Park Maintenance - PRB+ Magazine

Raising Duncan

No trip to Spokane would be complete without a visit to Manito Park, and if you’re lucky enough to visit in the summer, no visit to Manito Park would be complete without a visit to Duncan Garden—a European Renaissance-style garden comprising three acres.

Josh Morrisey 4 min read

How To Raise A Meadow

Well-planned meadows can lower mowing and maintenance costs while adding habitat, stormwater, aesthetic, and sustainability benefits.

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Parks 5 min read

Pond Management

Five practical pond-management rules help park professionals maintain attractive, functional, and safe aquatic ecosystems while knowing when to seek help.

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Parks 4 min read

Pretty And Purposeful

Through cross-departmental coordination, a thoughtful design process, and visionary engineering, a former concrete retention pond has been transformed into the Morse Park Rain Garden—a xeriscape garden amenity that has reduced runoff, water use, and maintenance—all while improving public safety...

John Paliga 5 min read

Knock It Down, Build It Again

The original maintenance yard facility, located in Rock Creek Regional Park in Derwood, Md., was built in the 1960s and served the park for decades. However, over time, the facility had deteriorated and needed to be updated and expanded to better meet the current needs of the department.

Parviz Izadjoo 5 min read

Leaf Blower Bans

Leaf blower bans may reduce noise and emissions, but parks departments must also weigh labor costs, enforcement, and maintenance impacts.

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Parks 6 min read

Revisiting An Integrated Pest-Management Policy

Regularly revisiting an integrated pest-management policy keeps staffing, budgets, regulations, and community concerns aligned.

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Parks 5 min read

Flora, Fauna, Friend, and Foe

Effective lake and pond management balances plants, wildlife, water quality, public use, and the needs of the surrounding watershed.

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Parks 10 min read

Tending To Trees

Healthy park trees begin with proper soil, species selection, monitoring, and preventive pruning throughout the canopy’s life.

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Parks 5 min read

Passive Parks

Passive parks may lack organized sports facilities, but they still require deliberate maintenance, budgeting, and community support.

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Parks 7 min read

Eternal Vigilance

Successful July Fourth celebrations depend on detailed planning, park-maintenance coordination, volunteers, and prompt follow-up.

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Parks 8 min read

Need A Hand?

Many Dayton, Ohio, residents have fond memories of visits to Lakeside Lake, which offered fishing opportunities and scenic views and was home to the popular Lakeside Amusement Park for 70 years. After the park closed in the 1960s, the banks of the 10-acre lake became overgrown and covered in…

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Kate Nation 5 min read