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What It’s Like to Be a Parks and Recreation Director

Let's Talk Parks

– San VanRoenn, Parks & Recreation Director for the Town of Meeker, Colorado. I believe we will see more and more Millennials choose careers in parks and recreation. There is an opportunity cost for where you spend the majority of your time. My dream career (right now) is to become a parks and rec director.

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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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Harnessing Our Power to Create Space and Positive Change — Episode 106

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

To kick off 2022, I’m thrilled to welcome someone who is making some big waves in the outdoor recreation industry. The importance of being a responsible steward of the land and how local park and recreation professionals can provide educational opportunities around environmental stewardship.