On Deck: Parks Foundation

On Deck: Parks Foundation & Reno Aces 

Parks Foundation Night w/ The Reno Aces!
Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 7PM
 
Each ticket enters you a chance to win a $100 Scheels Gift Card & four Galaxy Theater IMAX tickets to a movie of your choice!
 
Tickets are $20 each and guaranteed left field! $2 Beers at the game!
 
$5 of every ticket purchased through the Parks Foundation will go towards additional funding for our Student Stewards Program.
 
Buy Your Tickets Here 

Park District Enabling Legislation
Help Local Communities Self-Determine How We Fund Our Parks
Park budgets have not recovered and infrastructure is failing. A.B. 379 will allow us to consider alternative funding mechanisms to support our parks, trails, and open spaces. Learn more here. 
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Update April 28, 2017: A.B. 379 passed the Assembly on April 25th with 34 yeahs and 8 nays and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Government Affairs and will be heard Wed, May 3rd at 1:30 PM, Room 2135. Please attend if you can!

Click Here to Tell Your State Senator to Support A.B. 379

TMPF Talks: Ecology
 
Want to learn about our local ecology in the Truckee Meadows? Well you're in luck!
 
Our quarterly lecture series: TMPF Talks is returning with a look at ecological systems in the Truckee Meadows!
Don't miss this opportunity to learn from our expert speakers at this FREE event on May 8th (6-8pm)!
 
More info here

Explore a New Park Every Thursday!
 
TMPF's free Discover Your Parks interpretive walks are a great way for you to learn about the fascinating ecology and history of our local parks and open spaces! 
Full schedule of 26 weekly walks here.
Also for those 50+, we have a special series of Walks for Older Americans Month in May made possible by the Reno Senior Citizen Advisory Committee. That schedule is here.
Know an organization that wants to sponsor these walks? Contact cristobal@tmparksfoundation.org for more info.
 

Our Next Junior Naturalist Session:
 
Saturday, May 13th at Ballardini Trailhead
Free and open to all ages!
More information here.
 

Truckee Meadows Trails Challenge Guided Hike
 
Register here for our next Trails Challenge hike:
 Sat. April 29th at Mayberry & Dorostkar Park
Full Schedule Here

Mini BioBlitz Session:
May 20th at Mayberry Park
Help Washoe County Parks and TMPF gain a better understanding of the biodiversity in the Truckee Meadows. Join us at Mayberry Park for a morning of exploration, cataloging, and fun! We'll try to identify every species of wildlife we can find. It'll be a fun and educational adventure! 
We'll be blitzing from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. Register here.

Special Thanks to All of Our Wonderful TMPF Volunteers!
 
In honor of our lovely volunteers, we would like to dedicate this Saturday's Trails Challenge hike to them!
 
Thank you TMPF Volunteers for your help and support! See you on Saturday!