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Issue Archives
Category Archives: October 2007
Maintenance
As with most agencies throughout the country, the Douglas County Parks Trails and Building Grounds Division is continually asked to provide more with less (less money, less people, less time). Nowhere is this more apparent than in what is asked … Continue reading
Know What A Utility Vehicle Can Do
It’s not uncommon to see skid-steer, compact-track and mini-track loaders as well as compact tractors in a grounds-maintenance crew’s equipment fleet. But as utility vehicles become more versatile with the addition of attachment capabilities, an increasing number of groundskeepers are … Continue reading
Spring Ahead To Healthy Turf
If the goal is healthy, quality turf without the use of pesticides, implementing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program is a way to get the desired results. IPM programs have been used for gardens and greenhouses for years, and can … Continue reading
Your Calling?
According to Kim Uhlik, author of our monthly department titled “Manager’s Toolbox,” a Job is what you do, a Profession is who you are, and a Calling is what you profess. If that’s true, then the parks and recreation world … Continue reading
Part 2 — The Internal Distinction
In Part 1, the meaning of “professional” was shown to vary from true believer to false prophet, and was explained as having three parts: discretionary risk (your programs’ safety-to-excitement ratio), customer knowledge (the “magic” behind your programs’ success) and customer … Continue reading