Park and Recreation Facilities

Contents

• Sustainable "Green" Parks
• Design of Facilities
• Maintenance of Facilities
• MRSC Park and Recreation Facilities Related pages
  • Cemetery Administration
  • Golf Course Facilities
  • Off-Leash Areas and Dog Parks Park Design  and Standards
  • Rental of Community Centers and Other Facilities
  • Skateboard & Skatepark Information

Sustainable "Green" Parks

• Go Green: Driving for Green, by Dale Getz, Parks and Recreation, April 2008   MRSC Library Loan
• Green Parks - Peaks to Prairies Pollution Information Center, Montana State University Extension 
• Sustainable Park Development:  A beyond-LEED Approach to Capital Program Management, by Richard Gelb, Public Works Management, January 2006 – About Seattle Parks and Recreation
• Seattle Parks Sustainable Building & Development

Design of Facilities

• ADA Home Page - Department of Justice
• ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines  - Access Board
• Outdoor Developed Areas - Access Board - Guidelines that are being developed for Federal parks and areas
• Designing for the Ages, by Craig Bouck, Parks and Recreation, June 2008
• Designing In The Green: An Approach To Sustainable Park Design, by Tara Byler,  California Parks and Recreation, California Park and Recreation Society, Spring 2008
• Designing & Planning Parks - Project for Public Spaces
• National Park Service Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design - is intended to direct park management philosophy. Its goal is to provide a basis for achieving sustainability in facility planning and design, emphasize the importance of biodiversity, and encourage responsible decisions
• MRSC Library holdings on Park Design

Maintenance of Facilities

• Adopt-a-Park Maintenance Programs - MRSC
• Budding Controversy: Should Public Works Manage Parks? by Paul Kilduff,  American City and County, May 2007 - Grounds Maintenance
• Green Golf Course Management - MRSC
• Integrated Weed and Vegetation Management - MRSC
• Legislative Task Force Report on Local Parks and Recreation and Maintenance and Operations ( 1.8 MB), December 2001
• Park Maintenance Polices in Park,  See  Recreation and Open Space Plans
• Pesticides and Integrated Pest Management - MRSC

Related Resources

MRSC Index - Parks & Recreation - General