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Articles in April, 2006 issue of Parks & Recreation

• Rebuilding … One playground at a time
• Easy on and off shades
• From the editor: members on the Hill
  by Rachel Roberts
• Hungry for media attention: making your agency's message public takes creativity and control
  by Nathan A. Schaumleffel
• Annual Fund High Five for 65 campaign
• Seen and heard
• Hit the ground running
• Put your the best foot forward
• Advocacy update: program keeps kids fed year-round: park and recreation agencies can become summer food sponsors to encourage program attendance
  by Monica Hobbs Vinluan
• Legislative Forum yields successful results: record attendance, quality educational sessions and dynamic speakers combine to provide a powerful push for advocacy
  by Terrence Nowlin
• Aquatic facility operator course
• Display it proudly
• Aquatic kingdom
• Playbook: P.E.P. up your volunteer program: discover easy ways to manage your volunteer program through preparation, engagement and perpetuation
  by Marybeth Dugan
• Keynote speaker takes strong stance for parks and recreation: McGovern's support through the years has produced serious results
• Celebrate seniors on National Fitness Day
• Swimming pool operations a framework for action, produced by Sandy MacIntosh
• Nominations for NSPR awards due
• Stop illness at the source
• Great American Cleanup sweeps through nation's public areas
• Legislative learning: educational sessions give participants an opportunity to learn about legislative topics
• Michigan: town wins Active Communities Award
• Picture this: Donald Duck and friends
• Did you know
• Leave it better: a sound new park: an art park overlooking the Puget Sounds turns wasteland into recreational space
• California: LA River runs through it
• Groups petition to list park "in danger"
• Awards honor legislative allies: NRPA presents legislators with Congressional Awards for their work to save LWCF
• Mark your calendars
• Coalition seeks award nominees
• Looking for SFSU alumni
• Great Florida birding trail complete
• Delegates share positive reports from the Hill: successful meetings with Congressional leaders encourage members to continue advocating for parks and recreation
• Trailblazers: playing it safe: after 30 years, the pioneer of playground safety is still active
• Member Dirk Richwine from Henderson, Nev., recently met President Bill Clinton while delivering a stopwatch to his son
• Perspectives: partnerships provide mutual benefits: through equitable relationships, the association and the field can prove worthwhile
  by Ron Lehman
• BLM releases strategic trail program plan
• Research update: making the most of volunteers: a study shows volunteers are giving their time in exchange for community and social benefits
  by Athanassios Strigas
• Accreditation update
• Colorful storage for the elements
• Pennsylvania puts parks online
• Dogpark dilemma
  by Garrett Rosso
• Taking them to task: Baltimore adds 100 new playgrounds to the city through a playground task force
  by Malkia McLeod
• Adaptive bikers get moving with the Tour de Shrine
  by Shannon Rothsam
• Parks & Recreation online
• Ramping up for fun
• Advocacy accolades
  by Mark Young
• Godspeed sets sail in May
• Things considered: minor updates to small parks can make a huge difference for everyone
  by Laura Musacchio
• Army recreation programs working towards national accreditation
• Playing the field
• Cool can covering
• Site saved from development
• Pesky fire ants
  by Patrick Mehr
• Beach bound: according to Dr. Beach, our coastlines are in jeopardy
  by Laura Vogel
• Future scholars honored
• Hot commodity
• A better beachcleaner