Parks & Recreation

Partner

We're better together! Partner with Parks & Recreation on projects, programs, events, and initiatives to help promote active, happy, healthy lifestyles, preserve and protect our parks and natural lands, and strengthen our community.

Adopt A Park

Adopting a Park means your group is committed to routine volunteer efforts to care for a park for at least one year. This could be:

• Trash and graffiti clean-ups
• Weeding
• Trail maintenance
• Locking/unlocking gates routinely
• Wildfire risk reduction

Your group can be large or small. We ask that at least one person from your group has already volunteered with Spokane Parks & Recreation as a first step. If no one has yet, we'd love to help coordinate! We list opportunities on our volunteer page. The next step is to fill out this form and tell us more!

Park Friends

Forming a Park Friends group is the next step after forming an “Adopt A Park” program. Park Friends groups:

• Fundraise for park improvements
• Host events to activate the park (e.g. concerts, art festivals, or holiday events)
• Help set the vision for the park's future
• Continue with their routine caretaking help

We ask that Park Friends groups have at least one year of Adopt a Park experience. Adopt a Park groups don't need to become Park Friends groups unless they are interested in adding the above scope to their work.

Park Friends groups need to do a few things that are not required of Adopt a Park groups, due primarily to the fundraising component. These are:

• Obtain 501c3 non-profit status, or a non-profit fiscal agent
• Create a formal organizational structure (a board) and adopt bylaws
• Maintain general liability insurance on an occurrence basis

Looking for a different partnership opportunity that isn't listed here? Fill out our partnership inquiry form!

What's the difference between a Partner and a Sponsor?

A Partner is an individual or entity who cooperates with Parks & Recreation to advance mutual interests and share responsibility for a project, program, event, initiative, etc.

A Sponsor is an individual or entity that provides either funding or in-kind contributions to support an activity, event, program, etc. in exchange for marketing opportunities. Looking for a sponsorship opportunity? Visit our Sponsor page!