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Master Plan

Two years ago Plainfield, Ind. had a great plan for updating its parks, but no department specifically devoted to parks and recreation. Now it's in the midst of a fast-track multi-million-dollar

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Products & Literature

To request more information on any of these hot new products, visit our Web site at www.parksandrecbusiness.com and follow the free information link. Or, call the company directly. And, remember, let

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Q&A 2002

We polled five parks and recreation pros from around the country and got some interesting responses representing a diversity of subjects and opinions.It's our hope that you learn something of value

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Clues

Our five year old, Sam, began Kindergarten this fall. In hopes of reducing any separation anxiety, his older brother and sisters began "selling" the concept of going to school throughout the month of

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Show You The Money

Most parks and recreation agencies operate food, and sometimes merchandise concessions in their venues and, most of the time, they could generate more income through these operations.The following

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Industry News

Skatewave Signs Professional RidersDELANO, Minn. -- Skatewave Modular Skatepark Systems has signed professional riders Andy Macdonald, Louis Zamora and Bruce Crisman to representation agreements.

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Defining Vision

I'm from a traveling family. When I was young, we'd drive to the ocean. We'd drive to Disney World. We'd rent an RV and drive to Yellowstone. We'd drive. And on those drives, before the advent of DVD

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What Makes Bluff Lake Tick

It's partly location, pre-trip and post-trip programming and creative financing programs that brings classes back to Bluff Lake Nature Center, but it's the on-site programming that seals the

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Natural Programming

What do you do when funding starts to dry up and registration falls because you begin to charge for your environmental programming? If you're like Bluff Lake Nature Center, located in a low-income

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Special Event Planning Tips

They say (whoever "they" are) that real estate is all about location, location, location. When planning special events, it's a bit more complicated. It's all about location, timing, planning,

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