Volunteer Opportunities

Welcome to the City of Anchorage Parks and Recreation Volunteer page. 

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Upcoming Volunteer Events​​

We do not have any volunteer opportunities at this time. Please check back for updates.​

Programs​

​Click on the icons to learn more about each program.

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Recreation programs - If you have a talent you'd like to share, consider teaching at one of our Recreation Centers. Vol​​unteer to teach a class, help with little swimmers, or share your passion and talent for sports with Anchorage youth. Some volunteer opportunities may require a background check.

How to Report a Problem

Use the guide below to report any issues you see in municipal park land:

Homeless Camp Reporting

Trail light outages: Contact Facility Maintenance at 343-8465

Report graffiti: Graffiti Busters at 343-4663 or facilitymaintenanceworkrequests@ci.anchorage.ak.us

Parks and Recreation Maintenance: 343-4554, parksrecmaintenance@muni.org

Suspicious behavior/non-emergency: 311

Emergency: 911

Eagle Scout Projects

Parks & Recreation has worked with numerous Boy and Eagle Scouts to complete volunteer projects on parkland.

We encourage scouts to visit parks and brainstorm project ideas based on what they observe as needing attention or maintenance. Past projects have included sanding and painting bollards, installing a Mutt Mitt station, repairing benches, and sanding and varnishing flower planters.

Please contact our department to discuss your project idea a year before you intend to complete it. Depending on the size and scope of the project, you may be required to go through the department’s public process to demonstrate community support for your planned improvements.

Boys Scouts of America provides a fillable pdf that scouts can use to organize and plan their project. You can download that pdf here.

If you are looking for additional sources of funding for your project, please check the Anchorage Park Foundation's website to see if Challenge Grants are being accepted. 

Resources

Volunteer Agreement Form​

Volunteer Hours Tracking Form

Trail Watch Hours Tracking Form

Adopt-A-Garden Leader Agreement

Adopt-A-Park Leader Agreement

Adopt-A-Trail Leader Agreement

Volunteer Improvement Proposal

Benefits of Volunteering