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EVER WONDER WHO THE MODERN DAY FREDERICK LAW OLMSTEDS ARE? Who has the vision to create public spaces on the scale of Central Park? The next time you pass a [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] They are your next-door neighbors, the crossing guard at your kid's school, and your electrician. You may have crossed paths with them this morning while picking up your […]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LT. COL. DANIEL DUDEK was wounded in July 2007 while serving with the 4th Stryker Brigade out of Fort Lewis, Wash. After four months in rehabilitation, he was […]

An ordinance requiring that all city buildings meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design silver standards. A regional air-quality campaign. A pilot program to test the efficacy of permeable pavement. [...]

Questioning Salt Lake City as the site of NRPA's 2009 Congress & Exposition? You need only know one thing: the Jordan River Parkway Trail. Why do I bring this up? [...]

The future of public parks and recreation? Sunny with a chance of excellent opportunity, says futurist Jim Carroll. Sounds good, but just who is Jim Carroll, you may ask? Well, [...]

Great cities are defined by their parks. Almost in the same breath as Manhattan comes Central Park. The same with Golden Gate Park and San Francisco. And even though it's [...]

If there's anyone who is able to take the lead in resolving the environmental mess we find ourselves in now--lax regulations on drilling and pollution, a warming planet, and rapidly [...]

Whether you think the impending mass exodus of baby boomers from the American work force will constitute a radical shift in employment dynamics, or you chalk the whole thing up […]

The tiny town of New London, Conn., had seen better times. City infrastructure was crumbling, tax coffers were less than full and economic development seemed a far-distant dream. So when [...]

DID YOU KNOW THAT 78 PERCENT OF ALL MEMBERS WHO HAVE been with your organization for more than five years will stay with you, fulfilled and content, for the rest [...]

Being invited to serve on a board is quite an honor, indeed. But wouldn't it be nice to know what to expect before you start your term? Read what these [...]

YES, SAYS DR. BENJAMIN CARSON, recipient of the ASAE Foundation's inaugural Visionary Award this past March, it is all about you. Only you can realize your full potential. And only [...]

WHEN IS YOUTH NOT WASTED ON THE YOUNG? That would be when the young know what they want and have the vision to puruse it. The following young professionals qualify [...]

We're talking about those young workers, some 70 million of them, born between 1977 and 2002. Much has been spoken and written about this group, perhaps more than any other, [...]

SOME STATEMENTS ARE open to interpretation. For instance, the 1961 New York Yankees are the best baseball team of all time. Or, Miles Davis is the hands-down, best-ever jazz trumpeter. [...]

The playground: that childhood microcosm of adult life. It's where knees are skinned and swings take children to thrilling heights. But it's also a stage upon which children learn important [...]

With help from nearly half a million volunteers, the members of the Alliance for Community Trees have planted 7.8 million trees in cities and towns across the country. Yet, for […]

FROM SOAP TO SOFTWARE. AT first glance, it doesn't sound like your typical story line. But, then again, Robert Herbold isn't your typical executive. You see, the recently retired chief [...]

ASK THE PERSON STANDING NEXT TO YOU AT THE bus stop if loyalty--among customers, employees, and members--matters, and you can be fairly certain of the answer you'll get. But how [...]

Talk to Joe Trapasso, director emeritus of the Branford (CT) Recreation Department, for an hour, and unless you're dangerously close to flat lining, you've got to find motivation pumping through […]

It takes a village, we've been told, to raise a child. Evidently the same concept also applies to award-winning park and recreation departments. At least that's how it happened in […]

THE SPICE OF A HEALTHY LIFE Let's face it, exercise routines can become pretty, well, routine. Running five miles a day, six or seven days a week, is enough to […]

LET'S FACE IT: Golf has faced some tough times across the past decade. And, if you operate a public course, it's likely that you felt the crunch even more than [...]

ALL YEAR LONG WE RECYCLE BOTTLES and cans, lower our thermostats, and eschew the car for short trips whenever possible. The culmination of our efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle? [...]

At a time when rising fuel prices threaten participation numbers and shrinking municipal budgets derail facility development and improvement, the country's preeminent advocacy group for public parks and recreation was [...]

From the ground, it appeared a bath of natural vegetation. But the truth was inescapable from the sky. In 2007, a helicopter flyover by the Conservation Fund revealed Naperville, Illinois' [...]

Damar, Kansas, has a long history of can-do attitude. Settled by stalwart French Canadians in the 1880s, Damar is no different than many small rural towns across America: It's looking [...]

