March Newsletter from GJ Parks & Recreation

Summer Camp

Registration Opens Today!

If you have not completed your enrollment and acknowledgement documents, please do so as soon as possible.

Space is limited!

Online Enrollment

Acknowledgement Documents

Redlands Roundabout Art Installation

New art was installed in the Redlands Roundabout in mid-February. A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for April 3, 2023. Read more about the artist and her inspiration.

SilverSneakers & Renew Active Programs

Both programs are available through Medicare and allow seniors the opportunity to participate in indoor pickleball and aqua aerobics and utilize city facilities at no cost to the member. Learn more.

Increase in Participation

Our 2023 youth volleyball league saw a 41% increase from 2022 with 167 youth volleyball players.

Pickleball participation has seen a large increase with the addition of eight beginner clinics with a total of 160 participants.

If you are interested in participating, view our Winter/Spring Activity Guide.

Courts at Lincoln Park are under construction with installation of new LED lights. The lights will save on electricity usage, provide a dramatically improved sports lighting experience, and allow community members more play time on the courts. With an estimated fall 2023 completion date, there will be 20 pickleball courts at Lincoln Park and 16 tennis courts at Canyon View Park. A groundbreaking for the Lincoln Park part of the project is scheduled for

March 15, at 3 p.m.

Special Event and Block Party Trailer Permits

The Block Party Trailers are free for Grand Junction residents to reserve and use for neighborhood parties. The trailers include tables, chairs, and other items for hosting a party as well as games and activities such as Cornehole, Giant Connect-4, Ladder Ball, and others that help create a fun event for all age groups. Reservations are for weekends only and are available year-round.

Learn about the Block Party Trailers

Tree Removals

In 2022, Grand Junction's Urban Forestry program identified 258 public trees in poor condition and in need of removal to manage risk to public street rights-of-way and park spaces. Over 90% of the trees removed were ash trees impacted by the Ash Bark Beetle and

Lilac Ash Borer.

Protect your ash tree with our Root For Our Trees program.

The City will pay a portion of the cost of treatment.

Learn more about the Root For Our Trees program