Grant Park is a 189-acre natural area. Trails in the park lead along creeks and through meadow, forest, prairie and wetland habitats. The trails are of varying difficulty; some follow ridgelines or bottomlands, while others climb fairly steep hills. We…
The Centerville-Washington Park District initiated a Bill Yeck Park trail master plan as a priority from the CWPD 2016-2019 Strategic Plan. The goal of the project was to analyze the environmental, ecological and experiential aspects of the park’s trail system…
In the fall of 2018, the Centerville-Washington Park District embarked on an effort to get neighbor input and opinion about two local, neighborhood parks — Pelbrook Park and Willowbrook Park. The process began with guided discussions with park neighbors. The…
In late April, the Park District officially took ownership of the Hithergreen site! The property is now owned by the Park District to convert into a public, neighborhood park. Park conversion approximate timeline May – demolition specifications completed Early June…
Bill Yeck Park is a 194-acre natural area along 1.75 miles of Sugar Creek. The park is treasured by hikers, bird watchers and nature enthusiasts. We are preparing a new master plan for the park! At this first stage in…
Forest Field Park has been a site for exciting improvements over the past year, including a paved walking path, gravel trails and a new restroom building. Now we are replacing the playground! The new playground will include an all accessible…
The Centerville-Washington Park District is celebrating the addition of the fourth Little Free Library within your park system. A Little Free Library is a collection of books allowing anyone to stop by, pick up a book to read and leave another behind…
Pollinators, most often honey bees, are responsible for one in every three bites of food we take! The loss of pollinators threatens agricultural production, maintenance of natural plant communities and important services provided by those ecosystems, such as carbon cycling,…
A section of the Grant Park yellow trail has been temporarily CLOSED to travel due to the accelerated rate of erosion and potential hazard that may be encountered along that section of trail. Signs and construction fencing will be installed…
Community-directed improvements are coming to Forest Field Park! A favorite site for hikers, picnickers and tennis players, the 44-acre community park is adjacent to Bill Yeck Park, a 194-acre nature park. In addition, it is the central practice site for…