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Evolving Dog-Park Design Standards
As our little corner of the world here in Douglas County, Colorado started to grow, our park district received numerous requests for the development of off-leash dog areas (dog parks). It seemed the
Not In My Backyard (NIMBY)
ТNot in my backyard.УThis phrase rears its ugly head so often that our profession has started referring to it simply by the acronym NIMBY Р understood by one and all as the description of those vocife
IPM - What Does It All Mean?
Second In A Continuing Series Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the integration of knowledge and cultural- management systems designed to improve the long-term health of turf-grass (and other
Pesticide Rebuttal
Second in a continuing seriesNo, pesticides are not saving the Earth. Instead, they are poisoning us. EditorХs Note: When the July issue started hitting mailboxes all over this country, my In Box bega
Integrated Pest Management Update
Second in a continuing seriesParks & Rec Business Report Yields Results! EditorХs note: This article is part of an on-going series focused on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs aimed at min
Freeze Frame
The chair was comfortable, the picture window huge and the conversation pleasant. Across the desk from me, Mayor Jane Leaver seemingly had all the time in the world to sit and discuss her favorite
From Dream to Reality
EditorХs Note: Fred Engh is the founder of the National Alliance For Youth Sports. This is the first of his monthly youth sports columns written exclusively for Parks & Rec Business. Enjoy!IХll ne
Treks and the City
EditorХs Note: Our intrepid international reporter is back Р giving us a look at the way London and Amsterdam treat their cyclists. Like their counterparts here in the U.S., trails are always in deman
Dodge Ball
Talk about old school. Is Dodge Ball really back? Was it ever gone? If the impressive registration numbers for MCCS OkinawaХs Dodge Ball tournaments are any indication, the answer is Dodge Ball is as
Making the Cut
Sometimes we would come to school and see it hanging on the door from down the hall. And, sometimes we would be waiting outside the door for the coach to post it. Either way, that single, simple,