City Park Friends and Neighbors

Introducing City Park Ice Cream – Honey-Lavender Crunch, created by City Park Friends & Neighbors (CPFAN) to celebrate the beauty, community, and pollinators that make our park thrive. Each scoop is a taste of the park’s spirit—made locally by Sweet Action Ice Cream and available only at Savageau Coffee & Ice Cream on Colfax & York What’s in the scoop? Honey – celebrating pollinators and the sweetness of community. Lavender – inspired by the calming gardens and floral landscapes of City Park. Pecans – adding crunch and a nod to the park’s timeless trees and natural textures. Each scoop helps tell the story of City Park

  The Denver Zoo has renamed itself the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance according to CEO and President, Bert Vescolani. The move underlines the institution’s efforts not just in Denver but around the world to conserve wildlife. In the Zoo’s Annual Report for 2024, Vescolani states: “Together, we have supported over 600 conservation projects in 62 countries, and we are just getting started. On our 80-acre campus, we provide access to wildlife and nature, igniting the spark of conservation empathy within our community. We take pride in the fact that 25% of our guests enter our gates at a free or

Jolon Clark, Executive Director of Denver Parks and Recreation, will welcome the public to City Park Day this year along with his newly adopted chum, Park Hill Dave. Dave is eager to make one of his first public appearances since finding a new home with Clark and his family after a year-long stint fending for himself at the Park Hill Golf Course (soon to be a park!). City Park Day’s Victorian theme seems right up Dave’s alley and under his supervision, Clark will scoop ice cream along with other Celebrity Scoopers like Terita Walker, East High School Principal, and this