October 23rd, 2015

“Every dollar we raise for the park goes back into the park,” Knudson said. “Parks down in Sacramento, San Francisco and Marin County have consulted us trying to see what we did to survive. But it takes a lot of time. People won’t, or can’t, work for free, so that’s why our project has happened when others haven’t.”

Instead, they rely on private donations, fundraisers, sponsored advertisements and discounted services from friends and community members. Scott Schields, an excavator forAlpenglow Sports, has voluntarily cleared vegetation from the park lands for the past four years as more features are installed.
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New Belgium Brewing Co. donates kegs of beer to nearly every park fundraising event. Local restaurant owner Tom Turner, whose properties include Bar of America, Caliente andGar Woods Grill and Pier, is also one of the park’s biggest supporters.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/living/health-fitness/Bike-hike/article36297036.html#storylink=cpy