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April 6, 2023

Registration for Parks & Rec Summer Camps Opens April 10

CBJ Parks & Recreation will offer several weeklong day camps throughout the summer for children ages 5 – 11. Online registration opens Monday, April 10, at 12 p.m. (click the “Youth & Teen” tab). Each weeklong camp costs $100-150. A total of 176 spaces are available. This year, Parks & Rec is offering camps at Zach Gordon Youth Center and…
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April 4, 2023

Seawalk and Overstreet Park Closed April 5 for Construction

Portions of Overstreet Park and the Seawalk from Overstreet Park to Egan Drive, including the island, will be closed to public access on Wednesday, April 5, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for construction. Work will consist of a concrete pour in preparation for the Kootéeyaa Deiyí (Totem Pole Trail) project. Please obey signs indicating the closure area and any…
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March 30, 2023

Construction Through April 17 as Sealaska Heritage Institute Brings Totems to Seawalk

Construction will take place along the Seawalk and in Overstreet Park through April 17 as Sealaska Heritage Institute raises totem poles at 11 locations along the waterfront. The totem poles, a part of SHI’s Kootéeyaa Deiyí (Totem Pole Trail) project, include work by master artists and apprentices from Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian groups across Southeast Alaska. The Seawalk will remain…
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Closeup photo of snowdrops at JOA
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March 30, 2023

Jensen-Olson Arboretum To Begin Summer Hours April 1

The Jensen-Olson Arboretum will move to summer hours beginning April 1. The grounds will be open to visitors Wednesday – Sunday, 9 a.m – 5 p.m. and closed to the public Monday and Tuesday. This year JOA celebrates its 16th year as a free public display garden in Juneau. The highlight of the garden are the many varieties of primroses…
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March 30, 2023

PRAC To Consider Lighting for Savikko Park Sled Hill Access Trail

The CBJ Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee will consider a request from Douglas residents to add lighting to the access trail for the sledding hill in Savikko Park at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom Webinar. The proposed light would be attached…
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March 29, 2023

Hank Harmon Public Range Annual Meeting March 31

The Hank Harmon Public Range Board will hold their annual meeting on Friday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the State Indoor Shooting Range (5670 Montana Creek Road). The public is welcome to join the meeting and provide any feedback to the board. For more information, contact Dan Palicka at (907) 586-4101.
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