City of Sun Prairie

The Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department (SPPRF) maintains three ice rinks during the winter season with one at Renstone Park and the other two at Wetmore Park. SPPRF is committed to providing high quality ice rink facilities, but due to the additional manual labor required combined with limited staffing resources, a community-supported volunteer program is critical to the success of these facilities. The “Rink Rangers” Adopt-an-Ice Rink Volunteer Program relies on volunteers to assist the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department with basic ice rink maintenance such as snow removal, general site cleanup, and other maintenance needs as identified. This is a partnership program with the Sun Prairie Parks Friends, Inc, who provides additional volunteers and resources to assist with ice rink maintenance operations. Because Wisconsin winters are difficult to predict and the successful opening of an ice rink is weather dependent, we anticipate the rink opening on or around December 23, 2024 and the rink closing on or around March 2, 2025. The Sun Prairie Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department staff will schedule two training sessions per site with about a one-week notice of when the training will take place. Training is required for volunteers who wish to assist with flooding/resurfacing operations. We are looking for volunteers to spend anywhere from one to several hours throughout the upcoming winter season. SPPRF is seeking approximately 10-20 volunteers per ice rink to spend anywhere from one to several hours throughout the winter season. The greatest need for Rink Ranger volunteers is during evenings and weekends. Volunteers of all ages are welcome!