The Adopt-a-Park Program is a great community service activity that gives the citizens of Rochester the opportunity to participate in helping to keep the parks clean and looking good. The primary duties of participants is to pick up litter and report any vandalism or unsafe conditions they observe in the parks. So if your group, organization, family or yourself are interested in doing something to make the community a better place to live, work and play, consider Adopting-a-Park.
The Rochester Park & Recreation Department extends a very appreciative thank you to all the current and past participants of the Adopt-a-Park Program for their hard work and dedication toward making Rochester a nicer place to live and play. The following list recognizes all the current participants.
Current list of participants:
| Participants |
NE Parks |
| Eastside Pioneers Neighborhood Association |
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park |
| Cardinal of Minnesota |
Northern Slopes |
| Children's Place Nursery School |
Silver Lake Adventure Playground |
| Sertoma Club |
Silver Lake Sertoma Square |
| Lowertown Neighborhood Association |
Silver Lake - West |
| Stonehedge Collaborative |
Stonehedge Estates |
| Friends of Northern Heights Park |
Northern Heights |
|
NW Parks |
| Adam and Anna C. |
Crescent |
| Jill, Liza, Rainee, Sam and Joey Roche |
Lincolnshire |
| Arborglen Neighborhood Assn. |
Arborglen |
| Rochester Snorkel & Scuba Club |
Foster Arend |
| PossAbilities of Southern Minnesota |
Goose Egg |
| Friends of Indian Heights Park Association |
Indian Heights |
| The Strauss Family |
Manor |
| In Loving Memory of Austin John Melville |
Schmidt |
| Widseth Smith Nolting - Engineers Architects Land Surveyors |
Summit Pointe |
| Friends of Indian Heights Park Association |
Thompson Mill Race |
| The Tim Sitzer Family |
Viking |
| Lehman Daycare |
Wedgewood Hills |
| Rochester Rotary Club |
White Oaks |
| Rochester Sunrisers Kiwanis Club |
Trail - N Broadway to W River Pkwy |
| Thistle Do Gooders |
Douglas Trail - 7th St NW to Valleyhigh Trailhead |
| Widman Family |
Elton Hills Run |
| Mayo Clinic GLOW MERG Community Outreach |
Kutzky Park |
| Aleeah, Mylo, Tuesday, and Wyatt |
Cimarron Park |
| Erik Goodmanson |
Badger Hills Park |
| Village Ranch, Inc. |
Cook Park |
| Mayo Clinic Linen and Central Services |
Central Park |
|
SE Parks |
| Rochester Public Library Team |
Slatterly |
| Kiwanis Club of Rochester - Day Makers |
Bear Creek Trail to Pinewood Road |
| Church of the Resurrection |
Eastwood |
| Friendship Place |
Friendship |
| SEH |
Mayo Memorial / Civic Center |
| Eastside Pioneers Neighborhood Association |
Mayo Park - Buffalo Wallow |
| Family & Friends of Kristi Lambert |
Parkside |
| Tim and Melissa Gerlesberger Family |
Pinewood Ridge |
| Henry Nowicki Family |
Valleyside Estates
|
| Rochester Civitan Club |
Smekta Park |
|
SW Parks |
| Dan Bender |
Zumbro West |
| Dan Bender |
Cascade Lake |
| Friends of Baihly Meadows Park |
Baihly Meadows |
| The Broski Family |
Scenic Oak |
| Julie & Jeff Larson Keller & Kids |
Soldiers Memorial Field - West of Gibbs Dr. |
| Harry & Cindy Kerr |
Southern Hills |
| Harry & Cindy Kerr |
Southern Woods |
| Vonwald Group Home |
St. Marys |
| VFW Post 1215 and Harry & Cindy Kerr |
Willow Creek Reservoir |
| Rochester Running Club |
Soldiers Field Fence |
| Mayo Clinic Linen and Central Services |
Plummer House Park |
How to Adopt-a-Park
If you and/or your group are interested in Adopting-a-Park download the Program and Agreement file. If you accept all the terms of the program:
- Print the the Program and Agreement file.
- Keep the Program sheet for reference.
- Select an available park from the Parks Available for Adoption file.
- Fill in the Agreement sheet.
- Mail or drop-off the Agreement at the Park and Recreation Department.
A community forest is every tree in every neighborhood, town, and city. The trees in your community are the silent providers of shade, energy saving, clean water, clean air, and strengthen the quality of life for you and your neighbors.
Invasive pests, already present in this state, have the capacity to decimate nearly 30% of the trees in our urban and community forest, but with your help we can increase diversity throughout the state, making communities better prepared to combat the potential loss from pest and disease.
The City of Rochester has received a grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to get more trees planted, but they need your help watering, in small tree pruning, and monitoring their health. In this two year project your community will have set planting events, where we will need a number of volunteers, just for the day, to help get trees planted, mulched, and watered. You can also become a Tree Steward and get more involved by helping to maintain these newly planted trees and ensure they survive for generations to come.
As a Tree Steward you’ll learn how to prune, plant, and monitor the health of newly planted trees.
To learn more and get involved, click here.
This project is being funded by the Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).
