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Federal parks free for visitors on Veterans Day
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Many snowbirds--the kind that actually fly--are back in the Everglades National Park for the cold season.
So as a treat to honor America's service men and women, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is offering free admission to national parks and other federal areas on Veterans' Day. MORE
Building your agency's financial independence through alternative fund
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In the next 10 years, non-profit estate gifts are projected to reach the $1 trillion range. The latest in the NRPA webinar series teaches you
how to receive money that will sustain quality recreational programs and facilities by utilizing private sector assistance in partnership with local communities. By its very nature, developing an ongoing private support approach allows communities to create recreation opportunities that are self-sustaining.
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Editorial: National parks commission on target with goals
Dallas
Morning News
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A bipartisan panel created by Congress to investigate the national park system has come up with a plan to expand our park system. The Second Century Commission, which former GOP Sen. Howard Baker and former Democratic Sen. Bennett Johnston led over the last several months, has made park expansion a top priority in its recently released
study.
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Adapted sports make recreation accessible
Reflector.com
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Playing sports is fun, whether enjoyed on one's feet or in a wheelchair, promoters of the 13th annual Adapted Sports Day at East Carolina University's student recreation center told the dozens of area people with disabilities who recently came to play.
The program provides sport workshops for people with a variety of disabilities. This year's theme is "total access to sports and recreation," said David Gaskins,
associate director of the campus recreation and wellness program.
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Could D.C. contracts quagmire have been avoided?
Washington Examiner
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The raging dispute over the secretive award of $83 million in parks and recreation contracts to friends of D.C.
Mayor Adrian Fenty might never have happened had the District's highly regarded school construction chief been allowed to do the work instead, city leaders say.
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12 replicable local initiatives to improve opportunities for play, steps for building public support, and recommendations for citizens and policymakers.
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Simple steps get walkers moving
EmpowHER
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Simple measures such as starting a walking group or creating pedestrian-friendly routes can encourage people to walk more, a new study has found. At a multicultural housing site
in Seattle, researchers implemented and evaluated several interventions meant to increase residents' walking, including sponsoring walking groups, improving walking routes, offering information about walking options and advocating for pedestrian safety.
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If the parks were saved, why all the 'closed' signs?
San Francisco Chronicle
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One of the more contentious issues of this year's tortuous budget deliberations was Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's threat to close state parks to help bridge a budget gap of more than $20 billion. Many Californians who objected to the closures assumed their voices were heard - and the story had a happy ending - when a budget deal was reached
and the governor announced that all 278 state parks could remain open.
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The unforgiving
Athletic Business
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ASTM International is in the process of developing a baseline standard for flooring that seeks to reduce the chance of injury from falls. Flooring in schools and other institutional settings -- including childcare centers and long-term adult care facilities -- must not only be shock absorbent to reduce the likelihood of injuries during physical activity, but also firm enough to accommodate
cafeteria tables, stages, pianos and other heavy loads. The goal, David Smith, with Connor Sport Court, says, is "to provide a more comfortable and less hazardous environment in areas where physical activity will take place without compromising the multipurpose function of the designated space. Most surfaces that are designed for active spaces protect from falls from at least two feet."
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Up-and-coming sports to expand your offerings
Rec Management Magazine
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Whether it's all those "staycations" we've been taking or the oft-repeated message that we need to get healthier, something is calling Americans out to play. The 2009 Sports & Fitness Participation Report from the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) indicates that across the country,
people are hitting the gym or the links or the pool or the court or the trail in increasing numbers. And with so many people playing—kids and adults alike—the range of games and pastimes being pursued has expanded.
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If a swimming pool or spa is within your
scope of responsibility, then know that if your facility does not have in place at this time anti-entrapment devices, such as ASME/ANSI A112.19.8-compliant drain covers, as per the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety ACT (VGBA), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) can shut down your facility, impose fines up to $15 million, forfeit assets, and have you imprisoned for as long as 5 years. MORE |
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Volunteers dig in, plant trees at parks
Journal Gazette
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Planting a tree isn’t as easy as it might sound. It takes some muscle and teamwork. A group of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne philosophy
majors learned that the hard way as they joined almost 100 volunteers to plant trees at Metea County Park in Leo Cedarville, Ind. Fort Wayne city parks, Allen County parks and the New Haven-Adams Township Park and Recreation Department also welcomed volunteers to plant more than 250 trees.
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New plan for Sharp Park Golf Course
San Francisco Chronicle
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The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department is trying a Solomonic approach in deciding the fate of Sharp Park Golf Course, the city-owned links located on watershed land near the coastline in Pacifica. Part of the course serves as a habitat for the endangered San Francisco garter snake, which is protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. At issue is whether the snake can co-exist with golf-course
activities, and if so, how? In a long-awaited report issued this afternoon, the Recreation and Park Department outlined its recommendations.
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Gladstone, Michigan warms to dog park
Daily Press
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Non-residential property on Gladstone, Michigan's North Bluff is being looked at as a possible site for a future dog park. The dog park proposal was discussed at a recent recreation board meeting. Dog park advocate and planner Anita Carlson recently attended a meeting to present the board with information she had gathered on dog parks, while Recreation Director
Nicole Sanderson provided the board with a map of available properties in Gladstone that could be used for a dog park.
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Petal, Mississippi officials say baseball fields are priority for
park
Hattiesburg American
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Friendly Park sits mostly unused on Hillcrest Loop in Petal, Mississippi awaiting decisions and designs for completion. The park has been a work in progress for more than four years. Hurricane Katrina delayed the initial start-up on the park.
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