February 2023 - PRB+ Magazine

An Award-Winning Sustainability Initiative

Sustainability is a top priority for many of the nation’s parks, but passion doesn’t always translate to an impact.

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Parks 8 min read

Protecting Parks From Climate Change

Climate change is transforming America’s parks. Warming temperatures increasingly affect plantings, wildlife, and even pest populations, requiring new maintenance regimes and management techniques.

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Parks 5 min read

If A Tree Could Talk

“You wouldn’t believe the things I have seen during the more than 200 years since I put down roots here on the north side of the rugged ridge that overlooks more than 58 acres of a beautiful remnant of the Eastern Cross Timbers.”

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Parks 7 min read

The “Yes” Garden

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center opened in 1995 (as the National Wildflower Research Center) on a 42-acre site on the southwestern outskirts of Austin, Texas.

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Parks 6 min read

Nature As Art

How do people engage with nature? Are they so far removed from it in their daily lives that it has become impossible? Is a connection to nature something people inherently crave?

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Parks 6 min read

Streamline Instructor Training

Among the many responsibilities of parks and recreation administrators is recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and training instructors who will manage recreation programs.

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Columns 4 min read