April Parks and Recreation Newsletter! 🌷

City of American Canyon, California sent this bulletin at 03/24/2021 10:28 AM PDT

April 2021

Spring into April
Inspiring play in the every day.

Hello there,

April marks the first full month of spring. It’s a time to celebrate warmer weather, flowers and provides an opportunity to get outside, start a garden, or walk more. There are plenty of options this month to get active and enjoy spring!

At the beginning of the month, April 3, from 10 am -12:30 pm, we will host an Easter-themed Bunny Hop Drive-Thru event. Several community partners will host “bunny stops” to share information about their group or business and hand out a treat to each passing car. Plan to stop by!

Our partner organization, the American Canyon Community and Parks Foundation, hosts AC Blooms throughout this month. It includes several spring-inspired events and activities featuring some of our beautiful blooms around AC. Stay tuned for Wetlands Up Close, an Earth Day event focused on all things small in our Wetlands! Pre-registration is coming soon so make sure you check out their website for more information and details.

For the older adults, be sure to look through the Senior Activity Packet for opportunities to maintain your physical and brain fitness, socialize and engage with others through partner opportunities from the Soroptimist organization and many recreation class opportunities through a partnership with Yountville Parks and Recreation. Enjoy!

Finally, in March, we started a monthly volunteer Trail Crew dedicated to improving Newell Open Space trails and the open space. The Trail Crew meets monthly at the Newell Open Space on the fourth Saturday of the month from 9 am to 11 am to complete conservation/improvement projects. Sign up and help out!

As always, get outside, go for a walk, a run, a bike ride, or hike the Newell Open Space hills. Getting outside improves your physical, mental, and emotional health. It is easy, and everyone can do it!

Happy Trails,

Creighton Wright
Parks & Recreation Director

Bunny Hop Event

We want to give you a COVID-safe way to keep up with one of our favorite American Canyon community traditions... the Easter Bunny! We have some amazing community sponsors who are lined up to provide some amazingly fun goodies for the whole family. Also, the guest of honor the Easter Bunny will be there to wave to the kiddos. All of these goodies and fun from the comfort of your car? Count us in!

This event is happening on April 3rd from 10 AM to 12:30 PM in the Phillip West Aquatics Parking Lot! Come on down and get these goodies!

City of American Canyon's Trail Crew

As we head into spring, the City of American Canyon is launching its first ever Volunteer Trail Crew to care for the trails and open spaces. We are looking for a dedicated group of individuals who share a passion for outdoor preservation and trail repair to help with ongoing efforts in preserving the beautiful trail systems out at the Newell Open Space and Wetlands Edge Preserve.

This is a monthly commitment happening the last Saturday of each month. Volunteer trail crew members will dedicate 2 hours per month to participate in various trail conservation work including but not limited to: reshaping trails, installing rolling dip features, removing invasive species, planting native vegetation, installing trail markers and signage, and much more! Participation for every project is not required, however, we encourage that the majority of the volunteers signed up attend in order to ensure success for the Trail Crew Program!

This new program aims to continue growing the community’s volunteer base and outdoor stewardship! So come on out and lend a hand in the ongoing efforts to restore our natural spaces.

ACCPF Wetlands Up Close Event

ACCPF is hosting an Earth Day event called Wetlands Up Close! It focuses on all things small in our Wetlands ecosystem and is being provided in a COVID-safe manner.

Pre-registration is coming soon so stay tuned to our Facebook page for more details!

AC Fields and Flowers
We are excited to offer a BioBlitz event to celebrate Earth Day and the Wetlands Up Close event! Help the city and the scientific community get a “snapshot” of the biodiversity within our outdoor spaces, and learn to identify plants and flowers that call our city their home.

Learn more at the Wetlands Up Close Event!

Senior Activity Packet

For April, we have put together a newsletter for Active Adults in our community! It is full of fun virtual events and happenings for our Active Adults!

Click here to check it out!

There are some great resources in this packet for all ages, and family members who care for an older adult.

Park Clean Ups

As a community we contribute to the cleanliness of our beautiful city. We would love to give everyone a chance to do their part to maintain these spaces we love. How will you get involved? Pre-register and pick up your clean-up kit at the Wetlands Up Close location.

Returning Rec Programs Are Here!

We are so excited to be offering more of our programs including dance, swim, and many others. We have always been focused for the safety of our residents while also providing fun community activities. Register for these programs while there are still spots to enroll!