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Long-running Trout Derby, Wildlife and Park Amenities Highlighted by York City Parks Superintendent
Summary
Superintendent Tom Landis described community events at Kiwanis Lake, local wildlife and the park system's amenities, noting a decades-long trout fishing derby that he says has served thousands of children.
Tom Landis described community programs and park amenities aimed at families, highlighting Kiwanis Lake as a focal point for nature observation and events. He said Kiwanis Lake offered opportunities to fish and watch waterfowl and recalled that it once hosted two resident mute swans that were popular with residents: "They actually were mute swans, which as of today, we no longer have swans on the lake."
Landis detailed a recurring community event he helps host: the William Shaffer trout fishing derby. "We've done it for 27 years, and it has, served thousands of kids in the, in the York City community," he said, citing the derby's role in connecting children to the outdoors. He also noted features across the park system—playgrounds, athletic courts, pavilions, gazebos, exercise equipment and walking paths across an area he described as a 34-acre parameter—that together provide a broad recreational experience.
On wildlife, Landis listed species visitors can see at parklands around Kiwanis Lake, including egrets, herons, hawks, kingfishers and turtles, and said that these natural elements contribute to the parks' appeal. He recommended families visit Kiwanis Lake and a nearby park (the transcript uses both "Parker Park" and "Farker Park" in different segments), describing the combination as providing "the total experience of what the York City Park System has to offer."
