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Editor’s Note: This column, “LBWA” (Leadership By Wandering Around), is based on the premise that, in order to find out what’s going on in the field, a parks and rec leader has to leave his or her desk and “wander around” the area of operations, talk to people, ask questions, and kick around ideas with the individuals in the thick of delivering services to the public. So the author will bring up issues and ask the leaders among the readership to share their knowledge and experiences.
Most people probably think there’s not much involved in maintaining a campground—grass, trees, a lake, Mother Nature. How much trouble can it be?
But ask parks and rec maintenance professionals or other service providers responsible for day-to-day care and cleaning of campgrounds, and they’ll say there’s more to it than people might expect.