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Better parks = Better community health
The Medical News
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A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests refurbishing neighborhood parks may lead to improvements in community health. Increased visitors and higher rates of exercise were observed for more than one year when one community park provided new and varied amenities.
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12,000 steps to healthy children
American College of Sports Medicine
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Children and teens should walk about 12,000 steps per day to maintain a healthy level of physical activity, according to a study published in the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. Currently, many measures of children's physical activity rely on self-reporting techniques that often prove to be unreliable. This study, published in the May edition of "Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise®," provides a daily step count target that helps children achieve physical activity goals and requires only a pedometer to measure.
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CDC 'Weight of the Nation' conference highlights
NRPA Now
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently hosted the "Weight of the Nation" conference in Washington, D.C., to report on new research, share best practices and collect evidence-based strategies to accelerate progress in reversing the nation's obesity epidemic. There are three major takeaways park professionals need to know.
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ICON Shelter Systems Inc has provided shelters, gazebos, arbors and other outdoor structures for thousands of public parks nationwide. They are the Infrastructure of Fun! MORE |
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City wins lawsuit over local control of land use policies
Malibu Patch
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A three-judge Court of Appeals panel found that the California Coastal Commission overstepped its authority when it approved a plan by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for overnight camping and other features in Malibu.
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3 mistakes parents make that lead to common playground injuries
The Boston Globe
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Welcome to May: unofficial start of the playground season and all the pediatric injuries that result from tumbles off trampolines and smashes on slides. A recent Johns Hopkins University study predicted a rise in accidental injuries if goverment efforts to increase childhood physical activity by building more playgrounds continue to ignore the importance of addressing safety issues.
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DOGIPOT introduces its OXO-BIODEGRADABLE Litter Pick Up Bags. These new and improved litter pick up bags are one of the most environmentally conscious pet waste bags on the market and are designed to not only help rid parks of the unsightly, smelly, nuisance of dog waste, but also minimize the environmental impact of bagged dog waste. Experience the DOGIPOT Advantage!
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Schools, parks negotiate artificial turf agreement
Howard County Times
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Artificial turf fields are coming to two Howard County, Md., high schools this summer under a one-time, $4 million state grant generated from an increase in the state alcohol tax. If the joint use agreement is approved, the Department of Recreation and Parks has agreed to build a third artificial turf field this summer at Howard High and add three more per year at other high schools until all have fields, which would be used jointly by the schools and the county's recreational sports leagues. Under a proposed agreement, parks officials would be in charge of scheduling all field use — including high school sports — but high school use would have first priority in the scheduling.
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Budget cuts threaten recreational program for people with disabilities
The Sacramento Bee
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Robert Hulse loves his pizza and movie nights. The 35-year-old with Down syndrome meets with other teens and adults with developmental disabilities through various activities put on by the Access Leisure program in Sacramento, Calif. He said his involvement in the program is one of the only chances he gets to interact with his peers. But all that may go away.
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The Brusseau Design Group, LLC is a design firm offering services in landscape architecture, land planning and recreational planning. We provide innovative design solutions to ensure that each project will be creative, cost effective and functional, as well as a true reflection of our client’s input, vision and goals. MORE
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Skateboard past a midlife crisis
The New York Times via The Seattle Times
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Forget the little red sports car: The new symbol for midlife crisis is the skateboard. Graying members of Generation X, and even their older brothers, are reclaiming their youth and rebellious streak by hopping back on a skate deck.
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Park faces security dilemma when volunteer quits
Alachua County Today
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By day, Lindsey Phillips Park in Hawthorne, Fla., is a place where people can go fishing or have picnics, but every night at dusk, the park gate is closed to prevent crime. Now that the volunteer who closed the park every night has decided to quit, the task has been left in the hands of city staff, and a debate has ensued over whether to secure the park at night.
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New Eco Activator Pocket Parks maximize tight spaces and limited budgets with an all-in-one interactive design. MORE |
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Shoreline strategies
Erosion Control
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It's home to 153 million people, or about 53 percent of the total U.S. population. It generates tens of billions of dollars each year through industrial and business activities. It is the coast: the 95,331 miles of ocean and Great Lakes shorelines. And while the population continues to increase in coastal areas — 3,600 people relocate to coastal areas each day, according to the Office of Coastal and Resource Management of the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration — the land is becoming increasingly eroded.
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Group signs 10-year lease to open first no-leash dog park
The Altoona Mirror
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Blair County, Pa., is set to get its first no-leash dog park this summer, ending a nearly two-year struggle by park planners to find a suitable location. Officers from the private park's planning group signed a 10-year lease securing more than 8 acres of farmland.
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'Park that never was' has potential for redevelopment
St. Joseph News-Press via Missourian
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High atop the bluffs that overlook the Missouri River, the trees have reclaimed the remnants of an unfulfilled dream: St. Joseph's great park that never was. Graffiti adorning the scattered shells of half-finished limestone shelters raises the question: "What if?"
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Environmental art: Toolbox for park and resource managers
greenmuseum.org
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Can environmental art help address land stewardship issues? What are some of the concerns regarding the installation of these projects on public lands? These resources can help shed light on the issue and offer creative approaches for park managers.
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Designed by experts, Dog-ON-It-Parks offers the first full line of specialized dog park equipment to turn your off-leash area into a community destination. MORE |
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New play for old parks
The Miami Herald
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Hallandale Beach, Fla. — unlike the rest of us — is getting younger. And soon, so will the city's parks. Yes, there still will be bocce ball courts, but after a $9 million makeover, there also will be a child-friendly swimming pool, new playground equipment and even a dog park where Fifi can run free.
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Greenways make communities safer
Asheville Citizen-Times
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Greenways benefit a community in many ways. One key benefit of greenways is that they make a community safer for its citizens. Greenways provide improvements to the built environment, making biking and walking safer.
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