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Board of Park Commissioners meeting – 4/10/2025

The Board of Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Commissioners meets Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Applications for Citizen-Match Tree Program now accepted

Applications are again accepted online or by mail for the City of Fort Wayne's annual Citizen-match residential street tree planting program.

City Golf Courses to open March 22, 2025

Foster, Shoaff and McMillen Park Golf Courses will open for the 2025 season on Saturday, March 22, 2025, weather permitting.

Board of Park Commissioners meeting – 2/13/2025

The Board of Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Commissioners meets Thursday, February 13, 2025.

City’s Forestry Division prepared for potential ice storm

The Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Forestry Division is closely monitoring the potential ice storm expected this evening.

Public Meeting: Foster Park entrance community input – 1/29/2025

Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation is prepared to present two conceptual design options for the reimagined Foster Park Entrance at an open house to be held on January 29, 2025.

Community input requested for open public space in Treeline District

Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation will host a public meeting to gather input on the design for an open public space within the new Treeline District anticipated for the north side of the St. Marys River which was announced in mid-2024.

Investing in our future: Commitment to maintain and improve parks update

Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation offers highlights of the department’s 2024 capital improvement projects and programs.

Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation receives two awards

Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department was honored at the IPRA Awards of Excellence ceremony as a part of the Indiana Park and Recreation Association conference on November 7, in French Lick, Indiana.

Ground is broken for Packard Park renovations

Mayor Sharon Tucker, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Director Steve McDaniel, community leaders, funding partners and neighborhood representatives celebrated the first steps of a reconceived master plan with a ground-breaking ceremony for the renovations of Packard Park.