Grounds Maintenance Programs include:

• The Irrigation Program - maintenance of approximately 526 hectares of irrigated turf, and the operation and maintenance of 381 irrigation systems.
• The Sportsfield Program - maintenance of 258 sportsfields (including 80 Class 1 and 2 fields used for provincial, national and international sporting events).
• The Horticultural/Turf Maintenance Program - maintenance of all turf areas, shrub beds, park trees and litter control.
• The Park Pathway Maintenance Program - snow removal on the main lit park pathways; grooming of approximately 75 kilometres of cross country ski trails, etc.

Grounds Maintenance Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

2009 Parks Grounds Maintenance Technical Standards

The maintenance and preservation of the City of Saskatoon's parks and civic open spaces is accomplished by following horticultural maintenance standards, maintenance contracts and policy development.

The following links will direct you to pages that contain information on the Standards in Adobe pdf format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, or a current version of it, you can download it at no cost by clicking here.

2009 Parks Grounds Maintenance Technical Standards

2009 Horticulture Standards

2009 Irrigation Standards

2009 Naturalized Areas Standards

2009 Nursery Technical Standards

2009 Pest Management Standards

2009 River Bank Park Standards

2009 Sportsfields/Construction Standards

2009 Tree Maintenance Standards