acres of invasive plants at McKinley Park
Sep 20, 2011 - Point Defiance Park featured on Best Of Washington
Sep 3, 2011 - Paddles & Pints, A kayaking excursion for the beer enthusiast!
Aug 31, 2011 - Do something for the environment this month!
Aug 31, 2011 - Summer Playground Program tile project uses creative approach to teach art
Aug 31, 2011 - Metro Parks Tacoma and Subway® Restaurants partner in the fight against childhood obesity
Aug 30, 2011 - Off-leash area expanded to meet needs of smaller dogs
Jul 31, 2011 - Point Defiance Pagoda Update
Jul 31, 2011 - More than 1,400 citizens involved in Swan Creek Master Plan
Jul 31, 2011 - Titlow Park Bond improvements to be re-bid
Jul 1, 2011 - League fees scheduled to increase, due to collection of State imposed sales tax
Jul 1, 2011 - Enjoy the Freedom Fair Fireworks Show on Ruston Way
Jun 30, 2011 - Fireworks are prohibited in Tacoma
May 31, 2011 - Contracts approved to move forward with Pagoda emergency structural repairs
May 31, 2011 - Camp 6 closes operation at Point Defiance Park
May 31, 2011 - BioBlitz at Point Defiance Park
May 31, 2011 - Reel in and recycle!
May 31, 2011 - Special Session ends with funding for parks
May 31, 2011 - Get in the game! Youth and adult sports registration begins in June
May 31, 2011 - Golf Camps for every age and skill level at Meadow Park Golf Course
May 20, 2011 - Play in Peace Day
Apr 29, 2011 - Restoring our treasured Pagoda
Apr 29, 2011 - Park Board grants easement at Wapato Park to enable Alaska Street improvements
Apr 28, 2011 - New discoveries await you at the Tacoma Nature Center
Apr 28, 2011 - Outdoor Challenge racers use brains and brawn with clever clues, fun challenges
Apr 1, 2011 - Ruston Way urban forestry plan open house
Apr 1, 2011 - Habitat restoration focuses on health of Titlow lagoon
Apr 1, 2011 - Open House – Environmental Education, Outdoor Adventures and Ecotourism Plan
Apr 1, 2011 - Outdoor Challenge racers use brains and brawn with clever clues, fun challenges
Mar 28, 2011 - Community Centers become designated pick up sites for fresh farm food
Mar 26, 2011 - Evening Magazine and Gardening with Ciscoe Visit the Conservatory
Mar 16, 2011 - Master Planning Meeting for Point Defiance Triangle
Mar 3, 2011 - Board and Staff Responsive to Time-Sensitive City Request
Feb 26, 2011 - Bond Project Updates
Feb 25, 2011 - Deadlines loom for youth and adult leagues
Jan 30, 2011 - Adult slowpitch leagues now accepting team registrations
Dec 27, 2010 - Advisory Council Appointments
Dec 27, 2010 - City’s new exclusion code helps reduce criminal activity in parks
Dec 27, 2010 - Greater Metro Parks Foundation supports parks, projects and more
Dec 27, 2010 - Zoo Society news
Dec 27, 2010 - Get going this winter with Metro Parks adult sports!
Nov 30, 2010 - Final issuance of 2005 park improvement bonds
Nov 30, 2010 - 2011-12 budget first reading
Nov 30, 2010 - KIRO TV to posthumously honor Charlotte Valbert
Nov 30, 2010 - Twenty-four trees in Jane Clark and Titlow Parks scheduled for replacement
Nov 30, 2010 - Tacoma’s First Night celebration rings in the new year
Oct 29, 2010 - Wire thieves strike SERA sports complex
Oct 29, 2010 - 2005 park improvement bond update
Oct 29, 2010 - Northwest Trek foundation generates more than a quarter-million dollars of program and capital support
Oct 29, 2010 - Exciting news for environmental enthusiasts, and those who love to sail
Oct 29, 2010 - Youth basketball league registration underway
Oct 29, 2010 - Get in the game! Sign up today for Adult basketball leagues
Oct 29, 2010 - Fun run brings families together on Thanksgiving Day
Oct 1, 2010 - They came BAAAAAACK
Oct 1, 2010 - Tacoma Named One of the Nation’s 100 Best Communities for Young People
Oct 1, 2010 - More than 550 Visitors Streamed in to the Grand Opening of Discovery Pond
Sep 22, 2010 - Arborist conference and tree climbing competition
Aug 26, 2010 - Celebrate the Grand Opening of Discovery Pond
Aug 26, 2010 - Park District partnership with Goodwill STEPS program benefits both youth and the community
Aug 26, 2010 - Park Board to explore healthy foods policy
Jul 30, 2010 - Audit report: 11 years with no findings
Jul 30, 2010 - Garfield Park is temporarily closed during 2005 Park Improvement Bond construction work
Jul 16, 2010 - Vote Daily for Dog Park Video!
