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Sports Equipment for People with Disabilities Available from Reno Parks & Recreation

Sven Leff — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:16:21 +0000

Reno Parks & Recreation has a collection of adaptive recreation equipment (sport wheelchairs, roller sledges, bowling ramp, handcycles, etc.) available for the public to rent. Renting makes it affordable for participants to try a new sport, explore the outdoors, be a weekend warrior, gain new skills, and get involved in more than one sport through this service.

The City’s equipment can be rented for a day, weekend or full week at reasonable rates. For more information call April Wolfe, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist at (775) 334-2262.

View a list of the equipment

Reno’s Fall Park & Recreation Brochure is Available

Sven Leff — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:40:30 +0000

The Fall-Winter Program Brochure produced by the Reno Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department is now available. Download a copy or picked one up at one of these facilities:

Evelyn Mount Northeast Community Center, 1301 Valley Road
Neil Road Recreation Center, 3925 Neil Road
McKinley Arts & Culture Center, 925 Riverside Drive
Teglia’s Paradise Park Activity Center, 2745 Elementary Drive
Southside Cultural Center, 190 East Liberty Street
Northwest Pool, 2925 Apollo Way

To have a copy mailed to you call (775) 334-2262.

Man-made wetland could cut pollutants to Truckee.

Sharon Spangler — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:06:18 +0000

Reno joined with JBR Environmental and a UNR student to design and install a wetland in a northwest Reno neighborhood in a pilot project to take sulfide out of the creek that flows through the area.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yTub8a8JCk]

Artown piano player entertains.

Sharon Spangler — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:35:10 +0000

As part of Artown, musicians are playing on pianos that have been painted by local artists. Council Member Dave Aiazzi worked to get the project this July. The pianos are in different areas of town.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vgVrTBjDFc]

Park Commissioners begin adopt-a-park program.

Sharon Spangler — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:42:18 +0000

The City’s Recreation and Park Commissioners are adopting a number of Reno parks this summer and are hopeful that other residents will adopt parks as well. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRGPYgAPnFI]