Podcast Episodes

Parks: Community Gardens

Grow food, friendships, and opportunities

By Ann Christoph

Community gardens are increasingly appreciated as urban amenities, where social isolation—bo…

3 years, 3 months ago

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Parks: Respect Over Recklessness

Finding balance between ATV use and nature conservation

By Jefferey Spivey

ATV riding continues to be a popular American pastime—one that is often of t…

3 years, 3 months ago

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20 Episode - Parks: Yes, You Do

Season 1 Episode 20

Stop lying to yourself and step up to the plate

By Ron Ciancutti

Now in its eleventh season, The NFL Today television show precedes the weekly Sunday 1…

3 years, 4 months ago

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18 Episode - Parks: Dynamic Storytelling

Season 1 Episode 18

Learn how to engage your audience

By Silvana Clark

At a parks and recreation conference, I watched a speaker begin his presentation by saying, “Soooooo…

3 years, 4 months ago

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19 Episode - Parks: Attacking Adversity

Season 1 Episode 19

Teaching youth how to identify, handle, and overcome it

By John Engh 

One of the great exercises that the National Alliance for Youth Sports offers in …

3 years, 4 months ago

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16 Episode - Programming: Park District Softball

Providing options to support a lifetime love of the game

By Gerry Healey, Brock Atwell, and Sue Omanson

Given the right parameters, softball is a team …

3 years, 4 months ago

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15 Episode - Parks: Perfect Harmony

Season 1 Episode 15

Removing barriers so all can have access to musical instruments

By Sue Murray

There are times when two projects coincide and achieve a perfect outcome.…

3 years, 4 months ago

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14 Episode - Parks: Grinding Out The Details

Skatepark-development pitfalls to avoid

By Alec Beck

While there are many challenges in developing a public skatepark, a few common pitfalls can be eas…

3 years, 4 months ago

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12 Episode - Parks: Stone Soup

Building resilient parks one ingredient at a time

By Cheri Ruane

“Stone Soup” is a European folk story in which hungry strangers, carrying nothing but …

3 years, 4 months ago

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13 Episode - Parks: Time To Re-Focus

L.A. County takes a data-driven approach to reimagine conservation

By Clement Lau

On December 6, 2022, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unan…

3 years, 4 months ago

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