Jun 30, 2010 - Tacoma resident is one of 59 contestants vying for half-million dollar donation
Jun 18, 2010 - Life Jacket Program at Point Defiance Marina
May 28, 2010 - Vision Presented for Restoration of People’s Pool
May 28, 2010 - Point Defiance Kiosk Relocation and Rejuvenation
Apr 30, 2010 - Thank you voters!
Apr 30, 2010 - Online voting could help rejuvenate historic site in time for centennial celebration
Apr 30, 2010 - North End neighbors present Park Board with vision for community garden space
Apr 24, 2010 - Thousands of volunteers anticipated on Parks Appreciation Day April 24
Apr 2, 2010 - Point Defiance Park’s Five Mile Drive, Fort Nisqually & Off-leash area Closed Due to High Wind
Mar 30, 2010 - Donations provide valuable assets
Mar 30, 2010 - 2010 Census
Mar 30, 2010 - Zina Linnik project moves forward
Mar 30, 2010 - Tacoma Nature Center gains unique outdoor space
Mar 30, 2010 - Norpoint Park makeover to begin
Feb 26, 2010 - Board votes unanimously to authorize the exchange of property
Feb 25, 2010 - Generous donation provides playground opportunities for the kid in all of us
Feb 25, 2010 - South Tacoma Community Center Update
Feb 25, 2010 - Deadlines loom for youth and adult leagues
Jan 28, 2010 - Titlow Park Master Plan Adopted
Jan 28, 2010 - Board appoints two new members and selects Larry Dahl to serve as Board President 2010
Jan 28, 2010 - Point Defiance Zoo saw decade’s highest total attendance in 2009
Jan 1, 2010 - Asarco Check Received
Dec 21, 2009 - Applications Currently Being Reviewed to Fill Board Vacancy
Nov 27, 2009 - Tacoma’s parks now smoke-free
Nov 27, 2009 - Recreation and Conservation Office presents big check for Wapato Park
Nov 27, 2009 - Sound Transit to provide habitat improvements at McKinley Park
Nov 27, 2009 - Franklin Park master plan adopted
Nov 27, 2009 - City to Transfer Ownership of Park Properties to Metro Parks
Nov 27, 2009 - Metro Parks manager nominated for tourism award
Nov 17, 2009 - Point Defiance Park Landscape Enhancements
Oct 30, 2009 - Neighbors help offset insurance deductible for Alling Park playground replacement
Oct 30, 2009 - Our commitment to accessibility and inclusion
Oct 30, 2009 - Wake up for Wapato on Nov. 7
Oct 1, 2009 - Comcast On Demand features Metro Parks Tacoma
Sep 30, 2009 - Upright mobility devices to be added to Zoo & Trek rental services
Sep 30, 2009 - Point Defiance bowl gets a fresh face
Sep 30, 2009 - Replacement of Alling Park play equipment nearly complete
Sep 30, 2009 - Employee volunteers perform important work, generate financial match from Comcast
Sep 30, 2009 - Dog owners will soon find new off-leash options in Tacoma
Sep 30, 2009 - Unstable trees removed at Point Defiance Park
Aug 31, 2009 - Improvements continuing at Wapato Park
Aug 31, 2009 - What’s important to you? Tell us!
