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Educating the Next Generation of Stewards
How are park organizations and agencies engaging local youth in parks through innovative or hands-on programming in the arts, history, environmental studies and career development? How are these youth then taking ownership of their local parks?
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Case Studies:
- Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation (Charlestown, MA)
- Parks & People Foundation (Baltimore, MD)
- Prospect Park Alliance (Brooklyn, NY)
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Funding/Alternative Sources of Revenue
Parade at the Audubon Center, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Photo Courtesy Prospect Park ArchivesWhen city budgets are cut, parks are often the first reductions on the list. Over the past decade, park managers have come to rely on alternative financial resources for parks. Public agencies and private partners have joined to develop new funding streams. Communities have tried a variety of approaches including the creation of park improvement districts, use of tax increment financing, inclusion of smaller scale revenue generators into park development plans and corporate sponsorships.
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Case Study:
- Piedmont Park Conservancy (Atlanta, GA)
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Involving the Community in Park Restoration and Redevelopment
How
are city parks groups involving local residents in the most effective
way to maintain, restore and preserve city parks through volunteer
programs, job training programs and partnerships with public agencies?
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Case Study
- City Parks Foundation (New York, NY)
- Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy (Pittsburgh, PA)
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Making the Case for Parks
We
all know that parks play a vital role in the social, economic and
physical well-being of our cities and citizens. What stories can we
tell and how can we find hard numbers to support our case that parks
and community gardens improve lives and bring a variety of benefits to
cities? How can you create community awareness of local green space
issues and increase your group's membership and support base? How can
you use the Internet to help further your cause? How have park groups
been effective in attracting media attention to increase public
awareness? How do park advocates around the country respond to
competition for park land by other public institutions or uses such as
parking lots? What legal precedents have been established?
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Case Study:
- New Yorkers For Parks (New York, NY)
- Seneca Park Alliance (Rochester, NY)
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Management of Natural Resources in Parks
Kayaking on the South Platte River, Denver, CO
Photo Courtesy Denver Parks and RecreationWhat are the challenges and successes for contemporary approaches to environmental management in America's parks? How have non-profit agencies worked with designers and public agencies to create/restore and maintain meadows, wetlands, streambanks and woodlands given present-day environmental concerns and the emphasis on restoring native ecosystems? What balance is struck between preserving the original design intent of historic parks and addressing 21st century issues such as stormwater management?
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Case Studies:
- Seattle Parks and Recreation (Seattle, WA)
- Weequahic Park Association (Newark, NJ)
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