Guest User 12/17/20 Guest User 12/17/20

You Need Outdoor Exhibits

If this year has taught us anything, it’s the value of outdoor spaces. They have become an oasis in isolation where we can play and gather more safely. Parks and nature centers have a great opportunity to be a resource for their communities.

Connie Swann 11/30/20 Connie Swann 11/30/20

A Call To Action

The city of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department has provided meals to the community for more than 50 years. Kids who were enrolled in the Summer Youth Program could enjoy a healthy lunch and snack at a community center.

Mari Steinbach 11/30/20 Mari Steinbach 11/30/20

Delivering Hope, Health, And Happiness

As parks and recreation professionals, many of us have a tendency to get into routines, move fluidly from season to season, and focus on the people we serve and the importance of what we do. Over the past several years, we have had the good fortune of thriving population booms, high demand for services, and mostly growing resources that enable participants to demand programs and facilities.

Jenny Hannon 11/30/20 Jenny Hannon 11/30/20

More Than A Makeover

French for “an alley in a park lined with trees,” the Allée is a beloved setting for weddings, engagements, and family events, as well as for running, hiking, and horseback-riding on the connecting trails and bridle paths into the forest of Nashville’s Warner Parks.

Andrew Mason 11/30/20 Andrew Mason 11/30/20

Stories Intertwined

If you ask the average person in Oregon to name the location of Willamette Falls, you’ll probably receive a blank stare. In fact, many residents of Oregon City—a city of 37,000 located 13 miles south of Portland—live just a few miles from the second-largest waterfall by volume in North America and don’t even know it exists.

Brian Koehler 11/30/20 Brian Koehler 11/30/20

Essential Factors For Park Maintenance

The National Park Service has approximately $315 million in deferred park maintenance in Pennsylvania. The state’s parks and forest systems have estimated more than a $1-billion price tag for deferred maintenance/infrastructure needs across the Commonwealth.

Robert Kravitz 11/30/20 Robert Kravitz 11/30/20

Know Before You Gotta Go

Park and recreation facilities, anxious to get their centers open and operating—safely—may be interested in an article published in The Washington Post in May 2020.

Marcie Post 11/30/20 Marcie Post 11/30/20

To Duct Tape Or Not To Duct Tape

Winter in Michigan has three phases. December is magical, and holiday spirit abounds. Parents are happy, kids are angels, and the snow (if there is any) is a blessing.