The City of El Cerrito encourages residents, community organizations and businesses to become directly involved in improving our city parks and other landscaped areas through an Adopt-A-Park Program.

The City recognizes the contributions of the adopting groups and individuals by making and erecting signs bearing their names and logos, if feasible, in the adopted parks.

The goal of the Adopt-A-Park Program is to have all El Cerrito park and landscaped public areas adopted by as wide a range of community organizations, neighborhood groups and individuals as possible.

Adopting a park can take many forms, including establishing a presence in the park to be on the look-out for vandalism and maintenance problems and reporting these to the City; providing maintenance assistance in the form of general park clean-up, such as picking up litter, painting, weeding and minor planting (e.g., flowers, replacement shrubbery); providing direct monetary assistance for park enhancements; and providing input to the City on park use.

City staff will assist within available resources to provide training and to supervise the progress of the work of each individual or group who adopt a park or other area.

The purpose of this program is to build community spirit and a sense of civic responsibility. By supplementing City resources, this program will enhance the condition and beauty of our parks and other landscaped areas and will improve the quality of life in El Cerrito for the entire community.

To Adopt-A-Park, complete and return the Adopt-A-Park application form

Please contact Bill Driscoll at 215-4355