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April 2026
A press release promoting Earth Month 2026 activities across Fort Worth, including city-led litter cleanups, Fort Worth Public Library programs, and outdoor community events, while encouraging residents to adopt everyday recycling and waste-reduction habits.
Earth Month 2026: Take part in local efforts across Fort Worth
March 2026
The Park & Recreation Department, in partnership with Street Soccer USA, Visa, and Bank of America, opened a new street soccer field at Hillside Park by converting an underused tennis court into the Bank of America Fields at Visa Street Soccer Park, featuring artificial turf and built-in goals.
Score! Street soccer field kicks off at Hillside Park
Fort Worth's Park & Recreation Department received two statewide honors at the TRAPS annual conference: the Lone Star Recreation Programming Award for Dream Club (an inclusive program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities) and the Planning Excellence Award for the GREENprint Fort Worth parks and open space master plan.
Park & Recreation earns top statewide honors at TRAPS conference
The Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department is hosting a Summer Day Camp Job Fair on March 14 at Diamond Hill Community Center, recruiting Camp Leaders, Senior Camp Leaders, and Literacy Support Specialists for Camp Fort Worth and Mobile Recreation programs at 21 community centers and four schools.
Join the Summer Day Camp Job Fair on March 14
The Park & Recreation Department's Forestry Division is offering free, self-serve wood chip mulch to the public on a 24/7 basis at Rolling Hills Soccer Complex, available in unlimited quantities for residential landscaping use.
Get as much mulch as you want … for FREE!
February 2026
The Park & Recreation Department and District 5 Councilmember Deborah Peoples are celebrating the groundbreaking of Mosier Valley Park, a project honoring one of the region's oldest freedmen's communities, with planned improvements including a multisport court, trail, exercise stations, playground, and expanded parking lot expected by December.
Come one, come all: Mosier Valley Park groundbreaking set for Feb. 26
The City of Fort Worth's Park & Recreation Department is hiring seasonal staff for 2026 summer programs, including Camp Fort Worth, Mobile Recreation, and Aquatics positions at Forest Park Pool and Marine Park Pool. Multiple roles are available at hourly wages ranging from $18 to $35.
Looking for a summer job? We’ve got openings!
Fort Worth Park & Recreation is partnering with nonprofit Street Soccer USA to convert an existing tennis court at Hillside Park into a free street soccer field with artificial turf, with Street Soccer USA committing up to $10,000 annually for maintenance.
Hillside Park scores new street soccer field
The Park & Recreation Department is hosting a February 18 focus group at Como Community Center to gather input from photographers — professional and hobbyist alike — to help develop a photography permit policy for city parks that balances community access with land conservation.
Focus in, Fort Worth photographers! Park & Recreation needs your input
January 2026
Fort Worth Park & Recreation has appointed Hannah Johnson as city forester, a role overseeing forestry operations and the care, planting, and preservation of the city's public tree canopy.
Park & Recreation appoints Hannah Johnson as city forester