Parks & Recreation

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Articles in July 2004 issue of Parks & Recreation

• Fun and exercise for active older adults
• Howard County celebrates Hearts N' Parks
  by Matt Madera
• American Road Tennis
• Repositioning for resources: unlock the key to effectively implementing the benefits approach to secure more funds for your agency
  by John Crompton
• Town's facilities shine through the midwest
• Lakes in state parks pose possible poison risk
• NRPA Annual Fund 2004: donors through June 18, 2004
• How to find it
• California Products is pleased to announce that DecoTurf has been selected as the cushioned playing surface for this year's tennis events at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece
• USA Team Tennis makes a racket; taking the team approach in tennis brings kids back to the courts
  by Marikate Murren
• Helping hands: handball is a cost-effective way for park and recreation departments to reach out to at-risk youth
• Start the party—Recreation and Parks Month is here
  by Rachel Roberts
• National Trails Symposium nearing
• Sessions for citizens
• Nail drag
• Calendar of events
• Playgrounds for pups: when doggie bags and fenced-in dirt just aren't enough
  by Maya Avrasin
• Brave new Web
• July is Recreation and Parks Month
• Two programs help parents
• Street lamps
• Preserving parks: Isabella Rossellini speaks candidly on fitness, wildlife and her role on ABC's "Alias."
• Taking sound steps: a community partners to promote walking among older adults
  by Allen Cheadle
• Homebound for hugs
• State association conference announced
• Realizing recreation opportunities
• Court ruling upholds right to build trail
• States embrace National Aquatic Week
• Furnishings
• Wrestling wetlands: secrets unlocked to creating these lush and verdant lands
  by Joseph M. Di Misa
• Congress & Expo October 12-16, 2004 Reno/Tahoe, Nevada
• Score a goal for sharing
• Get the geese!
• Dive into next year's aquatic conference
• Pet park amenities
• Lifting the weight off municipal fitness facilities: how your fitness facility can complete with private gyms
  by Theresa Ostrander
• Director wins "Friend to Youth" award
• Celebrate Recreation and Parks Month in July: now is the time to spread the message of parks and recreation
  by James A. Donahue
• Open Space saved in Illinois
• Board of Trustees tackle tough issues
• Adaptive Swing
• There's more than mines in the big sky state
• Waterfree urinal
• Health assessments: the key to unlocking funds? How to use health assessments to push for increased local funding and federal support
  by William F. Nolan
• Adirondack Park lands expand further
• Therapeutic recreation camp awarded grant
• Building materials
• Passion for excellence
• Court surfacing
• New program strengthens city government
• Rec leaders speak about youth sports
• Tools
• High performance boards: luck of the draw or by design?
  by J. Thomas Lovell, Jr.
• Valuing sportsmanship above all else
• Baseball fund hits a homerun for new park
• Admission free to any national park
• Hearts N' Parks helps firefighters get fit
  by Elizabeth A. McKinley
• Portable sound system
• Pool payoff: should you pay for your lifeguard's swimsuits?
• Small town shows big support
• Heat exhaustion prevention