Golf courses are notorious for heavy use of chemicals and water, but the City’s five public golf courses are becoming more eco-friendly. According to Douglas Schroeder, director of golf services for the Parks and Recreation Department, the City’s main push is to be very careful with water usage and to apply as little fungicides and pesticides […]
The Archives Division of KC Parks recently provided pictures and text for a plaque honoring the first female Kansas City Police Department Officer, Elenore K. Canny, included on Kansas City Power and Light’s new electrical substation gate at 18th and Cherry. During the era of bath houses and countless factories, the first official Kansas City park, Holmes Square, […]
The Russell, Majors, Waddell Park honors three men who created a business venture in the mid-nineteenth century that, while not lasting for a long period of time, played an important role in advancing communication in the developing United States. In the mid-1850s William Russell, Alexander Majors and William Waddell were partners in the business of […]
The Kansas City Northern Railroad is an all volunteer, not for profit organization operating in partnership with KC Parks. The group was formed in 1984 when Kansas City Parks and Recreation asked for volunteers to restore and operate the former Kansas City Zoo train that had been retired from operation at the Zoo in Swope Park. […]
BY LYNN HORSLEY, The Kansas City Star The Kansas City parks board on Tuesday endorsed a policy to create smoke-free zones around all its playgrounds, sports fields, pools and other outdoor amenities. The policy does not prohibit smoking but strongly encourages adults not to smoke, especially in venues where children are present. “It does not […]
When I think about this past year, the first words that come to mind are “thank you”. Thank you for your confidence and commitment to KC Parks and Kansas City as evidenced by the 63% approval of Question #1 last August. The funds that Parks and Recreation receives from this sales tax enables our department to […]
Lock your love on the old Red Bridge in Minor Park! The placing of love locks is a custom whereby couples affix a padlock to a bridge, fence, gate or similar fixture, so pronouncing their unbreakable and everlasting love. Love locks are an international phenomenon that has reached Kansas City. Locks began appearing on the […]