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Please join us in welcoming Alex Pinto to his new role as our Community Greening Program Manager! As part of our Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors project for the Transformative Climate Communities Program, the Oakland Parks […]

There is fresh progress to share about the restoration of Courtland Creek Park! It is terrific to be working together with the Friends of Courtland Creek Park, Oakland Public Works

The Oakland Running Festival returns on March 20, 2022! As a longtime sponsor of the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation and corporate Adopt-A-Spot steward of Snow Park near Lake Merritt, the Oakland

To Our Parks Community, I hope my note finds you healthy and in good spirits, while finding safe ways to be among friends and family during this winter holiday season.

Two projects supported by the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation have received nearly $17 million for improvements at Lincoln Square Park in Chinatown and Verdese Carter Park in East Oakland!

Congratulations to our 2021 Recreation Center Grants Program recipients! Established with funds from the Thompson-Bliss Family Gift, this program allows Oakland’s Recreation Centers to apply for awards of up to $2,000 for

Dear Friends, On behalf of the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation Board of Directors, it is a great pleasure to announce that Terra Cole Brown has been appointed the organization’s

Join us and register today for an Oakland Estuary Clean Up on Saturday, September 18, from 9:30AM to 12:30PM! We’ll gather in community to celebrate California Coastal Cleanup Day and Creek to Bay Month.

Thank you to the amazing players and generous sponsors who made the 2021 Parks Challenge such a success! From June 21 through July 11, more than 200 teams completed 1,300 missions at

Thank you to all the community members (pictured above) who joined us on July 31 to discuss next steps for the restoration of Courtland Creek Park! It is terrific to