Articles from Parks & Recreation (October 1, 2008)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2,000 acres of Michigan River preserved.			133
A new breed of limelight: sports field lighting goes green; the city of Naples, Fla., will save an estimated $1.14 million in energy and routine maintenance costs with its new energy-efficient lighting.	Rogers, Jeff		2110
A path for everyone.			86
Advancing childhood development.			129
Advocacy update: promoting a higher standard: NRPA calls for a new level of non-discrimination for persons with disabilities.	Dolesh, Richard J.		1048
Branches of NRPA will be holding auctions at Congress.			170
Can you spell arrested?			101
Compaction, separation, and recycling.			79
Concrete acquisition.			108
Dock Jackson retires from City of Elgin as Park and Recreation director.			197
Fire destroys student-funded playground.			149
Firstperson: the allure of local: can we buy our way out of the growth-obsessed world we've created? Likely not, says author Bill McKibben.		Interview	672
Fitness made functional: when designing or renovating a fitness center, it's all about what's new, what's not, and what keeps customers coming back.	Hawn, Roxanne	Cover story	1764
Get to work: you've just graduated with a degree in parks and recreation. Now what?	Yost, Lauren		1822
Greater power.			109
Hershey's Track & Field Games engages youth in local communities.			283
How I did it; a tale of fitness: a unique literacy-and-exercise program in Vermont tells a story of active lifestyles.	Ferguson, Anne		727
Leading green: across the country, mayors are taking their cities in a pro-environment direction.	Nowlin, Terrence	Interview	1856
Leave it better: converting a 'comfort' cottage: historic preservation gives Lincoln Park Zoo volunteers a home.			255
Mark your calendars.		Calendar	103
Mix it up.			98
Mountain climbing: in Aspen, Colo., a community embraces climbing and makes it part of daily life.	Spaulding, Sally		1205
National parks battle marijuana farmers.			147
NRPA, USA Football team up to offer youth football grants.			57
Organization offers resources for female Park and Recreation professionals.			173
Outdoor fitness.			67
Parks and recreation: the value proposition: involving citizens is key, but what motivates them? Two NRPA studies dig deep to find out.	Crosby, John; Rose, Helen		1773
Paul Romero joins CAPRCBM as executive director.			109
Perspectives: a journey just begun: in anticipation of opportunities to come, NRPA's outgoing president reflects upon a year of inspired achievements.	Kotowski, Linda		453
Picture this: recreating is not a crime.			93
Playbook: cracking the personality code: discover the key to enhancing your interpersonal communications.	Borowka, Dana		718
Research update: vying for volunteers: simple strategies can acquire and retain valuable help.	Roland, Catherine; Stewart, William		1003
Smooth ride.			112
Sound off: if your agency allows community organizations to solicit advertisements at your public fields, do they pay a fee for usage or maintenance?			519
Stylish shading options.			101
Take it inside: a pair of privately owned and managed recreation facilities breathe new life into one city.	Nowlin, Meredith		1072
The outdoor classroom.			76
The ultimate motivator!			124
Upfront: if not now, when? Americans love their parks but may need a bit of assistance in assigning appropriate value to them. Sounds like a job for NRPA.	Vaira, Douglas		279
Views from the park bench: a new kind of Green Man: inspired by the catalytic power of parks, one Washington, D.C., resident tackles community revitalization.	Nagel, Catherine		594