March 2022

The Price of Fame

My brother was walking the streets of Chicago between meetings when he saw a familiar face coming towards him. He looked. Looked again. And then

Publishers Note 1 min read

Managing Routine Maintenance

Among many reasons, park maintenance is important to ensure the safety of public facilities, protect investments in public lands, and position parks as a source of pride for local communities.

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Parks 5 min read

Revitalizing Park Infrastructure: Part 1

For those people who work in parks, there are few things sadder than to see a run-down, forgotten park—especially knowing what a great one can do for a community.

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Parks 6 min read

Take The Time

Imagine you’ve made a commitment to complete a job by a certain date. You have great equipment and skilled, trained technicians.

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Parks 3 min read

Ace In The Hole

Faced with the same challenges of other municipal-golf programs, the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, took a creative approach.

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Programming 5 min read

In the early 1980s, I had my first real job at a parks and recreation department. It had a strong sports program but lacked the typical day camps, craft programs, or dance classes that most other departments had.

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Programming 6 min read

Indiscriminate Disinfecting

Last year, the National Recreation and Park Association published a set of guidelines to help park and recreation professionals recover from the pandemic, safely reopen their doors, and welcome children—and their parents—back to their facilities.

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Rec Facilities 4 min read

Youth-Sports Administration 101: Have A Plan

All league administrators should have a budget in place before taking a single registration

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Youth Sports Administration 101 3 min read

EAPs

With the summer months approaching, I am reminded of a specific incident that could have ended in tragedy during my youth-sports experiences decades ago.

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Columns 2 min read

The Price of Fame

Managing Routine Maintenance

Revitalizing Park Infrastructure: Part 1

Take The Time

Ace In The Hole

Things To Do At Day Camp

Indiscriminate Disinfecting

Youth-Sports Administration 101: Have A Plan

EAPs

In The Eyes Of A Crisis

March 2022 This-N-That

March 2022 Product Review