The annual 916 Day event series is around the corner where volunteers can celebrate city parks with a variety of volunteer events across Sacramento.
Hosted by the Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (YPCE) and the Parks & Community Enrichment Commission, residents can join seven beautification and service events across the city to promote volunteerism and partnerships at parks and green spaces.
“Our City parks are the heart of our communities,” YPCE Director Jackie Beecham said. “Your volunteer efforts alongside our commissioners and staff will enhance our parks in a meaningful way, creating cleaner, safer, and more beautiful spaces for everyone to enjoy.”
Volunteers will enjoy snacks and refreshments at all events and are encouraged to register online using the City’s ActiveNet system here.
District 1 916 Day at North Natomas Community Park
Sept. 13, 4-7 p.m.
Volunteers will be planting around 500 shrubs west and south of the tennis courts, cleanup trash along the park and path that runs behind it, pull weeds, grease the swings at the playground.
District 2 916 Day at Johnston Park
Sept. 7, 9 a.m. to noon
Volunteers will help reassemble bleachers, re-sod the area where there was a pre-existing concrete square to be torn out by Park Maintenance, re-paint gates in front of parking lot and re-paint red curbs in parking lot.
District 3 916 Day at Bannon Creek Parkway
Sept. 14, 1-4 p.m.
Volunteers will paint picnic tables and stain the host table underneath the barn structure, paint the bridge near the farm equipment, and clean up trash down the parkway and walking/biking path.
District 4 916 Day at Matsui Park/ Intake Plaza for Hanami Line
Sept. 14, 9 a.m. to noon
Volunteers will plant rosemary on the hill of the Intake Plaza Parking Lot, prep tree planters for fall plantings and cleanup trash along the bike path.
District 5 916 Day at McClatchy Park
Sept. 15, 1-4 p.m.
Volunteers will fill in the decomposed granite along the perimeter walking path and clean up trash in the park. Volunteers will also receive free plants from the Community Garden Team.
District 6 916 Day at Bill Bean Jr Park
Sept. 15, 8 a.m. to noon
Volunteers will pull weeds and plant rosemary near the art sculpture, clean up trash throughout the park, install a new volleyball net, and help fix exercise equipment.
District 8 916 Day at North Laguna
Sept. 16, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Volunteers will paint backstops and bleachers near the baseball diamond, pick up trash near the wildlife area, install new site furniture with the guidance of Park Maintenance staff, plant shrubs near pond, set up volleyball net and spread sand at volleyball court.
