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Category Archives: November 2010
Building A Case For Smoke-Free Parks
Editor’s Note: This column, “LBWA” (Leadership By Wandering Around), is based on the premise that, in order to find out what’s going on in the field, a parks and rec leader has to leave his or her desk and “wander … Continue reading
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Feeding Frenzy
On July 28, 2010, Yahoo! News Environmental Reporter John Carey submitted the following story: “Nearly two weeks after BP finally capped the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, the oil slicks that once spread across thousands of miles of the … Continue reading
Posted in A Step Ahead, Issues, November 2010, Parks and Rec Business, Writers
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False Security
As long as recreation agencies conduct background checks on volunteer coaches, participants are perfectly safe, right? Baloney! That’s like saying plugging a flat tire will make it usable for another 5,000 miles. Maybe–but don’t count on it. When it comes … Continue reading
Variable Interest
At the early stages of planning a new playground–before actually starting a concept design or examining budget estimates–it is important to develop a checklist of the information needed to make the big decisions for construction. Although the size and capacity … Continue reading
Serving Up A Victory
A few years ago, a group of senior tennis players approached Wendy Allegrone, the director of the Recreation Department in Brewster, Mass., to complain about the condition of the town’s tennis courts. Tucked behind the Brewster firehouse, the Nickerson Tennis … Continue reading