The best part of playing youth sports? Making lifelong friends!

These skaters also volunteer to keep their park clean and well-maintained. Photos Courtesy Randy Gaddo

Foothill College's new and award-winning softball field. Photos Courtesy Verde Design, Inc.

Off-road vehicle enthusiasts swarm to Genesee County, Michigan's The Mounds. Photos Courtesy Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission, Flint,
Michigan

Education and research are equally important parts of the park's mission.

Adults can have fun and get fit! Photo courtesy of GameTime

Look for help from academics and consultants when trying to "sell" capital improvements to funding agencies.

This SYNLawn artificial turf is designed to be fire resistant.

Spread the news about your water exercise programs via social media, like Facebook or Pinterest.

A missing limb wasn't going to stop Larry French from learning to kayak. Photos Courtesy Terry Hobbs, Prosthesis by: www.wcbl.com

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Community Park Investments

Posted on May 1, 2013

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, an “indicator species” is defined as one “whose presence, absence, or relative well-being in a given environment is indicative of the health of its ecosystem as a whole.” This label is a fitting taxonomy … Continue reading →

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“A Park Runs Through It”

Posted on May 1, 2013

Our workload has increased a bit here at PRB lately, so to clear my head, I grabbed my lunch and headed uptown to Reagan Park for a short lunchtime stroll through the greening landscape that is spring here in Ohio. … Continue reading →

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Pondering The Big Questions

Posted on April 26, 2013

It was almost 4 o’clock on a summer afternoon in 1971. I was 11 years old and my buddies were over at my house playing kickball in the back yard. I heard the cranking noise that the window off the … Continue reading →

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Boston: Think It Can’t Happen To You?

Posted on April 19, 2013

How do you deal with security when planning large public events?

I try to keep my contributions to Week-Ender light and positive, something to go into the weekend with a glowing outlook on life; but I don’t see how the subject of this Week-Ender could be anything else except the horror … Continue reading →

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Increase Playground Fire Safety

Posted on April 17, 2013

SYNLawn, SYNBermuda 200, and SYNRye 250 have received Class One fire ratings (ASTM E 648), offering increased safety when artificial grass is installed on playgrounds or other fire-sensitive applications. SYNBermuda 200 and SYNRye 250 are now the only infill-free artificial … Continue reading →

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