Category Archives: March 2013

Master Difficult Conversations

Posted on March 6, 2013
Do some planning before having that heart-to-heart conversation with an employee. © Can Stock Photo Inc. - AndreyPopov

One of the ironies of our technologically connected world is that people have great difficulty communicating with each other face-to-face. Managers who have to approach situations with political correctness or deal with thin-skinned coworkers or subordinates sometimes find it difficult … Continue reading →

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“Disc-overing” Disc Golf

Posted on March 5, 2013
Disc golf is a great way to make use of otherwise unusable park land. Photo Courtesy of Wesley Greco of Geneva

Having trouble deciding what to do with that underutilized piece of park land that doesn’t fit into any specific programming niche and no money to alter the site? Why not consider a disc-golf course? In the spring of 2012, the … Continue reading →

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Student Union

Posted on March 5, 2013
Field trips like this hike through rocky terrain keep teens interested in the program. Photo Courtesy City of Gaithersburg

High-school students have a variety of options for after-school activities—some more constructive than others. So how do you connect with teenagers and engage them in the healthy, positive, and productive options? How do you convince them that staying after school … Continue reading →

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Searching For A Solution

Posted on March 4, 2013
Feeding the ducks at your local park isn't all it's quacked up to be. Photo courtesy of Mark A. Patterson

A young duckling emerges from the shallow, cool waters of his birth lake and creeps warily through the tall, damp cattails. The sun’s rays begin to dry the previous night’s dew. He shakes the last droplets of lake water onto … Continue reading →

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Planting Trees During A Drought

Posted on March 4, 2013
Volunteers plant one of the 9,000 trees that have been added to the San Antonio, Texas, parks since 2010. Photo courtesy of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department

San Antonio City Forester Michael Nentwich concedes not everyone thought the 2010 massive campaign to plant 9,000 trees in San Antonio parks was a great idea, given the ongoing challenge of South Texas’ earth-baking droughts. Two years and a historic, … Continue reading →

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