Parks & Recreation

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Articles in August 2002 issue of Parks & Recreation

• Forums will highlight NRPA's vision - NRPA Congress - National Recreation and Park Association - Brief Article
• The stink over ink: the intersection of tattoos, free speech and employer mandates
  by Robin Benton
• New coordinator has vision - National Therapeutic Recreation Society - Susan Potts named - Brief Article
• Pacific - Regional Reports - National Recreation and Park Association news - Brief Article
• Ramps and rails - Product Roundup
• NRPA members help build the future of recreation - Capital Campaign - National Recreation and Park Association - Brief Article
• Standards procedure: developing a standard of excellence in agency accreditation - parks agencies
  by Kevin Riley
• Parks and Recreation Department sued for discrimination - Ethnic Minority Society - New York, New York - Brief Article
• Southeast - Regional Reports - National Recreation and Park Association news - Brief Article
• Double first base - Product Roundup
• Can you get the attention of a 'tween? - Youth Outreach - Brief Article
• Research: an essential ingredient in the outdoor recreation mix - ORRRC At 40!
  by Alan Ewert
• Top ten endangered parks - National Society for Park Resources - Brief Article
• Western - Regional Reports - National Recreation and Park Association news - Brief Article
• Pre-engineered buildings - Product Roundup
• NRPA helps educate Congress on need for recreation programs for persons with disabilities - Advocacy Update - National Recreation and Park Association - Brief Article
• Research an essential foundation: chapter 14 - Outdoor Recreation in America
• Is age really the issue? - Leisure And Aging Society - Brief Article
• Mower for infield striping - Product Roundup
• Modular climber - Product Roundup
• When the boom times end - baby - NRPA Perspectives
  by T. Destry Jarvis
• Members of Congress, NRPA emphasize need for gender equity in sports - Advocacy Update - National Recreation and Park Association - Brief Article
• Educational foot soldiers: when it comes to historical preservation, Mackinac Island State Park walks the walk. Literally
• Outstanding students get support - Society Of Park And Recreation Educators - 2002 Lucille and Derby Dustin Future Scholars award - Brief Article
• Ramp system - Product Roundup
• Calendar of events
• The real costs of deferred park maintenance - @ Issue - Brief Article
  by Will LaPage
• Help employees move to the top of your organization - Research Update
  by Julie Knapp
• Creative financing brings programs to the military - Armed Forces Recreation Society - Brief Article
• Support people with disabilities at all levels - National Therapeutic Recreation Society
• Basketball booklet - Product Roundup
• Sen. Bill Frist, M.D - Power Play - how obesity prevention legislation and national parks are joined together in proposed bill - Brief Article
• Mylan Park at Chaplin Hill, Morgantown, W.Va - Leave It Better That You Found It - Brief Article
• Boring jobs kill - Student Branch - people in low-stress jobs die sooner than those in high-stress jobs - Brief Article
• Learn more to support outdoor recreation and education - Society of Park and Recreation Educators
• Outdoor lighting information - Product Roundup
• Swann to fly into Tampa - NRPA Congress - Lynn Swann, speaker at the National Recreation and Park Association conference - Brief Article
• Running long, running strong: in its 25th year, Hershey's Track and Field Youth Program is just getting going - Cover Story
  by Scott Douglas
• Protecting a precious resource at risk - National Aquatic Branch - Brief Article
• Helpings citizens support parks - Citizen-Board Member Branch - Brief Article
• Climbing units - Product Roundup
• NRPA providing greater support to citizen-advocates - Grassroots Advocacy - National Recreation and Park Association - Brief Article
• Wheels in motion: one community uses citizen involvement to get a skatepark rolling
  by Rick Manchester
• Making your anniversary make a difference. . Park District - American Park and Recreation Society - Lombard Ill - Brief Article
• Great lakes - Regional Reports - Brief Article
• Skate park system - Product Roundup
• Build it and they will come - Youth Outreach - internet - Brief Article
• Minors' leagues, major headaches? Common-sense guidelines for creating conflict-free, age-appropriate youth leagues
  by Brian Kroening
• Whose tune are you playing? - American Society Of Parks And Recreation - Brief Article
• Northeast - Regional Reports - National Recreation and Park Association notes - Brief Article
• Permanent athletic field lines - Product Roundup