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A Place By The Same Name
For some families, playgrounds have become inaccessible due to physical limitations. Yet, playgrounds are places where all children should be able to come together--to play, swing and imagine, and to
Harness The Power Of The Public Realm
“The task of creating the tools, systems, sources and ethics that will allow the planet to grow in cleaner, more sustainable ways is going to be the biggest challenge of our lifetime.”--Thomas Friedma
False Security
As long as recreation agencies conduct background checks on volunteer coaches, participants are perfectly safe, right?Baloney!ThatХs like saying plugging a flat tire will make it usable for another 5,
Feeding Frenzy
On July 28, 2010, Yahoo! News Environmental Reporter John Carey submitted the following story: ТNearly two weeks after BP finally capped the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, the oil slicks that onc
Spray-Equipment Productivity
Late spring through early fall is known to many parks and rec spray techs as the busy season. This is also the period when spray equipment gets the most use and when an equipment breakdown or failure
Variable Interest
At the early stages of planning a new playground--before actually starting a concept design or examining budget estimates--it is important to develop a checklist of the information needed to make the
Serving Up A Victory
A few years ago, a group of senior tennis players approached Wendy Allegrone, the director of the Recreation Department in Brewster, Mass., to complain about the condition of the townХs tennis courts.
Smooth Out The Ripples
Most facility operators have dealt with angry and frustrated patrons, and it is no different at the Student Recreation Complex and Mizzou Aquatic Center at the University of Missouri.Approximately
Building A Case For Smoke-Free Parks
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
Breaking The Silence
In fall 2006, the Parks and Recreation Department of DeKalb County, Ga., decided to build three community centers for residents, but there was just one problem--the department had not built a new
This-N-That
News & EventsFathers Bond With RonI was reading your article in PRB about fathers (ТDo Unto Others,У August 2010). Excellent article! So many good points and so true. Keep up the good work with yo
Signs of Progress
Even now, after 39 years on this planet--the last 12 spent running a small business--I am surprised by the sometimes strong, bordering on vulgar, responses I get to what seem like straight-forward,