The City of Delaware’s Park and Natural Resources Department has a variety of parks, trails and landscape beds looking for someone to adopt them. Individuals, families, Church groups, businesses or other agencies can beautify their community while spending quality time outdoors and getting some exercise.

Adopt a Park

You can help clean up and maintain your neighborhood park or help out with one of our larger community parks through park adoption.

• Park Adoption Form

Adopt a Trail

Take a walk, do a little clean up and report back any maintenance issues to help keep our trails looking great and safe for walkers, runners and bikers.

• Trail Adoption Form

Adopt a Landscape Bed

We are looking for plant/material donations and /or people to help maintain some of our most prominent landscape beds around town.

• Landscape Bed Adoption Form

Shade Tree Commission Programs

• Street Tree Program Guide
• Tree Care Information
• Tree Planting Restrictions

Read more about the Shade Tree Commission.

Veterans Plaza Memorial Brick Program

All service branches are recognized in a tranquil memorial setting, centered around an eternal flame structure that is illuminated. The plaza also includes benches, landscaping and memorial bricks, available for purchase through the City of Delaware’s City Manager’s Office at the below link. Honor Our Veterans Brick by Brick Order Form

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