The Springfield-Greene County Park Board named Jackson Thompson as assistant director of parks and recreation — Dickerson Park Zoo, May 19. The position is informally known as zoo director. Thompson, 39, has spent 20 years — his entire professional career — at Dickerson Park Zoo, starting in guest services staff in…
Author: Jenny Fillmer Edwards, Park Board, for SGFNN
The Springfield-Greene County Park Board temporarily closed the trails and wooded area east of the lake and stream and Sequiota Park for about three weeks in February due to extensive damage caused by beavers. Parks staff removed down heavily damaged trees, leveled sharp-pointed stumps, filled large holes in the trail…
The Park Board’s six outdoor pools open for the season Memorial Day weekend at Fassnight, Grant Beach, Meador, Silver Springs, Westport and McGee-McGregor pools. The summer season also includes Chesterfield and Doling indoor aquatics admission for outdoor pool prices, Monday-Thursday. Check ParkBoard.org/Aquatics for the complete schedule. Pool admission remains the…
The Springfield-Greene County Park Board, in partnership with Lake Country Soccer, kicked off $25 million in sports facility renovations at Cooper Park, including artificial turf upgrades on 19 sports fields, Thursday, Nov. 3, at Lake Country Soccer Dome, 2334 E. Pythian St. This celebration, held in lieu of a groundbreaking,…
The Greater Parkcrest Neighborhood Association, in partnership with the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, dedicated new pavilion and other improvements with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Sanford Park July 23. The celebration highlighted projects funded by a total of $265,000 in Neighborhood Works grants, awarded over a multi-year period. The grants enabled…
Four years ago, new lights flickered to life at one of the oldest parks in the city, Lafayette Park. Funded by a grant through the City of Springfield’s Neighborhood Works program, through an application from the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association, the lights brightened up the tennis court and the shady…
At its March 22 meeting, Springfield City Council approved the Springfield-Greene County Park Board’s proposal to add nearly 16 acres to historic Sequiota Park in southeast Springfield. At a February meeting with the council, Parks Director Bob Belote presented the proposal to transfer three City of Springfield-owned properties to the Park Board,…
The Springfield-Greene County Park Board opens two outdoor swimming pools for the season Tuesday, July 14. Fassnight Pool in Fassnight Park, 1300 S. Campbell Ave., and McGee-McGregor Wading Pool in Phelps Grove Park, 950 E. Bennett, are open following a regular weekly schedule starting July 14. In compliance with the…
Jordan Valley Park’s Ozark Stream and Fountain is now open for the season in downtown Springfield, providing a refreshing interactive water feature for all ages. Opening was postponed due to previous City of Springfield COVID-prevention orders, now expired. The meandering Ozarks Stream runs continuously throughout the day. The jumping fountain…
Hours and services expanded June 1 at the Park Board’s family centers, following facility closures this spring caused by COVID-19 prevention. Family Centers Starting June 1, Chesterfield, Dan Kinney and Doling family centers will be open more hours daily. The new schedule is: Monday-Friday, 5:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. With the…