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Ace In The Hole
Faced with the same challenges of other municipal-golf programs, the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, took a creative approach. What resulted was a facility that provides recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities and the entire community.
A Contribution To The Community
Colorado College has just unveiled its first on-campus hockey arena and sporting-event venue, Ed Robson Arena. The 135,000-square-foot project marks the first time the hockey team will be able to play games on campus since the program’s founding in 1938.
Hitting The Slopes
Parks and recreation departments have the option of offering trips and tours to guests. For the purpose of this article, the focus is on planning a group day trip to a local resort for beginner skiers and snowboarders.
Punching Up
As I was driving home from my first boxing class at Mount Tabor Park, I called my grandfather’s cell phone. I wanted to tell him about the excitement on the kids’ faces and their hard work on the different punching bags set up across the gym.
A Walk Through Trail Design
“In every walk with nature, one received far more than he seeks.”
--John Muir (naturalist) known as the "Father of the National Parks" and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the U.S. (1838-1914)
Get Staff Involved!
Everyone involved in managing or operating a parks and recreation agency has a stake in the employee performance-appraisal process. And, with existing research indicating that pay-increase decisions account for more than 80 percent of appraisal uses, employees are eager not only to receive formal performance feedback but also to learn its impact on their future pay levels.
Packed With Potential
Years ago, in the small city of Monona, Wis., the citizens wondered if they could develop a waterfront attraction—given that most of the city’s water access already had been developed. And the city’s neighboring, much larger state capital, Madison, had laid claim to other potential waterfront sites.
Lacrosse, Anyone?
Fast-paced, exciting, and inclusive, lacrosse remains one of the nation's fastest-growing sports at the youth and high school levels. Over the last two decades, its rising popularity has pushed the game far beyond its traditional Northeast footprint into emerging areas from coast to coast.
An Equitable Approach
Milwaukee Recreation—a department of Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS)—is modernizing its outdoor playfield system throughout the city. With the help of experts, such as planning and environmental consultants, award-winning design firms, engineers, qualified internal staff members, and community members, Milwaukee Recreation is transforming the city’s neighborhoods and creating recreational opportunities for all individuals.
For The Thrill Of It
What lures some people into the unknown, willing to explore something new? Whatever it is, the field of parks and recreation is now home to adventure experiences.
Draw A Crowd
Parks and recreation projects add value to a community’s quality of life and make the area more attractive to new business and industry. Constructing top-notch, multi-purpose athletic facilities that can attract large tournaments also puts dollars back into the community in the form of full hotel rooms and restaurant seats.
A Water Trail Is Born
Many years of hard work and planning are finally paying off in eastern Ohio with the state’s designation of the Tuscarawas River Water Trail. The Tuscarawas River has always been special to those who live in the communities around the river, and now it will be shared with paddlers from around Ohio and surrounding states.
A Challenging But Abundant Resource
What can be done about a building resource growing abundantly in a region but is not being used? When creating the Cottonwood Canyon Experience Center, part of the Cottonwood Canyon State Park in Eastern Oregon, designers felt a need to ask this question.
Integrating Sustainable Thinking Into Conceptual Design
Located on a 160-acre site of forest, marsh, and restored prairie in St. Louis Park, Minn., the new Westwood Hills Nature Center, designed by HGA, includes indoor and outdoor spaces and programming for all ages and abilities.
The Senior Sector
Life experiences define individuality. The older adult population (age 50 years and beyond as defined by AARP) also carries an attachment to historical events; these experiences carry through the