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Category Archives: December 2008
Start A “Recreation Road Show”
Editor’s Note: Download Recreation Road Show PDF Do recreation professionals ever wonder if anybody knows exactly what you do? Do people know how hard you work to make sure their leisure time and that of their children is wholesome and … Continue reading
Get A Grip On Climbing Walls
Climbing walls are about more than aesthetics. Good management, excellent customer service, highly trained staff, and challenging routes are the defining factors in transforming a one-time climber into an enthusiast. Structurally, climbing walls are of two types–mobile or stationary. Deciding … Continue reading
Transforming Rails to Trails
There are many considerations that a municipality, park service or developer needs to deal with before construction begins to transform obsolete railroad beds into recreation trails, according to Jerry Rachel, Vice President of Rachel Contracting in Minneapolis. His firm recently … Continue reading
Grinding Out A New Trail
It was hard not to notice them. Monstrous pieces of equipment grinding up granite ballast made an incredible racket this spring and summer, as they moved slowly over an obsolete railroad bed between curtains of trees, brush, homes, businesses and … Continue reading
This-N-That
An Industry First In 2007, the city of Sparks, Nev., selected 13 synthetic FieldTurf fields for its new look at Golden Eagle Regional Park & Sports Complex, making it the largest single purchase of artificial turf from one organization. The … Continue reading