Through the Park Watch Coordinator, itself a volunteer position, teams of trained volunteers are scheduled to watch a facility for a certain time period. An extension of the program is Park Watch Neighbors, for those who live near park facilities. Emphasis, so far, has been at Hillside locations in Chugach State Park. Those involved in the program hope to see it expand throughout Chugach and into other state parks as well. The foundation of Park Watch is to deter crime, not to catch criminals.
Organizations sign an agreement to maintain trails.
The agreement states how Parks will support the group and what maintenance work the group will do. Anchorage Snowmobile Club, King Career Center - ASD, REI and the Mountain Bike Division of the Arctic Bike Club are some of the associations who have signed on. YSI arranges trips and projects for groups of young people throughout the world. Boy Scouts have helped with various projects for State Parks. Often, a Boy Scout member will organize a project to earn his eagle patch.