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Designed For Life
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Designed For Life

In an attempt to inspire the community and expand programming to encourage environmentally conscious lifestyles, the city of McAllen, Texas, took an historic adobe home

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Youth Development
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Youth Development

When conducting an online search for “positive youth development,” one will likely find a wide range of definitions and approaches.

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An Invitation To Learn
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An Invitation To Learn

In April 2008, the city of Chandler, Ariz., held the grand opening of its newest facility and park—the Environmental Education Center (EEC) located in Veterans Oasis Park.

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The Hubbub Behind "Happy Birthday"
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The Hubbub Behind "Happy Birthday"

Hey, what is up with this birthday thing? Birthdays make less sense to me with each passing year. When you’re a kid, you LIVE for birthdays. You get gifts, you do the old bring-cupcakes-into-school-for-the-big-“sing-to”-thing,

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Rolling With New Trends
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Rolling With New Trends

In the last decade, “wheel-friendly” parks and plazas have exploded across the country, whether intended for bikes, skateboards, or both. Skateparks in particular are showing up in

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Remaining Relevant
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Remaining Relevant

Teens who have been cut from their high-school basketball teams, or those not interested in playing at that competitive level, love participating in a popular high-school intramural

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River"front" Yard
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River"front" Yard

A Cincinnati Parks Master Plan called for a new riverfront park that would extend the chain of existing waterfront parks and reconnect the downtown area to the Ohio River.

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A Natural Fit
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A Natural Fit

In the densely populated Boston suburb of Somerville, Mass., open space is at a premium. Residents gravitate to natural areas, even if those spaces are undeveloped city lots on side

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What About Us?
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What About Us?

From a service perspective, the Borough of Fair Haven’s Recreation Department in New Jersey faced a small conundrum in regard to adult programming. The quaint, riverfront town had

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On A Wing And A Prairie
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On A Wing And A Prairie

The Fayetteville-Springdale area around Lake Fayetteville Park in Arkansas is surrounded by tall grass prairie and oak savanna, first encountered by early travelers and settlers more than 2 centuries ago.

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This-N-That

Energy Bars Generate Recyclable Revenue Outdoor enthusiasts and park-goers can recycle wrappers from energy bars and earn money for charity, all while keeping waste out of the great outdoors. LЂRABAR

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Downtown Container Park
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Downtown Container Park

Big Ern can cook. I mean really, really cook. And if you were a fellow member of his Customer Loyalty Team at Zappos—or wandered by the office at the right time—you got to be one of the select few to enjoy some of the tantalizing dishes he brought to share.

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Publisher's Note--It's Not Easy Being Green

About this time last year, we learned Kermit the Frog is right. ТIt's not easy being green.УAs soon as last year's ТGreenУ issue hit the streets, we heard from folks who thought it wasn't Тgreen enoug

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