Creating Community Through Parks & Recreation 2025 Highlights
Corvallis Community Center
• 30,000+ program participants served
• 755 Activities & Classes
• 14,245 total membership scans attending fitness and wellness classes
• 638 volunteers providing 5,695 volunteer hours
• Over 600 hours of Ping Pong
• 1,152 Rental Reservations, 56.1% were non-profit renters
Highlights!
Environmental Education
• 48 hands-on Environmental Education Programs expanding environmental learning
• Over 2,200 community members
• Collaborated to deliver camps, workshops, and community events like Planet Palooza and Mushroom Day
Primary collaborators Mary’s River Watershed Council, Corvallis Environmental Center, Ashbrook School, OSU Research Forest, Fish & Wildlife Service, Oregon Natural Resource Education Program, Corvallis Library, OSU Plant Pathology & Botany, Benton County Natural Areas & Parks, and The Mushroomery
Another year being rated as a gold level affiliate (score 97 out of a 100) of the national Youth Volunteer Corps program and our 30th year of participation!
• 215 youth volunteers
• 190 projects
• 5,851 service hours
A former youth now works for the South Corvallis Food Bank leading participants and crew leads through reoccurring projects.
Sports!
My First Sports
• 184 registrations (over 30 on waitlist) 46% increase over the previous year
Spring Break & Summer Camps
• 76 weeklong camps for youth ages 4-17
• 1,296 youth served
Activities included safe biking in town, wilderness survival skills, rafting the Santiam River, beach trips, community garden harvesting, local watershed water-quality investigations, sewing and embroidery, public bus riding, and plenty of facilitated and free play, arts, crafts, and games at parks and schools.
Adult Softball Program (Summer/Spring)
• 104 softball teams signed up in Corvallis and Albany, generating $73,000+ in revenue
• Program change: hired sports officials as City part-time employees instead of contracting out
– Resulted in better customer service and more efficient communication with staff and participants
Oregon Senior Games
For athletes ages 50+
• 647 Athletes
• 86% Oregon Residents
– 21 Counties represented
– Top Five Locations 1. Portland, 2. Bend, 3. Salem 4. Eugene, 5. Corvallis & Albany
• 19 Sports
• Largest sport: Pickleball–303 athletes
• 76 Volunteers
• 577.75 Volunteer Hours
• 118 Athlete Surveys
• 91% of respondants rated their experience highly positive
• National Senior Games | July 24-August 4, 2025
– 109 Athletes representing Corvallis Senior Games attended 2025 National senior Games
• Award: best shirt design at the National Senior Games
The Majestic Theatre Highlights!
• 441 Volunteers
• 35,447 Volunteer Hours
• 153 Performances
• 18,229 Audience Members
• 53 Classes
• 554 Students Enrolled
• 453 Donations
• $57,175 Total Donations
Majestic Youth Stars (MYS) Support Program
Established in 2023 with the inaugural Gala, Majestic Youth Stars provides financial assistance for youth and family participation in Majestic programs, supporting equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the arts.
• 140+ local families have participated at reduced rates
Restoring History: The Majestic Theatre’s Starker Auditorium Seating Project
Beginning in September 2024, Starker Auditorium at the Historic Majestic Theatre underwent a major restoration led by Theatre Supervisor Christel Birdwell. Originally planned as a full seat replacement, the project was re-imagined as a sustainable approach— repairing and reupholstering existing chairs—to preserve the auditorium’s character.
Entering its 112th season as Corvallis’ oldest continuously operating theatre, the Majestic relied on historical accuracy for its updates. With few early photos, staff drew on era design trends, the Majestic’s sister theatre the Whiteside, and original fresco fragments to guide the new carpet selection.
The result is a refreshed auditorium that honors the theatre’s historic roots while enhancing comfort for today’s audiences.
• Project cost: $251,900, well below the $400,000 estimate
• Funding sources: 45% community donations and 55% Majestic Reserve Fund
• Personalized Endowed Seat Campaign: $9,000 raised to support the theatre’s future
Osborn Aquatic Center Highlights!
Otter Beach outdoor pools for the summer season during indoor pool closure
• 1,220+ registrations for Summer Learn-to-Swim lessons at Otter Beach outdoor pools (typical summer is closer | to 2,000+ registrations when indoor pool is open)
• General Attendance for June–August (Includes lap swim, recreational swim, and exercise classes)
– 2025 (2 pools open): 11,798 membership visits | 11,756 drop-ins
– 2024 (4 pools open): 15,722 membership visits | 16,454 drop-ins
• Outdoor Lap Pool remains open after summer September - February for lap swimming and swim team practice
• 183 total swim team athletes served, including 73 high school students return to their home facility
• 100+ community members attended the first Osborn Aquatic Center community meeting in September, featuring an overview of the indoor Natatorium status, facility assessment, and priority project list
Parks, Facilities, & Natural Resources Highlights!
• Re-organized the Parks Division to better align resources with the creation of a Natural Resources & Stewardship program and supervisor
• Ongoing planning, design and preparation for a new Park Maintenance Facility
• Clearing and preparation of the new Parks Maintenance Facility construction site
• 224 Volunteer projects and 7,119 volunteer hours improving and maintaining parks and trails
Parks and Facilities Maintenance
• Maintained and sanitized park restrooms seven days a week all year long
• Developed mapping software for enhanced tracking and data collection related to illegal camping within parks
• Partnered with community members to renovate the landscaping at the northwest entrance of Central Park with native plants
• Mitigated wildfire risk by rough mowing 390 Acres and in Natural Areas and Parks, including 7 miles of fire breaks
• Completed quarterly safety inspections on all 28 playgrounds
Natural Resource and Stewardship
• Planted 173 Trees
• Structurally and clearance pruned 1,160 Trees
• Responded to downed limbs and trees from the December 2025 windstorm
• Partnered with Corvallis Fire Department and partner agencies to conduct a 45-acre restoration burn at Herbert Farm and Natural Area.
• Performed invasive plant management at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, including removal of English hawthorn, non-native fruit trees, scotch broom and reedcanary grass.
Capital Improvements
• Completed Conceptual Design of new bike park with extensive community involvement
• Acquired 4.81 acres for the new bike park. Construction planned for 2027
• Acquired 19.08 acres of land on the north side of Chip Ross Natural Area for future expansion of recreation opportunities
• Renovated the Garfield Sports Courts, to include asphalt overlay, acrylic sports surfacing, new tennis and pickleball nets, dasher boards, and signage
CORVALLIS TURKEY TROT 2025
• 2025 Corvallis Turkey Trot: highest registrations ever
• Little Gobblers 1K (free run): 200 participants
• 5K race: 1,247 registrations
• 10K race: 275 registrations
• Total participants: 1,722
• 58 volunteers providing 323.5 volunteer hours