Sacramento County Parks & Recreation Digest

California State Parks and the California Natural Resources Agency are reminding visitors about three ways to explore the great outdoors for free.

JLL will prepare a dozen regional strategic plans to help the state marketing organization promote smart, sustainable tourism over the next decade.

The 30-year-old park needs new lighting and is currently not compliant with the ADA. Work is expected to be final next fall.

Sierra College professor Gary Noy delves into a sublime, sometimes painful past in “Nature’s Mountain Mansion.”

Big changes are coming for a stretch of century-old railroad track that runs through several neighborhoods south of the grid in the form of the Del Rio Trail, a nearly 5-mile-long, multi-use trail.

Sierra 2 Park in the Curtis Park neighborhood is an unofficial dog park, but the city of Sacramento may be ordering leash law enforcement on the grounds of public complaints and lack of fencing.

Avi Kwa Ame National Monument will protect sacred Native American sites, wildlife.

American River Conservancy announced the purchase of Lewis Ranch—972 acres protecting 3 miles of creek frontage and oak woodland and forest habitat near the South Fork American River in El Dorado County.

Sacramento Zoo head Jason Jacobs says the zoo seeks an endangered white rhino to potentially relocate in five years to the new 60-acre Elk Grove site, near Sky River Casino.

Folsom Historic District Association opens a seven-day-a-week ice rink with fire pits and concessions.

The park honors Roy C. Marcum, shot and killed on duty in November 2012; dedication ceremony includes animal fair, K-9 unit demonstration and a speech by Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli.

As part of a residential development agreement, KB Homes is finishing construction on Mitchell Village Park, with a mile-long trail and access to Arcade Creek.

Cherry Island Sports Complex, a staple for youth soccer in Rio Linda, is now being run by Sacramento County Regional Parks.

Mayor Shawn Farmer argues for Measure Q, a new sales tax measure. Farmer says the 1 percent tax will cost $60 per Galt citizen per annum, and pay for parks and recreation and other general fund matters.

The first brick was installed, inscribed with the name of area Vietnam vet Oscar O’con; more to come at this memorial honoring both living and deceased veterans.

From a new fire engine to a renovated public pool: Elk Grove’s Cosumnes Community Service District allots $5 million in federal and state COVID relief funds for citywide projects.

Members of the Youth Parks and Community Enrichment Commission unanimously approved the Westshore Park Master plan, which is next headed to the Sacramento City Council. The proposed park amenities site plan was developed based on public input.

Those who enjoy trekking down the American River Parkway into areas of Rancho Cordova should be prepared for detours starting after Labor Day. There will be closures from the El Manto entrance to the Sunriver Park entrance.

The city of Sacramento opened its first pump track and bike playground this week in Natomas. Vice Mayor Angelique Ashby was present for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new amenity is located at Regency Park.

The only park owned and maintained by Citrus Heights has remained nameless since it was established more than a decade ago. Park Oaks Neighborhood Association resident Thomas Spencer said the association supports the idea to officially designate the green space.

The Galt City Council unanimously approved a revised expenditure plan, declaring its intention to spend revenue from a proposed 1-cent general sales tax on parks and recreation services and landscaping.

All over California, wildfires have ravaged iconic landscapes. Places that once seemed permanent are disappearing—and researchers are having to rethink how best to protect them.

More than a dozen people spoke before the City Council voted 4-0 in favor of spending more than $10 million to construct a 2.9-mile trail through the city that will provide access to eight parks.

As temperatures climb and drought-stricken vegetation gets baked in the summer heat, TNF has implemented restrictions limiting smoking and campfires.

Cosumnes Community Services District officials envision a community park at Elk Grove’s southern border, and they will propose an $8 million purchase.

A band central to local community life for more than 40 years will stage a final performance in Carmichael Park as part of the summer concert series.

Senate Bill 1012, a law that will require California State Parks to restrict open fires, has been unanimously passed through the Committee of Water, Parks, and Wildlife. The bill instructs parks to work with the guidelines of local fire departments. The bill could appear before the full assembly in August.

The State Park and Recreation Commission voted 7-0 to provisionally change the name of a picturesque stretch of land along Folsom Lake from Negro Bar to Black Miner’s Bar.

In 2021 Mayor Steinberg and the City Council presented Sacramento Juneteenth, Inc.(SJI) with a resolution acknowledging the 17 years of producing the festival to celebrate the freeing of those enslaved in the United States of America.

Natomas spray parks officially opened this weekend and will operate daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Labor Day weekend.

The new Edie Macdonald Park includes two playgrounds, two adult fitness areas, a shaded picnic area, and a basketball half-court. Each amenity was requested by neighbors when the CSD designed the renovated park.

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking nominations for positions on its California Desert District Advisory Council, Central California Resource Advisory Council, and Northern California District RAC.