 Summer activity registration opens Wednesday, April 26.
View the 2017 Summer Activity Guide here:
www.icgov.org/activityguide
Hard copy activity guides will be available the week of April 17 at both recreation centers, the Iowa City Public Library and City Hall.
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Help plan the future of Creekside Park!
Iowa City Parks and Recreation is working with Snyder and Associates to develop a master plan for Creekside Park and are looking for your feedback. A public input meeting is scheduled from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at the Creekside Park Shelter, 1858 7th Ave Ct.
Meeting Agenda:
5:30 p.m.- Presentation: Snyder and Associates will provide a brief overview of the process and two design concepts for improvements at Creekside Park.
5:45-6:30 p.m.- Open House: Ask questions and review park concepts in more detail, as well as share your feedback.
Can't make it to the meeting? Project information and comment forms will be available at www.icgov.org/pr from April 14-April 28.
Find this event on Facebook at: http://bit.ly/2oCXSTA
In the past few weeks, several ICPR staff have received recognition for their achievements.
Program Supervisor for Underserved and Special
Populations Involvement RaQuisha Harrington was recently named
one of the Corridor Business Journal's Women of Influence for 2017. This award
is given to women who have made a difference in the Corridor and are
representative role models as leaders in their fields and communities.
RaQuishia will be honored at an event on April 20. For more information about this event visit: www.corridorbusiness.com/events/.
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Earlis Stockman was awarded the T. Ray Frame Maintenance award through the Iowa Park and Recreation Association for his 47 years of dedicated service to the City of Iowa City.
During his career, Earlis oversaw the construction,
installation and maintenance of approximately 1,800 acres of natural areas and
parkland, 50 playgrounds, 50 parks, 50 shelters, 20+ miles of trails, 15
restroom facilities, 4 athletic areas, 3 splash pads, and 2 dog parks.
Though Earlis retired from the City in Dec. 2015, his love of parks couldn't keep him away and ICPR is pleased to have him back working as a temporary parks employee.
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Recreation Program Supervisor for Customer Engagement Amanda Opitz and former Iowa City Parks and Recreation intern Brian
Froelich earned scholarships through the Iowa Park and Recreation Association that will go toward their graduate and
undergraduate studies.
Brian is a junior and majoring in Sport Recreation and Management major at the University of Iowa.
Amanda is a first-year, online graduate student in the Strategic Communication and Leadership Studies program at Gonzaga University in Washington state.
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 Looking for a fun and educational outlet for your child this summer? Look no further than the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department's Summer Camp. Camps will run weekly starting on June 12 and ending August 11. The camp day runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with optional supervised play from 7:30 – 9 a.m. and from 4 - 5:30 p.m. at no additional cost.
For more information visit our camps page: www.icgov.org/camps
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 American
Kestrels (Falco sparverius) are North America’s smallest falcon and range
extensively throughout the Americas. Unfortunately, long-term Breeding Bird
Surveys, Christmas Bird Counts, migration data, and even nest box programs
are showing regional population declines throughout the
continent over the last century. Iowa Raptor Project Director Shawn Hawks
and Brandon MacDougall, a doctoral student with the University of Iowa’s
Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, are currently putting
up nest boxes on City of Iowa City property in order to better understand local
and regional American Kestrel biology, especially in terms of conservation and
population decline and as a management strategy to increase cavity
availability for nesting and roosting of the American Kestrel.
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Starting the first week of April through June 30, 2017, the Mercer Park tennis courts will be closed for renovation and repair. The project involves the removal of three tennis courts, which will be replaced by eight new pickle ball courts. The project also will include surface repair and repainting of the remaining three tennis courts. ICPR spring tennis programs will be held at City Park to accommodate the closure.
Questions? Contact Recreation Superintendent Chad Dyson at 319-356-5100.
 ICPR is dialing up the fun with a new addition to the Tot Time Program at Mercer Park Aquatic Center/Scanlon Gym!
Tot Time Jamboree will be held the last Friday of each month during the school year and include crafts, games, Lego-building at the Lego table, and three inflatable bounce features including an 18-foot slide!
Fee: $1.50 per person / punch passes available.
Program begins Friday, April 28!
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We would like to spread the word
about a number of Parks and Recreation projects and initiatives. Contact us
if you need a speaker for your community group or organization.
Contact Juli at juli-sjohnson@iowa-city.org.
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