Willamalane

A card that gives Eugene and Springfield youth entry to pools, museums, and other summer activities will go on sale this Friday.

Willamalane is reopening Fort Park, Douglas Gardens Park, and all Thurston Hills Natural Area hiking trails Saturday, March 2. Lane County Parks is reopening Howard Buford Recreation Area on Friday, March 15.

After more than two weeks, Willamalane is reopening a majority of its parks in Springfield.

Springfield parks remain closed to the public as crews clean up. Eugene parks are open, but officials ask people to be very careful.

A few dozen people gathered outdoors in Springfield Thursday to dedicate a system of trails to former U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio.

A lingering childcare shortage in Lane County has prompted a new partnership between a Parks and Rec agency in Springfield and the University of Oregon.

Enjoy, but from a distance. That’s the message from Dorris Ranch in Springfield, where 12-hundred sapling hazelnut trees will be planted in February. It’s to make the working farm resistant to a fungus.

Staffing the aquatics centers at Willamalane’s pools in Springfield has not gone swimmingly during the pandemic. It’s got the district thinking creatively about hiring.

Thursday’s Springfield City Club hosted a pitch for an indoor track in Glenwood. Dubbed a ‘pre-presentation’ because there isn’t a definite site yet,…

Springfield’s historic Dorris ranch will see renovation efforts by Willamalane funded by a $20 million bond measure passed in 2012. The public park is set…

Several Eugene-area groups have extended Veterans Day celebrations beyond November 11th. Willamalane Parks and Recreation Superintendent Michael Wargo…

The Willamalane Park and Recreation District is opening a new mountain bike trail system at the Thurston Hills Natural Area this Saturday.Over five miles…