In her feature article "A Thousand Cuts: Poachers, Encroachers, and Squatters," author Francesca Lyman asks us to consider the question of public versus private. But this is not the decades-old […]

Two NRPA staffers, marketing senior director John Crosby, CAE, and citizen services manager Helen Rose, tackle an extremely significant issue in this month's magazine: Namely, what is the public's perception [...]

In just a few short weeks, a great number of us will experience a homecoming of sorts, an opportunity to engage with colleagues and friends, many of whom we haven't [...]

As you thumb through the pages of this month's issue of Parks & Recreation magazine, we're hoping you'll notice a familiar voice: yours. Well, OK, maybe not yours specifically. Rather, [...]

If you ordered popcorn at a movie theater in 1957, you were handed three cups of buttery, popped kernels. Forty years later, the average medium-size popcorn was 16 cups. From [...]

Consider this: By 2030, nearly 20 percent of Americans--some 75 million people--will be 65 or older. In fact, this population group will double in size across the next quarter-century. At […]

Ten thousand trees planted in a single day, with the ultimate goal of 1 million new trees by 2017. A fleet of city vehicles powered by, among other things, soybean […]

With home sales flat, gas prices at an all-time high, and the U.S. economy plodding along at a generally sluggish pace, it s difficult to identify a silver lining in […]

At Parks & Recreation magazine, we spend a good deal of time following trends and the results they produce: innovative case studies, programs resulting from collaborative partnerships, inspirational tales of […]

Each month, a great deal of work goes into the production of Parks & Recreation magazine. Deadlines are set (then revised). Words are minced for economy's sake. Photographs are gathered […]

A new year, a new start for all of us: me, you, and hopefully for the millions of Americans whom public parks and recreation touches. Let me back up for […]

The article discusses the trail-maintenance program undertaken by the Glendale Parks and Recreation Department in Arizona in collaboration with the nonprofit American Conservation Experience or ACE. It is stated that Glendale Parks and Recreation brings volunteers from Europe, Scandinavia and Asia to America. ACE provides technical expertise and training in trail-building, safety, maintenance and practical experience that volunteers can take back home and use.

The article provides information on the online or digital magazines which is an emerging trend in most colleges and universities. It discusses that digital information source as a means of communication was increasingly making an impact on how people obtain information. Andrea Phillips, director of university communications at John Brown University in Arkansas stated that photographs and characters are not copied exactly in digital format and that print media does not need oulet and batteries.

The article offers information on the use of YouTube in education. Colleges and Universities in the United States are using Web 2.0 in drawing students attention, disseminating campus events and strengthening the institutions reputation around the world. It is argued that YouTube is an effective way in making education available to the masses.

This piece presents four interviews with parks and recreation administrators including Tony Lopez from Miami Lakes, Florida, Martin J. McDonald from Maricopa, Arizona, David Stricker from Bakersfield, California, and Cheryl Bright West from Bellaire, Texas. Each interviewee discusses the importance of their work in parks and recreation and their perspectives on personnel recruitment.

The article discusses the efforts made by the University of Carolina to improve their campus security due to the shooting incident at the Virginia Tech. Through this effort, the university's chief of police, Jamie Herring, had organized a plan that includes the possibility of locking down the campus and proper communications. He also set up a crisis command post in coordination with campus police and local police. Also presented are recommended situations that should be considered during crisis.

Presents the impressions of four association board members and trustees regarding their first-year board experiences. Experience Columbus board member Kelly Mooney; National Public Radio board member Judith A. Winston; University of Vermont trustee Carl H. Lisman; National Association of Women Business Owners board member Gayle Watson.

Interviews Benjamin Carson, recipient of the Visionary Award of the American Society of Association Executives in the U.S. Emphasis on making education opportunities for children; Responsibilities as a brain surgeon; Organization of the Carson Scholars Fund.

An interview with Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Dudek who is also the head of the U.S. Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) is presented. When asked about the challenges faced by him in this unit, he replied that it was waiting to find out if the Army was going to support my request to continue on active duty. He mentioned that this is the most complex job of his 18 years of service. Moreover, he states that soldiers recover fast with the help of recreational programs involving adaptive sports.

Interviews Robert Herbold, former chief operating officer of Microsoft Corp. Lessons learned from his profession; Idea on the culture of openness; Ideal characteristics of successful organizations; Management styles.

Interviews authors Fred Reichheld and Chip R. Bell. Views on the relevance of member loyalty in any organization; Discussion of things needed to create loyal members; Relevance of establishing incentives.