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Increasing Access to Nature in The Motor City — Episode 124

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

NRPA’s Resilient Park Access grant program supports the advancement of community-driven, systems-level strategies for equitable park access that improve the environmental resilience and health of communities. Learn more about DaySmart Recreation at daysmartrecreation.com/nrpa.

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Enhancing Resilient Park Access in Toledo, Ohio — Episode 125

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

As you may have learned on our last episode, NRPA’s Resilient Park Access program supports the advancement of community-driven, systems-level strategies for equitable park access that improve the environmental resilience and health of communities. Toledo is in a moment of transition and opportunity.

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Resident Engagement in Vacant Lot Greening: Empowering Communities for Neighborhood Revitalization

Center for Community Progress

Greening programs support the systematic upkeep of vacant lots and may include activities such as obtaining professional mowing services or engaging residents to purchase and maintain side lots, mow community lots, plant gardens, or create pocket parks. It has been lightly edited and condensed for the web. In this chapter, Laney A.

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Another lost opportunity in parks planning: Joint Management Plan for Cromwell Valley Park; Lock Raven Reservoir; and the Northern Central Trail in Baltimore County

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The comment thread on the NPS post (" National Park Service as operator of local parks in DC ") a couple back reminded me I meant to write about "Loch Raven Reservoir" because it was written about in a recent Baltimore Sun column, " At Baltimore's Loch Raven Reservoir, a good walk spoiled." million customers.” Baltimore Sun photo.

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Cultivating a New Generation of Diverse Environmental Leaders — Episode 060

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Parks everywhere serve as a gateway to nature and the great outdoors. To assist park agencies with this important work, NRPA recently collaborated with renowned expert and author, Angelou Ezeilo, to host an interactive diversity workshop at our headquarters in Ashburn, Virginia, and we’re thrilled to have her join us on the show.