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Make Your Mark in the Park
Danzig, Phillip I. – Parks and Recreation, 1973
Describes a project in the development of Curtis Park in Manhattan, where the community was encouraged to take part in creating park murals. (JA)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Park Design, Parks
Private College, Public Recreation
Deminoff, William; Latimer, Tom – Parks and Recreation, 1974
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Recreational Facilities
A Landfill Fulfilled in Allentown, Pa.
Scharf, William A. – Parks and Recreation, 1973
This article describes how a rat-ridden dump was turned into an attractive recreation facility through community participation. (JA)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Ecology, Recreational Facilities, Recycling
Preservation For and By the People
Rimberg, June – Parks and Recreation, 1973
The American the Beautiful Fund (ABF) has for the past eight years been supporting imaginative urban design, the preservation of green spaces, and the protection of the character of small towns and vanishing Americana through staff assistance and modest seed grants. (JA)
Descriptors: American History, Community Involvement, Ecology, Environment
The Image of Recreation
Hossack, Margaret A. – Parks and Recreation, 1972
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Government Role, Recreation, Recreational Programs
How to Get and Keep Volunteers
Crawford, Robert W. – Parks and Recreation, 1975
This article explores various ways to recruit and keep volunteers for park and recreation departments. (RC)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Involvement, Departments, Parks
Industry's Role
Parks and Recreation, 1975
This article describes the volunteer programs of several large companies. (RC)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Community Involvement, Industry, Voluntary Agencies
Wheeling and Dealing in the National Parks
Howe, Sydney – Parks and Recreation, 1973
Motor vehicles and commercialism have generated serious problems within the national park system. A Conservation Foundation suggests new directions in management for the National Park Service. (Editors)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, Community Involvement
A Different Kind of Tennis Service
Kraft, Eve F. – Parks and Recreation, 1975
The Princeton Community Tennis Program, which was started and maintained by volunteers, is described. (RC)
Descriptors: Athletics, Community Involvement, Lifetime Sports, Recreational Activities
One Person Makes a Difference
Shriver, Eunice Kennedy – Parks and Recreation, 1975
How volunteers help in the Special Olympics is discussed. (RC)
Descriptors: Athletics, Community Involvement, Handicapped Children, Mental Retardation
A New Zoo View
Reuther, Ronald T. – Parks and Recreation, 1971
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Conservation Education, International Programs, Program Development
Getting to the Grass Roots
Christie, Charles – Parks and Recreation, 1978
Recreational programs in New Hampshire that are fiscally conservative and rely heavily upon citizen cooperation and ingenuity are described. (JD)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Recreation Programs, Creative Activities
Vest-Pocket Parks and a County
Landahl, William L. – Parks and Recreation, 1972
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, County Programs, Park Design
Life Begins at Forty
Trudeau, Richard C. – Parks and Recreation, 1974
This article outlines some of the creative and practical things taking place in the East Bay Regional Park District as well as its guiding philosophies and policies. (PD)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Environmental Education, Financial Support, History
Georgia's Special Olympics Program
Spence, Frank – Parks and Recreation, 1972
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Games, Government Role, Handicapped Children
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