Parks Maintenance

Parks Maintenance oversees upkeep and improvements at all City parks and building grounds. There are 17 parks in the City of Woodburn park system from the largest, Centennial Park, with 25 acres and multi-use Sports fields and Sport court, to the smallest, Cowan Park, with 0.2 acres patterned after an English Key Rose Garden. There are currently 40 different sites that are maintained by the Parks Maintenance, including parks, building grounds, trails, and natural areas. Eight months out of the year the section works on a rotating 7 day per week schedule.

There are 20 locations within the City’s parks and grounds inventory that require irrigation.  All grounds and parks require weed abatement and insect control through an Integrated Pesticide Management Program.  This program attempts to use natural processes to the maximum extent possible which include mulching, application of pre-emergent weed control, post-emergent weed control and hand weeding. These practices are used at all City maintained sites.   All trees, shrubs, and plants in the City maintained parks and grounds receive pruning and fertilization.   Playground inspection is carried out by City staff with certified Playground Safety credentials. On an annual basis, an estimated 120 cu. yards of engineered wood fiber, an ASTM Certified product for impact attenuation, is replaced in the Playgrounds.

Parks Maintenance also provides daily restroom cleaning, garbage removal, sports field maintenance and setup, Irrigation maintenance, mowing, playground maintenance, weed abatement, graffiti/ vandalism removal, and special event support.   The entire staff takes pride in beautifying the City's Parks and Grounds. It consists of the Parks & Facilities Maintenance Supervisor, Jeff Crabtree, and three (3) Parks & Facilities Maintenance Workers.