Aug 30, 2009 - $1,000 donation to Greater Metro Parks Foundation
Aug 30, 2009 - Metro Parks welcomes new School of the Arts liaison
Aug 30, 2009 - Bank to Bay supports Communities in Schools of Tacoma
Jul 30, 2009 - Board receives update, takes vote on Asarco claim options
Jul 30, 2009 - Wellness Report
Jul 30, 2009 - 4th of July aftermath reduced by Tacoma Police and Tribal Police collaboration
Jul 30, 2009 - New programs and improvements at Tacoma Nature Center
Jul 30, 2009 - McKinley Park Upgrades
Jul 27, 2009 - Cooling centers provided by Metro Parks
Jul 9, 2009 - Park District moving swiftly to replace new playground destroyed by intentional fire
Jun 30, 2009 - Adaptive Recreation: US Olympic committee awards grant to Metro Parks Tacoma Paralympic club
Jun 30, 2009 - New recreational opportunities designed specifically for youth with disabilities
Jun 30, 2009 - Metro Parks’ employees exceed goal during the 25th annual Relay for Life
Jun 30, 2009 - Crowds of families experience low-tide wonders at Titlow Beach
Jun 30, 2009 - Family Fun Nights provide free fun at Portland Avenue Center
Jun 24, 2009 - Summer Event Calendar - pdf
Jun 23, 2009 - Call for Classic Cars and Elvis Impersonators
May 29, 2009 - Pool Safety Projects
May 29, 2009 - MPT Volunteers Nominated for Conservation Award
May 28, 2009 - State and Federal funds awarded for projects benefitting children and the environment
May 6, 2009 - Open house to share information about possible land exchange
May 1, 2009 - Metro Parks Employees…Investing in Our Mission
Apr 30, 2009 - Wading pools to be removed
Apr 21, 2009 - Open House – Peoples Community Center
Mar 31, 2009 - Science and Math Institute moves to Point Defiance Park
Mar 31, 2009 - Proposal to make parks smoke-free in City of Tacoma
Mar 31, 2009 - Conservatory Centennial Celebration Reports Outstanding Success
Mar 30, 2009 - Job Fair at Point Defiance Zoo
Feb 26, 2009 - South Tacoma Community Center News
Feb 26, 2009 - Pool News
Feb 26, 2009 - Leaders to consider legislation banning smoking in parks
Feb 26, 2009 - Northwest Trek plants educational roots
Feb 26, 2009 - Volunteers Needed on Parks Appreciation Day April 18
Jan 29, 2009 - Board Appointments Extended
Jan 29, 2009 - Holiday light recycling program successful
Jan 29, 2009 - January Storms take a toll at the Point
Jan 29, 2009 - Youth art needed at Tacoma Nature Center
Jan 28, 2009 - Resident survey to help plan future
Jan 9, 2009 - We Need You! Focus Group Forming
Dec 30, 2008 - Vandalism at parks leave several playfields unusable for 2009 sports
Dec 30, 2008 - Bond Updates: Out with the Old, In with the New
Dec 30, 2008 - Zoo Midweek Closures
Dec 30, 2008 - Zoolights to stay open additional January weekend
Dec 30, 2008 - Stewardship and sustainability report
Dec 19, 2008 - Storm Warning Shelter Alert!
Nov 26, 2008 - Teens Outside Program Endorsed
Nov 26, 2008 - Holiday Lights Recycling Program
Nov 26, 2008 - Waste Free Holidays
Nov 26, 2008 - Bond Updates
Nov 22, 2008 - Wake Up for Wapato as part of Family Volunteer Day
Nov 15, 2008 - Interested in opportunities to grow your business or service?
Oct 31, 2008 - Volunteer brings home Garden Crusader award
Oct 31, 2008 - Landmarks Preservation Commission recognizes Metro Parks Tacoma
Oct 31, 2008 - North/West/Central pool project
Oct 31, 2008 - Board adopts 10 year interlocal agreement with City of Tacoma
Oct 31, 2008 - Metro Parks Tacoma director appointed to zoo/aquarium accreditation commission
Oct 31, 2008 - Priorities of Government budget process moves forward
Jul 1, 2008 - 5 Mile Drive Vehicle-Free Hours Extended to include Sundays, July 5 - August 31
May 29, 2008 - Consultant Study of Cheney Stadium/MPT HQ Properties