Yakima’s Randall Park Going Green With Help Of Volunteers

Major changes are underway at Yakima's Randall Park as the city gives the park a major facelift. On Wednesday more than 100 employees from Triumph Actuation Systems Yakima are expected to get to work at Randall Park planting about 400 small trees and shrubs and 30 larger trees. Triumph Actuation Systems Yakima has awarded the Yakima Parks and Recreation Division with a grant that will cover the cost of the shrubs and trees that will be planted by the volunteers. The plantings are part of an ongoing effort to update and improve Randall Park, one of the most used parks in Yakima. The employees will be working at Randall Park from 9:00 am until about Noon on September 30th.
Randall Park, which covers more than 40 acres south of Nob Hill Boulevard between 44th Avenue and 48th Avenue, is in the midst of a more than $1 million makeover. A recently approved $500,000 grant from the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program is being combined with more than $600,000 in local donations and matching funds to address several significant issues at the park.