Parks and Landscape Maintenance

The EpicenterThe Parks and Landscape Maintenance group, under the direction of Superintendent  Dean Rodia, is responsible for maintaining the citywide system of parks, landscapes, street trees, paseos, and equestrian trails. The park system is staffed seven days a week with City staff including: state licensed pest control advisors, state certified pesticide applicators, ISA certified arborists and tree workers, certified water auditors and certified playground safety inspectors who perform some of the more technical work within the group. 

This group maintains 570 landscaped sites including:

  • 29 parks
  • The Adult Sports Complex and Epicenter
  • Nine landscaped facilities
  • 531 parkway, paseo and median island landscapes
  • Two trail rest areas
  • 72,000 city-owned trees
  • 36 miles of local and regional trails
 

Maintained within the City parks are:

  • 28 softball fields including 10 with lights
  • 4 lighted baseball fields
  • 1 Class "A" baseball field
  • 14 soccer fields including 12 with lights
  • 15 basketball courts
  • 10 lighted tennis courts
  • 4 volleyball courts
  • 3 horse shoe pits
  • 31 playgrounds
  • 32 picnic areas
  • 1-acre lake
  • 4 equestrian arenas
  • 1 dog park
  • 30 restrooms 
Water resource management within the parks and landscapes is an important issue. Please visit the Public Works Services Water Conservation page to learn more.

Urban Forestry is also a section within the Parks and Landscape Maintenance group. The importance of this section is emphasized to the community by way of an annual Arbor Day celebration, with children from local elementary schools participating in the event by planting trees in one of the City parks. Recognized as a "Tree City USA" recipient by the National Arbor Day Foundation, the City also has a Tree Registry Program that citizens can participate in by replanting missing trees in a park of their choice. Interested parties should contact Sandy Mellem at (909) 477-2730 ext. 4104.

For park and landscape maintenance inquiries or to report a problem, please call (909) 477-2730 Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or submit a request for service online through Rancho Responds.

Please visit the Community Services website for information on Park reservations and other non-maintenance issues.