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A Sustainable Milestone

Nationals Park, located in the Near Southeast area of Washington, D.C., is AmericaХs greenest ballpark, the first professional stadium in the United States to earn LEED Silver Certification. Situated

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Park Nixes Poop Problem

Being a good steward to the environment takes a little finesse, like that of the American River Parkway Foundation (ARPF), a non-profit group that helps support, preserve, and protect the American

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This-N-That

Water-Treatment Products Offer System for Trapping Crypto Norwalk, Conn.--Arch Chemicals, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with SeaKlear Water Treatment Products of

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Dirty Work

He pulled up in his Ford truck, uncoiled himself from the front seat, and reached over to shake my hand. ТRodney? ТТYep.УТHow are you doing?УТPretty good. Glad you could take a look at these fields fo

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From Eyesore To Asset

ТNow or neverУ is how Becky Steinhoff describes the journey of taking an old, messy building with multiple challenges and turning it into a revitalized, beautiful community asset--the Goodman Communit

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When To Hold On

Among the most important and rewarding responsibilities that parks and recreation managers deal with is mentoring the staff. Nurturing a new hire from the first day to leading an agency is both a

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Electrolytic Chlorine Generators

The growing use of Electrolytic Chlorine Generators (ECGs) in the public-pool sector is not a fad but a trend--one that has been spurred on by pool operators who have become increasingly aware of the

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Homeschool Swim

The city of TucsonХs Homeschool Swim program is held at the Edith Ball Adaptive Aquatics Center, a unique facility that has both an indoor therapy pool and an outdoor recreational pool. The class take

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Water Conservation

On August 5, 2008, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors declared a water emergency. The board unanimously approved a resolution to increase water conservation efforts within the county to

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A Necessary Equal

EditorХs Note: This column, ТLBWAУ (Leadership By Wandering Around), is based on the premise that, in order to find out whatХs going on in the field, a parks and rec leader has to leave his or her des

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