City of Lincoln
Parks & Recreation Administration
Parks & Recreation Administration
lincoln.ne.gov
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Jamaica North Trail Nearly 200 people gathered on a beautiful Saturday, April 28 for the dedication ceremony of the Jamaica North Trail that spans 6.5 miles from approximately one-half mile south of 26th and Saltillo Road to 6th and Calvert on the north. This is a beautiful limestone trail that parallels Wilderness Park for much of the way. Plans are to extend all the way to Cortland this summer, and eventually to Kansas!Lincoln Cares provided $20,000 for the trail and another $10,000 for a bridge. The Great Plains Trails Network led the private fundraising drive. This is another example of how Lincoln Cares contributes money to efforts that are supported on the local level. You can access this trail at about 6th Street on Old Cheney Road, where you can then go north or south. The farther south you go, the more nature you’ll see. |
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Peach Park City officials, representatives of the Lincoln Cares community donation program, and members of the Near South Neighborhood Association celebrated the expansion of Peach Park at 1435 Peach Street on June 7. Officials and others sowed grass seeds on the new lot to commemorate the park expansion project. The City of Lincoln, Lincoln Cares and the Near South Neighborhood Association provided funding to acquire a lot next to the existing park for about $35,000. Federal block grant funds were used to demolish a house that was damaged by fire two years ago, and the property has now been planted to grass for a play area. |
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Youth Works On July 3, we celebrated the Youth Works program, formerly known as Green Team Youth Employment Program, with a luncheon at Antelope Park. A total of $7,000 of Lincoln Cares funds was allocated to this employment program for low-income and at-risk youth ages 14-16. The program emphasizes job-training skills, including preparation of a job application, interviewing, and completing assigned work tasks. Participants assist in park maintenance activities, playground construction and summer day camp programs, and work six hours a day for three weeks. Some of the participants repeat the following year; some are hired as summer park workers. |
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Pioneers Park Nature Center--Prairie Building Dedication Officials gathered to celebrate the dedication of the new Prairie Building Visitors Services Wing on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at Pioneers Park Nature Center. Lincoln Cares donated $25,000 to complete this building, which was constructed using “green building” technology that helps save energy and natural resources. Features include recycled windows, a 3,000-gallon rainwater harvesting system, carpet squares made from recycled plastic bottles, an extensive green roof planted with 1,000 drought-tolerant prairie plant species and straw bale construction. It is the first “green” public building owned by the City of Lincoln. |
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