2025 Madison County Parks & Rec Guide

2025 Madison County Parks &Rec Guide

Explore the MCT Trails

More Than 138 + Miles of S cenic Trails

Madison County’s Recreation Destination

ALTON PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT

REGISTRATION

1. Online registration link available at cityofaltonil.gov/sports – NEW

2. You may register in person at our office at #2 Emmie L. Kaus Lane, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We accept cash, checks, money orders, and credit cards.

3. Mail in registration to the department office at 2 Emmie L. Kaus Lane. Registration form must be completed, signed by the participant or a parent if a children’s program, and fee enclosed with check or money order made payable to: Alton Parks and Recreation.

4. All fees are subject to change without notice.

5. Some programs are limited in size; and registrations will be handled on a first come, first serve basis.

6. When programs reach capacity, additional names will be placed on a wait list.

7. If a program minimum is not reached, a refund will be issued within 4 – 6 weeks.

8. Additional fees will be charged for registrations received after a program deadline.

Flag Football - Spring 2025

NFL FLAG FOOTBALL: 5 v 5

BOYS & GIRLS, GRADES: 1-8

FEE: $60, team shirt & flag belt included

8 Games, to begin in early march

Practices are scheduled by coaches about 2-3 weeks before first game

Regular Registration:

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - Sunday, February 9, 2025

Late Registration:

Monday, February 10, 2025 - Friday, February 14, 2025

Program Duration:

Saturday, March 8, 2025 - Saturday, April 19, 2025

Regular Registration Cost: $60.00

Late Registration Cost: $85.00

EDWARDSVILLE PARKS & RECREATION

RP Lumber Center – 6289 Tiger Drive

• 65,000 square foot state-of-the-art ice rink.

• NHL Regulation Indoor Ice Rink

• Indoor/Outdoor Teen Center

• Community Rooms (rentable)

• 175-Meter Indoor Elevated Track

• Fitness Facility

• Birthday Parties – Learn to Skate – Youth and Adult Hockey

• More Information on RP Lumber Center – www.buildthecenter.com

Rotary Park - Hadley Ave. is a 0.5 acres small neighborhood park. The Park includes a playground and picnic tables

Springer Woods Park - Frederick Street & Springer Woods Lane is on 10.4 acres and is a wooded nature area that winds through a quiet neighborhood in the central, north end of the city. Includes Children’s Playground, Exercise Trail, two picnic table shelters with BBQ grills.

Terry Park - Terry Ave. is set on 3.9 acres and is largely a natural wildlife area

Tower Park - 89 Bennington Place is a one-acre neighborhood park which includes Basketball Court, Picnic Pavilion and Barbecue Grill

Vadalabene Park - 501 & 599 Voge Ave. 3.75 acres is the home of the City’s youth softball & Peewee T-Ball programs. The Park includes one basketball court, two lighted softball ﬁelds, a children’s “tot lot” playground and two concession stands with restrooms

Winston Brown Recreation Complex - 1325 Schiller Ave. 10.5 acres, previously known as Lower Hoppe Park, includes two lighted softball ﬁelds, children’s playground, concession stand with restroom building, two picnic pavilions, two sand volleyball courts and two lighted full court basketball courts with spectator seating

EDWARDSVILLE PARKS & RECREATION

Prairie Planting Projects

Native vegetation and plantings are beneficial to a community in many ways. In public spaces, including parks, they can be an aesthetically pleasing addition, and they are also good for bugs, birds, pollinators and all types of wildlife. Over time, these lowmaintenance prairie patches also tend to require less mowing and care, which can lower costs and benefit the environment.

Joe Glik Park

Prairie Project

Map showing the prairie project area in the southeast corner of Joe Glik ParkTwo acres of land at Joe Glik Park, 710 East Lake Drive, are being transformed into a native prairie habitat. The prairie project space sits on a sloping piece of land on the southeast edge of the 42-acre park. Nearly 40 different types of flowering plants and prairie grasses – dubbed a “showy mixed height prairie” – will be used to seed the site in early 2025.

STEP 1

STEP 2

The Parks & Recreation staff will aim to seed the acreage in February 2025.

The first step, which is expected to get underway at the end of September 2024, will involve soil preparation. The area may be cordoned off periodically while the project is being worked on, with signs explaining that there is a “restoration in progress.”

STEP 3

After seeding, the prairie project site will require monitoring and regular maintenance for a couple of years to help the native plants get established and prevent

weeds from crowding out the native varieties.

Once the prairie vegetation is well established, less maintenance will be needed. Expected plant heights at maturity will vary. Paths will be mowed into the site once it’s established to allow visitors to experience it from all sides.

From start to finish, the project is estimated to cost less than $5,000, which will be paid for out of the Glik Development Fund that was created to support Joe Glik Park. The fund is overseen by the Edwardsville Community Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization.