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ARE YOU GOING TO PICK UP OR SEND HER TO VOICEMAIL? ..............8 Connecting to nature has never been more important than it has been in the past 18 months. Explore how park and recreation agencies can capitalize on the increased rediscovery of your local parks and open spaces.

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INDIA BASIN SHORELINE PARK: A BAY AREA MODEL FOR EQUITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.......... 12 In many cities across the nation large scale development projects have either displaced or alienated long-time residents. The new India Basin Shoreline Park project used an Equitable Development Plan to mitigate any issues with residents.

PARKS AND THE FUTURE: NOW IS THE MOMENT TO TRANSFORM OUTDOOR EQUITY ACROSS THE NATION................ 22 We’ve explored Park Inequity. Here the Trust for Public Land further explains why now may be the best time to do something about it. We also highlight some resources to begin the process.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE A NATURAL CHOICE IF YOU’RE OUTDOORS......................................................................... 28 The pandemic has pushed exercise enthusiasts to continue their workout routines outside. And now that many gyms have started to reopen, some people are choosing to continue working outdoors instead of back in the gym.

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by Tom Hellmann, CPRP • CPRS President

his is a quote that I have in my office from Simon Sinek that reminds me to not wait another day to begin something that I can start today. This quote defines what you, your agencies, and our profession has done over these past months as our communities look to gather, participate, engage, and get involved again. You all made this happen and provided the opportunities to start creating communities through people, parks, and programs. I congratulate all your endeavors, sweat, challenges, and successes!

There are many things we can be excited about as we continue to progress forward from the pandemic.

However, I know that it can seem that progress comes with setbacks that prohibit us from doing the great work we know how to do. It can be emotionally draining, physically exhausting, and mentally taxing as we re-engage with our participants, residents, and visitors. I am proud of our work but worry about the health and wellness of each of you as you do great work around our state. Please remember, that your health is your top priority and should include opportunities in your life to feel relaxed, rested, and moments of joy.

In a recent NRPA Park Pulse survey it was found that nearly 93% of U.S. adults say that activities offered by park and recreation professionals and their agencies are beneficial to their mental health. I sincerely hope that you are finding ways to seek healthy activities and joy in your surrounding communities to socialize, enjoy nature, exercise, and find moments that increase your mental and physical

health. You can’t just be creating these opportunities, but also must be the user of the resources that are around you.

As we look forward to our fall months, I am very excited to hear about the planning and development of District, Section, and Region events that will be conducted. There are many great workshops, forums, schools, mini-conferences, and networking events that will be offered, and I strongly recommend that you re-engage with your CPRS community to learn, explore, and collaborate. Pay close attention to the emails coming to you from CPRS and your District/ Section leaders about upcoming events in your area. Here is a short list of a few that are in development to be offered: • Aging Symposium (September 30) • School of REC (September 22-24) • California Aquatics Management School (October 13-15) • Region 4 Mini-Conference (October 14) • Maintenance Management School (November 15-19) • Region 5 Mini-Conference (January 20) Lastly, I want to share some updates from the State Board of Directors that have taken place over the summer.

First, it is that time again when we look to you as open positions on the State Board of Directors come available this fall. Nominations are open for the positions of Vice-President, Region 1, Region 3, Region 5, and Section Representatives. It is a big year in which the need for individuals continued on page 50

2021-2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Tom Hellmann, CPRP City of Folsom 916-461-6617 thellmann@folsom.ca.us PRESIDENT-ELECT Frank Carson City of El Cajon 619-441-1756 fcarson@cityofelcajon.us VICE PRESIDENT Doug Grove, RLA, ASLA, LEED AP RHA Landscape Architects 951-781-1930 dougg@rhala.com SECRETARY-TREASURER Nicole Acquisti, CPRP City of Burlingame 650-558-7337 nacquisti@burlingame.org REGION 1 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 1, 2, 3) Adam Chow, CPRP City of San Ramon 925-973-3321 achow@sanramon.ca.gov REGION 2 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 4, 5, 6) Lauren Merriman City of Campbell 408-866-2107 laurenm@campbellca.gov REGION 3 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 7, 8, 15) Theresa Johnson, CPRP City of Kerman 559-846-9383 tjohnson@cityofkerman.org REGION 4 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 11, 13, 14) Victoria Reyna, CPRP Jurupa Community Services District 951-727-3524 vreyna@jcsd.us REGION 5 REPRESENTATIVE (Dist 9, 10, 12) Jenni Worsham Cypress Recreation & Park District 714-229-6675 jworsham@cypressca.org SECTION REPRESENTATIVES (Administrators, Development & Operations, Educators and Recreation Therapy) Tiarra Warner City of Rohnert Park twarner@rpcity.org (Aging, Aquatics, and Recreation) Leah Martinez, CPRP Town of Danville 925-314-3431 lmartinez@danville.ca.gov Please contact any Board Member with questions or comments

Tom Hellmann is the 2021-22 CPRS President and the Community & Cultural Services Manager at the City of Folsom.

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Mother Nature is calling… are you going to pick up or send her to voice mail?

The pandemic created a surge of opportunity to get back to nature. Suddenly, many of us were working and schooling from home and the urge to move and be

By Jo Burns, MS, CTRS

Chief Connection and Collaboration Officer Jo Burns Connects

outside was undeniable. As winter gave way to spring in 2020, the computer, Zoom and home office could no longer contain us.

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he project to revamp the front yard and the desire to hit the trail beckoned. For my family, we chose to get on our bikes. What did your family choose? Gardening, walking, hiking, bird watching, nature play, fishing, dining al fresca on newly closed streets?

Connecting to nature happens in a variety of spaces and places. Nature is our backyard, the dandelion growing in the crack of the sidewalks, the trees outside our window, in urban and wild trails, local parks and open space.

Being outdoors and near nature, no matter how you may define it, offers many benefits to our health physically, socially, emotionally and mentally. In nature we can be more physically active with a plethora of activities available to us whether we choose to participate in something organized through our local parks and recreation department or planned on our own. Physical activity does amazing things to benefit minds and bodies. A few of these amazing benefits include releasing endorphins, boosting energy, jumpstarting creativity, reducing chronic pain symptoms, and helping us manage or lose weight.

Whether at the local park or downtown on the promenade, being in the outdoors provided an opportunity to connect socially and be in proximity of one another, our families, and our pets with less fear of spreading COVID-19.

Our awareness was heightened, yet being with people, in some semblance of community provided a sense of connectedness and that was our desire. Kids longed to see other kids and people who were not their parents.

Being outside in the neighborhood or at the park created an opportunity for those chance encounters to connect with others. The park became a respite, even when the playgrounds had been taped off. Parents had to get more creative and frequently looked to recreation programmers, social media, and Google for ideas. Being outside with other people meant we got that boost of oxytocin, the smile or cuddle hormone that helps us feel connected.

Mentally, having a change of scenery that was not on our computer, was imperative to our sense of peace, calm, and sanity. So many people experienced

this pandemic differently, from those on the frontlines in our medical facilities and grocery stores (yes, there are many more), to those in the service industry who lost their jobs, to those in black and brown communities that were hit hardest by the incidence of the virus, to women and men who became home-school teachers and caregivers, while being employees and business owners. The outdoors became a type of respite, place of hope and space for renewal.

As the pandemic waned on, we began to see health, public health, parks, and nature used 100’s of times together in the news, social media and articles all over the place. As parks and recreation professionals, we know there is a profound connection between health, parks, and nature. Outdoor Magazine was pronouncing nature as our next wonder drug (https:// www.outsideonline.com/2393660/ science-newest-miracle-drug-free) and it’s free. When everything else was closed, Mother Nature was still open.

As a parks and recreation professional, I was thrilled to see more people answering to the call of Mother Nature and connecting with the outdoors, but I also had questions about capacity, access, and resources. I wondered how were we going to handle the surge, the increase in foot and bike traffic, and an increase in pets and poop?

On a bike ride in mid-summer, I remember seeing 100’s of people with their dogs at the dog park, the parking lot was overflowing as was the trash can. Despite the overflow, it was the look of joy, contentment, and freedom on the faces of the people that caught my eye as we rode by.

How were we going to encourage community members to experience Mother Nature close to home?

It was difficult to see our national parks close in some places simply because it couldn’t provide adequate space for people to gather, recreate and play in a safe way. Our local, urban, suburban, and rural parks and wild places all have the ability to positively affect our health in a multitude of ways without having to travel too far from home.

There also became the awareness that not all of us could experience

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Mother Nature equitably, whether because of geographic location, proximity, cost, access, transportation, feeling welcome or other obstacles. We need to acknowledge that not everyone has the same experience in nature and our outdoor spaces. Not because nature itself is biased but because those of us who are stewards, providers, caretakers, builders and programmers certainly are and need opportunities to grow, learn and make change. This made me think about how we were going to support newcomers unfamiliar with or unprepared to be out enjoying Mother Nature’s splendor. Would we offer resources and programs focused on what people need to know?

Over this last year, parks and recreation professionals were suddenly the essential resource and answer we were looking for yet, at the same time, our parks organizations were sending folks on furlough or having to get creative with redeployment. Without a doubt parks maintenance crews were the unsung first responder heroes keeping our parks, trails, and open space open, clean, and available to community members. I think they have an “in” with Mother Nature that the rest of us can only dream about.

Promoting opportunities in nature both big and small, local, or distant, lends the opportunity for us to educate, advocate for conservation and preservation, as well as acknowledge and balance the need to be places to explore, recreate and renew as humans.

Ready to answer the call and share with your community how Mother Nature can have a positive effect on your health?

A few ideas on ways to “brag” on Mother Nature and share online or in your activity brochure.

• Highlight a park, trail, or open space each issue or week online – share what amenities, wildlife or plants are known for being seen there, how they contribute to the health of that eco system.

• Share a “Fun Fact” about nature found in your community on your social media each week. Example you can get your daily dose of Vitamin D in 10-30 minutes of sunshine 9

Nature Benefits u time. OR trees emit phytoncides which protect the trees from bugs and disease and can help kill cancer cells in humans.

• Try a “Did you know” series at your nature, recreation, or community center. Example – Did you know that the tree canopy reduces the UVB rays by 50%? This helps reduce exposure to harmful rays and reduces the incidence of skin cancer.

Or Did you know urban trees significantly reduce the amounts of carbon emitted into the atmosphere?

• Create advocates and champions for your local parks and natural spaces by “catching” people outside and congratulate them on doing something positive for their health. Share a free day pass or entry fee.

• Offer free Nature Play programs for kids and parents – provide supplies (kid binoculars, magnifying glasses, cloths, clothes pins, buckets, shovels) and a natural space or park with

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a variety of features and let them explore, make temporary forts, look at bugs. You’d be surprised how many kids and parents need nudging to get dirty and just play.

As parks and recreation professionals, whether you are in parks maintenance, programming, sports, special events or active adults, we all have the opportunity and responsibility to answer Mother Nature’s call to spend more time with her in a multitude of ways from short bursts, weekend adventures to week-long holidays, in green, blue, and brown spaces both built and natural. We also have a duty to help others learn what Mother Nature can provide and sharing that with others not only in our favorite ways, but in formats our community members might most find enjoyable.

There is plenty of nature to go around, be accessible and welcoming to all.

Resources and References:

http://forest-therapy.net/healthbenefits.html

https://www.health.harvard.edu/ staying-healthy/time-for-morevitamin-d https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-d-from-sun#bottomline h t t p s : / / w w w. l i n k e d i n . c o m / pulse/50-ways-parks-recreationpay-out-everyday-tim-herd/?tracki ngId=hnGUX4Yuh%2BDO%2BM h%2F4KGTCw%3D%3D https://lovethynature.com/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/ article/70548/11-scientific-benefits-being-outdoors https://www.the-scientist.com/notebook/time-in-nature-is-good-foryou-66484 https://www.scienceofpeople.com/ how-to-bond-with-anyone/ Jo Burns is a facilitator, speaker and consultant determined to make a difference in the world, one connection at a time. She loves hiking, mountain biking, skiing, good chocolate and a micro-brew. Jo picks up when Mother Nature calls. Connect with her at jo@ joburnsconnects.com.

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India Basin Shoreline Park: A Bay Area Model for Equity Development Planning

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A sense of place connection to local parks is a cross-cultural reality; for instance,

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one’s heritage can be an integral part of people’s relationships to public lands and recreation activities. However, as we see a growing trend discussing equity and park access, establishing equity plans across the nation is on the rise.

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arge scale development projects, including parks, are often celebrated when they come to fruition. Additionally, “there is a frustrating truth in the world of community development: new large-scale development, no matter how much it is designed to support the existing neighborhood, often displaces or alienates some longtime residents.”

(Forbes, 2019). Knowing this truth, there has been a rise in the urgency to try and prevent such shifts. Equitable development is an approach for meeting the needs of underserved communities through policies and programs that reduce disparities while fostering places that are healthy and vibrant (Environmental Protection Agency, 2021).

There are great efforts to support large scale development and mitigate the displacement of the very communities these opportunities are built to serve. Community leaders are creating equitable development plans as a mechanism to address this inequity, especially when it comes to developing parks and urban green spaces.

In this article we share background information of the India Basin Shoreline Park, a 10-acre restoration project in the Bayview Hunters Point community of San Francisco and the Equitable Development Plan (EDP) as a case example. For generations the community has related to this place, and through the EDP process, it has been able to participate in the planning process and feel confident that they will be a part of the community when the park is fully developed. In general, as noted by Ibes (2015) “cities across the United States are rediscovering the potential of urban parks–including plazas, pocket parks, greenways, nature preserves, and other outdoor public open spaces–to advance socially and environmentally sustainable cities.” On the other hand, equity development plans are on the rise less because of the lack of cultural representation in some parks (e.g., contingent on access, comfort, geography), rather more because of the displacement associated with new park development. Consequently, the disproportionate impact this displacement has on communities of color, in particular, is disheartening.

Accordingly, San Francisco ranked #6 in the Trust for Public Lands (TPL) 2021 national ParkScore. Their analysis is based on access, investment, acreage, amenities, and equity; for SF the reality, however, is that “residents in neighborhoods of color have access to 36% less park space per person than the city median and 56% less than those in white neighborhoods” (Trust for Public Lands, ParkScore, 2021). Additionally, the TPL report also indicates “residents in low-income neighborhoods have access to 41% less park space per person than the city median and 55% less than those in high-income neighborhoods.” Hence, there’s more work to be done!

Overview and brief history of Bayview Hunters Point & India Basin

The Bayview Hunters Point (BVHP) neighborhood of San Francisco has a vibrant and unique history. From the indigenous Ohlone thriving along the shores of this area for thousands of years, to 19th century industrial history of building docks and working in the naval shipyard, this zone has since witnessed a growing business district as well. The property carries historical significance for its contributions to the SF Bay Scow building and repairing industry from the early 1870s to the mid-1930s. For the next four decades, ship-building thrived at India Basin with the onset of WWII and opera-

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tions at the Hunters Point Navy Base.

But the industry also left a legacy of environmental pollution in the soil and shoreline sediments. Dilapidated buildings were left to rot, and residents were cut off from accessing the Bay waters.

As multiple racial and ethnic groups began settling in BVHP tensions arose and additional challenges related to neglect, the impact of drug-use, effects of crime, and isolation from essential political decisions, created a series of stressors over the past several decades.

(See Bayview Historical Society, Preservation of Place).

Following the closure of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in the 1970s and the ensuing decades of dis-investment, attention to Bayview-Hunters Point has increased, following the major investments along the eastern Bayfront edge of San Francisco (e.g., Mission Bay, Dogpatch). Improvements in public infrastructure in the form of light rail public transit, as well as new housing developments have arisen in the last two decades. Thousands of new housing units are slated to be built in the coming decade, and with this influx of new residents and businesses comes the threat of displacement.

India Basin Shoreline Park: Renovation & Remediation

In 2019 the SF Mayor, London Breed announced a $25 million donation from the Pritzker Family Fund to support this India Basin Park Restora-

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India Basin u tion Project. As noted in a city-wide press release, this gift is the “single largest private donation in history to a San Francisco park and will kick start the remediation, community engagement, design and construction phases of the project, which will renovate three city-owned sites to create a unified waterfront park space in San Francisco’s southeastern neighborhood” (City & County of San Francisco, Office of the Mayor, 2019).

A key goal of the India Basin park renovation and remediation is “to serve as a cultural anchor for equitable and inclusive economic growth – development that provides opportunities for all residents, regardless of income and demography.” Throughout the intensive community-led process, it has become clear that the renovation project has the potential to do more than restore dilapidated parks. It can be a model of equitable park renovation and expansion that benefits existing neighborhoods long excluded from San Francisco’s economic progress.

On June 17, 2021 agency partners helping cultivate this project attended the 900 Innes Groundbreaking to kick off Phase 1 (i.e., remediation) of the India Basin Shoreline Park Project.

This $139 million project will create inspiring and amenity-rich waterfront parklands that build community capacity, reflect the diverse culture of the Bayview neighborhood and create a resilient, healthy and adaptive shoreline for the community. As part of this ambitious plan to restore a decaying shoreline along the San Francisco Bay, the first remediation phase of the India

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Basin Park project will address decades of pollution and environmental degradation in an area tarnished by heavy industrial use.

The scope of the project includes removal of debris and dilapidated structures, targeted excavation and removal of impacted soil and sediment, installation of a water barrier to protect the bay and optimize work, placement of new soil to support future park design, and abatement of hazardous building materials from the Shipwright’s Cottage. Attendees at the Groundbreaking event were joined by San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Senator Scott Weiner, SF Recreation & Parks Dept.

General Manager Phil Ginsburg, Board of Supervisors’ President Shamann Walton, and others, as we put shovels to the Earth and turned the dirt on the first phase of this transformative park project.

Environmental justice & neighborhood social dynamics

In the parks world, environmental justice (EJ) concepts and principles, for instance, have grown to be a crucial factor of decision-making regarding mitigation, setting new priorities, recognizing health impacts, contributing to community building and more. EJ interlaces the environment (e.g., natural or built) and social dynamics. For some people and varied social groups, “the environment is an intrinsic part of living a ‘good life’ of prosperity, health and wellbeing, while for others the environment is a source of threat and risk, and access to resources such as

energy, water, and greenspace is limited or curtailed” (Walker, 2012, p. 1). The Bayview Hunters Point (BVHP) neighborhood of San Francisco falls within this description along with hundreds of other cities across California, and the nation.

Prior to, and even long after, the neighborhood’s wartime peak and the subsequent closure of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, the BVHP community has struggled with the legacy of systemic, environmental racism. BVHP disproportionately bears a higher level of environmental and health burden than other neighborhoods. Historically, polluting industries were concentrated here and left a legacy of contaminated sites and physical blight. To the south of India Basin is the decommissioned Hunters Point Naval Shipyard that was placed on the National Priorities List as a “Superfund” site. To the East of the Parks is a decommissioned Pacific Gas and Electric facility that has also been responsible for contaminating the land and SF Bay waters (Dinzeo, 2021).

Interagency partners and the nature of collaboration

Using best practices of collaboration is vital among parks and recreation professionals, community organizations, local businesses, and more. Research has shown extraordinary benefits to managers and program directors when cooperation in reaching mutual goals is achieved. As noted by Byrnes and Hansberry (2007), agencies that collaborate must invest in both fiscal and

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India Basin u human resources to ensure the partnership will be successful. Furthermore, listening intently to community leaders and residents is crucial in sustaining the relationships involved. For instance, organization partners must continue to build trust with residents of any given community (e.g., “I was born and raised in the Bayview and fully understand the history...”). While that may seem obvious, these factors often create conflict and challenges with making the best decisions for stakeholders involved (e.g., interpreting a situation or problem being addressed can differ). The Equitable Development Plan (EDP), an integral component of beautifying this space, speaks to component parts and beyond.

For this project, there are five institutional partners: San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department (SFRPD), SF Parks Alliance (SFPA), Trust for Public Lands (TPL), the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI), and San Francisco State University (SF State).

Residents of all ages and business owners within the Bayview-Hunters Point community are also an integral partner in this effort.

Building relationships are critical to successful programming and projects and local residents are essential to ensuring their needs are met. This is followed by community-based organizations, and the surrounding businesses. The partnerships that have been developed for this project are amazing; however, in order for this project to meet the expectations of the community, the philanthropic community and corporate America must also be invited to the table. The partnerships as noted above are impressive, in part, because of the evolution of open communication, flexibility, mutual benefit, and data is becoming an integral component of what’s agreed upon to help measure what matters.

Although traditionally, Recreation and Parks Departments have stayed clear from corporate America due to fear of perceived privatization. However, over time, more agencies have realized the value of partnering with corporations and allowing community based investments to manifest themselves through parks.

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The State of California has done well, for example, in incorporating their Proud Partners initiative. They have developed this program to allow corporations and businesses to reach out to more than the 70 million people that visit the state parks each year. An example of a SF Recreation & Park Departments corporate partnership is with the SF Giants and their community fund to renovate the baseball field at Gilman Park in Bayview. Subsequently, the Junior Giants program partners with local communities to support quality baseball/softball programs at no cost to the young people and families.

Leveraging the opportunities with the philanthropic community and foundations, San Francisco has an abundance of philanthropic institutions and individuals who understand the value of public space and the long term benefits that come to a city when its park infrastructure is distributed equitably. The India Basin project has the opportunity to change behaviors, environments and health and living conditions for the Bayview Hunters Point community.

However, like all things there is a strategy in gaining the attention and support of the community. Here are a few tips to consider when building your relationship: 1. Know and understand your purpose and mission- your primary goal and strategy should be to secure sus-

tained, multi-year financial commitments or large contributions toward your project.

2. Deepen relationships with community based organizations, and foundations through integrated programming, volunteerism and advocacy.

3. Leverage network access to resources (e.g., corporate partners, athletes, and influencers) directly or through third party consultants to create organic storytelling opportunities.

4. Align community and agency value propositions with key funders.

5. Be intentional in regards to focus areas (e.g., health and wellness, education/after-school programming).

6. Provide space that showcases the value of its support and financial commitment (e.g., donor walls, naming rights, and or classy looped in digital advertisement).

7. Use of social media and other forms of media as essential for success.

Furthermore, as with any partnership formal agreements are essential, and with whom you partner, is crucial regarding the alignment of values and purpose.

Creation of an Equitable Development Plan

Institutionalizing an “equity development plan” for parks and recreation facilities is becoming a national phe-

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India Basin u nomenon. Several models exist and are being tapped into for ideas, action and implementation strategies and solutions. Examples include Washington, DC 11th Street Bridge, Minneapolis Equity Action Plan, and the Strong Prosperous and Resilient Communities Challenge in Atlanta, Chicago, Memphis, and Los Angeles. The latter cities are emphasizing how best to influence the equitable development of parks and other public open spaces to “ensure planners, environmental groups, city officials, and developers are considering housing, community preservation, economic opportunities, culture, ownership, and racial equity as part of a holistic strategy” (Forbes, 2019).

The Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood is the heart of San Francisco’s Black community. City agencies and park advocates must understand and plan for the impacts this park renovation and expansion project could have on the neighborhood, either positive or negative; otherwise agencies involved risk repeating the historic inequities that led to the exploitation, displacement and disinvestment of the Black community in the past.

By working in partnership with the community, the India Basin project provides an important opportunity to fairly address social, economic and environmental justice issues in this his-

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torically vulnerable neighborhood. The project emphasizes resiliency to sea level rise and habitat and wetland restoration, as well as honoring its historic ship-building context and uses. This vital park development project also helps close a vital gap across the San Francisco Bay Trail. It will enable safe and healthy waterfront access and will provide community driven recreation and cultural programming. The park will offer amenities, environmental education, and economic opportunities for the approximately 5,000 residents that live within a 10-minute walk of this park and the 35,000 residents that live within one mile of the park.

Around the country, park development projects like this one, and many like-minded spaces, are witnessing the tremendous positive impacts that signature civic spaces can have on residents’ well-being by building social capital amongst park-poor communities. However, park advocates are also learning from, and analyzing, the unintended consequences some of these investments can have, and such changes can lead to economic, cultural and physical displacement.

the plan. In preparation for this plan, throughout 2019 and 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic and during, more than a dozen specific equitable development planning meetings were held. Guided by A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI), a diverse array of formats were utilized for gathering and disseminating information including lectures, discussions, panels, focus groups, surveys and field trips.

Some meetings featured City leaders while others featured community leaders, neighbors and peers. Meals were provided and meeting dates and times varied to accommodate a range of participants. Community leaders/ guest speakers were compensated for their expertise, investment of time and thought partnership.

Ultimately, the residents and business owners collectively decided upon six focus areas which evolved into core components of the EDP. Set forth by the community, for the community, the six areas the India Basin Shoreline Park will focus on includes:

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4. Healthy Communities & Ecology; 5. Youth Opportunities; and

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These focus areas form the basis for management, decision making, capital investment and programming for the park.

The India Basin Park plan began with an exceptionally inclusive planning process that has established a foundation that is rich with the creativity and culture of the Bayview Hunters Point community on the park’s design.

This project differs perhaps from previous park development efforts in that the organizers have prioritized an equitable development planning ethos into the design and implementation plans from the beginning of the project’s planning - well before construction even began. Including the wide range of community voices in the process not only established the key focus areas that defined the equitable development plan for the park, this inclusive process will also serve as a continued check and balance during implementation to ensure that those who started out living in this community end up reaping the

benefits long after the park has come to fruition.

Next steps towards strategy implementation

The agency partners have been embarking on a robust fundraising effort; a key aim is to create a formal vehicle through which the leadership committee can pursue implementation of the EDP. With support from public agencies by leveraging resources, as well as philanthropic and private-sector funding, existing park programs can be expanded and the creation of new ones is inevitable. Project partners also meet with a variety of city agencies, community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations and other community groups to identify other partnership opportunities, outline potential roles and develop strategies for implementation.

Conclusion

In response to the initial donation from the Priztker Fund, SF Recreation

and Parks General Manager, Phil Ginsberg noted: “Public access and community connection are at the heart of this plan and at the heart of this gift.

Funding this project means creating livable communities with green space and incredible recreational options.

It means residents of public housing will be connected with the coastline.

It means neighbors can gather for picnics or learn to canoe or kayak while children take lessons in boat building.” The India Basin Equitable Development Plan includes community knowledge and experiences, scholarly reviews of literature to support decision making, and more; this Plan can inform sustainable and just urban park policy, planning, and management.

The SF EDP will help guide racial equity work occurring in the BVHP neighborhood. This Plan reflects what interagency staff have heard from community members, local businesses, and nonprofit organizations through existing relationships and projects, and captures ongoing work from the past

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u India Basin seven years. This Plan also includes measures and metrics for evaluation and indicators of success for each strategy. Furthermore, it outlines key steps to ensure planning for personnel to be equipped with the requisite training, knowledge and tools to integrate racial equity into India Basin Shoreline Park and SFRPD as a whole. The EDP— posted summer 2021 for general public review and feedback—supports ongoing transformational change among agencies involved to ensure a continued high level of service to the ever-evolving BVHP community.

More municipal parks and recreation directors should be challenged to foster a culture that values and advances racial equity across their city.

This should occur through quality recreation and park facilities and programs, create a workforce that reflects the diversity of their community and, as always, provide outstanding programs and services that are responsive and focused on community needs.

References

Bayview Historical Society (2021).

Bayview-Hunters Point. https://bit. ly/3x4kqfo Byrne, A. & Hansberry, J. (2007). Collaboration: Leveraging resources and expertise. New Directions for Youth Development, 114, 75-84.

City & County of San Francisco, Office of the Mayor. (19 March 2019).

Mayor London Breed Announces $25 Million Donation to Help Realize India Basin Project [Press release].

Retrieved June 6, 2021 from https:// bit.ly/3w0fCHx Dinzeo, M. (15 2021 January). PG&E to rehab San Francisco harbor due to century-old pollution. Pasadena, CA: Courthouse News Ser vice.

Available: https://bit.ly/3w2EOwe Equitable Development and Environmental Justice (2021). United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Retrieved June 28, 2021, from https://bit.ly/3hrC0nd

Forbes, S. (28 August 2019). Principles for parks and equitable development.

Natural Resources Defense Council, Expert Blog series. Available: https:// on.nrdc.org/3vWi9CJ Ibes, D.C. (2015). A multi-dimensional classification and equity analysis of an urban park system: A novel methodology and case study application.

Landscape and Urban Planning, 137, 122-137.

India Basin Shoreline Park (n.d.). A world class park in the heart of the Bayview. San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department. https://ibwaterfrontparks.com/ Trust for Public Lands (2021). 2021 ParkScore Index: Top 12 U.S. cities.

San Francisco: TPL Walker, G. (2011). Environmental justice: Concepts, evidence and politics (1st Ed.). New York: Routledge. https://doi. org/10.4324/9780203610671

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Parks and the Future:

Now is the moment to transform outdoor equity across the nation

By Nette Compton

Associate Vice President and Director of Strategy The Trust for Public Land

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The global pandemic that has upended all of our lives has also exposed the many inequities in American society, hitting hardest in working-class communities and disproportionately affecting people of color. Just as there is unequal access to nutritious food, to health care, and even to diagnostic tests, so too is there unequal access to parks and green spaces. For the many people restricted by stay-at-home advisories, parks are providing a lifeline—but not everyone is able to grab hold.

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rom Charlotte, North Carolina, to San Francisco, local parks are so packed that some governments have had to close parking areas to discourage overcrowding, favoring those who can walk to those parks. Other cities have closed streets to vehicle traffic, augmenting parks by creating many miles of “open space” for cooped-up residents.

All of which underlines something that many of us know at a visceral level and that decades of research supports: parks, and nature in general, have the power to improve physical and mental health, nurture children, and bring communities together. Time spent in nature, even without exercise, can lower blood pressure, sharpen concentration, and boost mood. But as with access to food and health care, COVID-19 has also exposed fissures dividing communities with vibrant green spaces from those without.

Across the nation, more than 100 million people—including 28 million children—do not have a park within a 10-minute walk of home. In America’s 100 largest cities, 11.2 million people lack easy access. Making sure that everyone in those cities has close-to-home parks would entail adding 8,300 new parks to the 23,000 that now exist. But our analysis reveals that 1,500 parks strategically placed in dense cities like Los Angeles, Houston, and Miami could solve the issue of park equity for more than 5 million of the 11.2 million people without access.

At the same time, we also need to ensure that the parks we add provide the most benefit to the surrounding community.

By building parks with community input, we create spaces that serve all residents’ wishes and make all feel welcome.

Park advocates and environmental justice activists say the pandemic—as awful and tragic as it is—could give society a deeper appreciation for the critical role that parks play and usher in a future that ensures that all communities have a fair share of green space.

Rue Mapp, founder and chief executive officer of Outdoor Afro, a national organization based in Oakland, looks to history for evidence of how seismic and painful events can accelerate positive change.

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Outdoor Equity u ity to have a connection to nature in our communities will emerge like never before,” Mapp said. “We’ve had a lot of park closures, but I’ve never seen as many people in my neighborhood walking—not just the dog walking—but whole families out walking together. This is an opportunity

for us to rethink public lands and to get people out of the mind-set that nature is somewhere that you have to drive to.”

Mapp and others caution that to the extent the pandemic eventually leads to a spate of new parks (whether due to federal stimulus money, recognition of their importance,

Parks and an Equitable Recovery A Trust for Public Land Special Report Below are exerpts pulled from the Trust for Public Land (TPL) special report Parks and an Equitable Recovery. The full report can be downloaded from their Website: (https://www.tpl.org/parks-andan-equitable-recovery-parkscore-report).

By Ronda Chapman, Lisa Foderaro, Linda Hwang, Bill Lee, Sadiya Muqueeth, Jessica Sargent, and Brendan Shane We’ve measured who does and does not have access to the outdoors in America—and uncovered some major disparities. This past year has proved that parks are not just a nicety—they are a necessity. As Americans endured the health and economic challenges brought on by a global pandemic, the outdoors became a lifeline.

Local parks from Washington to Tennessee to Virginia saw dramatic upticks in usage from people seeking exercise, safe social connections, and the restorative effects of nature. Parks proved their mettle as essential public infrastructure, serving as venues for everything from meal distribution to COVID tests and vaccinations to gathering spaces for protest and mourning.

This year also exposed vast inequities across every facet of society, including our park systems. If you lived within walking distance of a park, you could safely get outside, gather with friends, exercise, and maintain your mental health. But if you were one of the 100 million Americans who don’t have a park close to home, you were vying for the same patch of outdoor space as many of your neighbors. And as the data around access to parks shows, that was too often the case for low-income neighborhoods and communities of color, the same communities that were hit hardest by the virus.

This five-part report examines the park equity gap in America and our evolving relationship to our parks and public land during this historic crisis. Visit the TPL Website to explore each section of the report (https://www.tpl. org/parks-and-an-equitable-recovery-parkscore-report).

Equity The TPL analyzed data from 14,000 cities, towns, and census-designated places across the United States and found that Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian American, Pacific Islander, and multiracial populations - when they do have parks within a 10-minute walk - are likely to find small, crowded spaces - not the kind of parks that allow for social distancing or cooling shade. The analysis revealed that parks serving a

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majority people of color are, on average, half as large - 45 acres compared to 87 acres - and serve nearly five times more people as parks that serve a majority-white population. It also found that parks serving primarily low-income households are, on average, four times smaller - 25 acres versus 101 acres - than parks that serve a majority of highincome households.

Health As part of the data gathering for the 2021 ParkScore® index, parks officials in 98 of the 100 largest cities reported that they had relied on parks to address many COVIDrelated needs. Specifically, 84 cities said they worked with local public health staffs; 57 cities repurposed park and recreation facilities for COVID-19 testing, PPE handouts, or vaccinations; 70 cities used parks for meal distribution, and 32 cities converted park and recreational facilities into alternate learning sites.

Climate To make communities more resilient in the face of climate change, parks and green spaces need to be deployed deliberately in order to protect the most vulnerable. In cities, that often means bringing more parks to low-income communities and communities of color, in neighborhoods where street trees are few and parks and playgrounds are largely dominated by asphalt (which does little to provide protection from extreme heat or flooding).

The Economy Despite the surge in all kinds of use of public spaces, park department budgets were decimated. TPL found that 63 park agencies in the 100 largest cities reported budget cuts due to COVID-19. Unlike state and national parks, city parks are especially dependent on earnings from athletic leagues and classes, as well as events like weddings, concerts, and festivals. Those activities were mostly canceled during the pandemic, leading to a sharp decline in revenues.

The Future As we look forward to pandemic recovery, we must come together as a society to ensure that everyone is able to benefit from nearby parkland, not just the most privileged. Access to nature yields tremendous health benefits - both physical and mental - and also fosters social interaction, which research increasingly shows is key to a long life.

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u Outdoor Equity or both), attention must be paid to other challenges in cities, namely affordable housing. Mapp pointed out that new parks, along with other factors, can sometimes contribute to gentrification, as happened in her former neighborhood in north Oakland in the 2000s.

“How can we plan cities better so that people of all economic backgrounds can have access to public land without being displaced?” she asked. “Access to parks and the housing crisis have to be part of the same conversation.” In New York, the nation’s epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, parks are proving a balm to essential workers looking for respite, to people mourning loved ones, and to families exhausted from weeks of confinement. Residents have mostly followed the rules of social distancing, and Mayor Bill de Blasio at the end of April committed to opening 100 miles of streets across the five boroughs to meet the demand for open space.

The Trust for Public Land analyzed potential locations for Open Streets in New York City, based on a lack of park access, closures of playgrounds and pools, and population density. The research revealed that most of the Open Streets should go in Central Brooklyn, Queens, and the Eastern Bronx, including neighborhoods like Morris Park and Parkchester in the Bronx; Elmhurst and Corona in Queens; and Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn.

Majora Carter, a former park activist who founded Sustainable South Bronx, said the hunger to be outside and immersed in nature in the midst of the pandemic was palpable. “People are coming out,” she said, referring to parks like Hunts Point Riverside Park, which she helped create 15 years ago. “People are just hanging out, sitting by the water, and enjoying the time.”

Carter, however, worries about the budget pressures already gripping major cities like New York and what they will mean for parks, especially if maintenance spending is targeted. Maintenance, she insisted, more than new infrastructure projects, should remain robust during an economic crisis.

“An unmaintained park, especially in a low-status area, is even worse than no park at all,” she said. “If parks are attracting the wrong kind of activity, it will set us back many years.

But if a park is well maintained, people will appreciate them.”

For academics like Kathleen Wolf, who studies the benefits of nature for human health, the pandemic could have a lasting effect on both personal behavior and public policy.

She believes people will recognize the value of nature for their well-being long after schools, workplaces, and businesses reopen.

But Wolf, a research social scientist at the University of Washington’s College of the Environment, also imagines a new call to action in the pandemic’s wake.

“I hope people realize the incredible importance of having adequate green space in our communities,” she said. “There are so many places where green space is seen as, ‘Oh, isn’t that pretty?’ But it’s profoundly important to our quality of life, and we need to intentionally work to assure that we have it, and have it in an equitable way.”

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Supporting Diversity Through Music

Throughout recent history there have been many initiatives to improve life and its opportunities in communities across the US. From the ‘City Beautiful’ movement, which ran from the 1890s to the

By Sue Murray

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1920s, to various downtown activation and urban planning movements, towns and cities have always looked to strengthen their economies, provide better quality of life for their residents and open up new opportunities to rejuvenate the community.

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u Music Garden The music garden clearly had the potential for meeting the Rotary Club’s vision for its anniversary, the objective of the GCA; both came together at exactly the right time!

Lynn and Phil put the idea to the Rotary Club board of directors, and they agreed. The idea met Modesto’s downtown activation program’s objectives: creating spaces that attract people to achieve positive interaction, attracting a more diverse community to the Center and being the perfect project to mark the Rotary Club’s centennial year.

Local landscape architect, Chad Kennedy, kindly agreed to design the music garden pro bono, while Lynn and Phil started to fundraise the project, mostly through small donations. Some larger, very generous donors included the Porges Family Foundation, and the Modesto Rotary Club Foundations.

Thanks to the Modesto Rotary Club, on April 20th this year we had the grand opening of the new musical outdoor space with local residents and dignitaries including the County supervisors, City Mayor, and our state assemblyman!

We had several musicians lead volunteers from the audience to playing the outdoor music instruments to “Let It Be,” creating a memorable moment for all in attendance.

Since then, our volunteer work-experience program called the Downtown Streets Team who help the homeless with their basic needs and access to employment, have used the Garden. A local musician was on the babel drum showing children how to use their fingertips to create sounds. At a drum circle, an incredible 12-year-old autistic and blind girl was going all out, producing the most incredibly beautiful sound. The instruments are attracting children from the poorest part of town who would never previously have seen performances or have free access to play these highly visual, impressive musical instruments. Above all, the architectural design makes them equally accessible to people in wheelchairs which makes it a truly inclusive experience.

Today the programs inside and outside the Gallo Center for the Arts continue to reflect the interests, diversity and history of the people that call the Central Valley their home.

We now have the perfect landmark in the region for decades to come.

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or California’s Modesto, it is the Downtown Modesto Partnership, with a mission to create a vibrant community through activities and partnerships designed to improve the quantity and quality of experiences in downtown Modesto. Whichever urban regeneration program you look at, the Modesto Rotary Club will often be at its heart. Lynn Dickerson, CEO of the Gallo Center for the Arts and Dr. Phil Trompetter, both past presidents of Modesto Rotary (MoRo), explained how its recent project met the objectives of so many people.

As the Modesto Rotary Club prepared to celebrate its 100th year in 2020, it was looking for a grand centennial project. Throughout its 100 years, MoRo participated in many capital projects in the City such as installing playgrounds at a domestic violence shelter and youth center, constructing a pavilion at a downtown park, planting trees, or helping the City convert an old railroad spur into a bike trail. But for its centennial, MoRo wanted an ambitious downtown project that would help beautify and revitalize the area, and help improve the quality of life of its citizens.

One particularly beautiful part of Modesto that attracts a lot of foot and vehicle traffic is our Gallo Center for the Arts (GCA) in downtown Modesto that houses two performance venues, the 1248-seat Mary Stuart Rogers Theatre and the 440-seat Foster Family Theatre. The Center is open to families, schools, art lovers, musicians and people who simply want to experience the transformative magic of the performing arts. Since it opened in 2007, GCA has had a small, unused grassy area in front of its building that begged for some use, something that was on MoRo past president Lynn Dickerson’s mind when she attended the 2018 Rotary International Convention in Toronto.

It was there she saw a booth from Percussion Play, displaying outdoor musical instruments that are used in a variety of environments, from kindergartens, to libraries and care homes. The instruments offer wheel-chair access and are ingeniously designed to produce a beautiful harmony regardless of the number of people ‘playing’ each instrument. Whether it’s the Cajon Drum Circle, the Handpipes, Tutti Xylophone, or Emperor Chimes and Babel Drum, the musical instruments work together to produce a beautiful sound.

Lynn immediately saw the possibility of an outdoor ‘music garden,’ right in front of the GCA. Lynn pitched the idea to Phil, who was to become the president of MoRo during the 100th year and had the responsibility of recommending a centennial project. Phil was already considering other projects, but the music garden idea grew on him as he considered the prospect of partnering with Lynn and our beloved GCA. Phil wanted the centennial project to be a place that was neutral ground where all are welcome. The location is a leveler for often separated people to show up together, where communication is the main activity; a public space that is accessible to all.

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Healthy Lifestyle a Natural Choice if You’re Outdoors

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xercising outside produces a long list of healthy habits and benefits, including a boost to mental health. Additionally, it’s easy to keep a social distance outdoors, even if you’re working out with friends.

As industries shifted to workfrom-home during the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of those home-bound workers, sitting near the snacks in their own kitchens, put on what some are calling the COVID 19, as in pounds.

Many were reluctant to go to gyms or fitness centers, which in some places were closed to guard against coronavirus transmission. Even now, with restrictions relaxed or removed, not everyone is in a hurry to return indoors.

Throughout the United States, people threw open the doors to take in nature. The Trust for Public Lands issued a special report on Parks and the Pandemic, which showed that use of parks, trails and other public spaces surged at the outset of COVID-19, with usage doubling in many loca-

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tions, and increasing a whopping 165 percent at Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle State Park in March 2020 compared with the same timeframe a year earlier, before we knew what COVID-19 was.

That’s a turnaround from 2019, when a study by the Outdoor Foundation showed that half of the U.S. population failed to recreate outdoors, and fewer than 20 percent participated in outdoor activity a minimum of once a week.

The sun is outside, and that’s a universal plus-point. Even our happy-

face emojis look like the sun. The sun is a great and widely available source of vitamin D, which all living things require. Our body gains from vitamin D through healthy bones, steady calcium levels, reduced inflammation and a bolstered immune system, according to a report in Medical News Today.

Those benefits don’t stop there.

Sunlight has been shown to benefit our cardiovascular system and lower blood pressure. Serious athletes are taking notice, too, drawing upon a pair of recent studies that show reduced muscle damage and increased sprint performance thanks to vitamin D, as reported in Outside magazine.

Think that the local park can’t match the gym for workout equipment? Try again. Adding fitness equipment to public facilities is a trend on the rise. Philadelphia is just one city that has rolled out a way to keep its citizens fit in their own parks.

A focus on outdoor exercise began well before the pandemic. Researchers at the University of Essex began studying “green exercise” back in 2003. “It is a concept which has also captured the interest of people around the globe as a solution to improve mental wellbeing for all ages,” states the school’s website.

More recently, the American Council on Exercise initiated the Moving Together Outside Campaign, which encourages shared-use agreements that allow open spaces to be used more frequently. Long before then, in the 1980s, the term “forest bathing” was coined, referring to the Japanese practice of reconnecting with forests and stemming tech-induced burnout.

A positive sign of the pandemicinspired drive outdoors was the surge

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u Outdoor Exercise in bicycle sales. Of course, that was a negative for those left on their feet when unable to locate a bike to buy.

For a motor-driven nation, the return to two wheels can be seen as a step forward.

All of this data might make you look smarter if you’re staying fit outdoors, but it leads to better brainpower in the classroom too. The study, “School Green Space and Its Impact on Academic Performance: A Systematic Literature Review” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health analyzed findings on studies about green space and academic performance. Researchers found that 28% of the findings were “significant and positive” while 64% were non-significant and 8% significant and negative.

Another study, from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, shows that children who grow up near greenspace face a lower risk of psychiatric disorders. Back in 2014, researchers

at the University of Illinois determined that children who participated in physical activity for an hour or more a day were able to better pay attention, move between mental exercises and were less easily distracted, according to the school.

Children aren’t the only individuals positively affected by green space.

Researchers at Korea’s KAIST found that as cities develop economically, residents’ happiness is more closely tied to the availability of green space.

With all of this breath-taking evidence in favor of nature, there’s only thing left for you to do: Get out!

Resources

The Trust for Public Land “Parks and the Pandemic” https://www.tpl.org/ sites/default/files/Parks%20and%20 Pandemic%20-%20TPL%20special%20 report.pdf https://outdoorindustr y.org/ resource/2019-outdoor-participationreport/

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https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/benefits-of-sunlight#health-benefits https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/441266 https://www.outsideonline.com/health/ training-per formance/vitamin-dathletic-performance-research/ https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/new-equipment-focusing-on-fitness-come-to-some-philly-parks https://www.essex.ac.uk/research/showcase/how-we-started-the-green-exerciserevolution https://www.businessinsider.com/united-states-is-running-out-of-bikes-during-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-5 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/30717301/ h t t p s : / / w w w. p n a s . o r g / c o n tent/116/11/5188 https://news.illinois.edu/ view/6367/204513 https://news.kaist.ac.kr/newsen/html/ news/?mode=V&mng_no=14611

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TRENDS

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The recent U.S. Census has been completed

By Dr. Ellen O’Sullivan Leisure Lifestyle Consulting Trends into Possibilities is created by Dr. Ellen O’Sullivan for the California Park & Recreation Society. Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcomed. Please contact Ellen at Ellenosull@gmail.com

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and there is plenty of demographic information to pour over. Here is an early look at some of the bigger picture numbers and what they mean for California parks and recreation agencies.

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Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts its head count of Americans. The latest Census was conducted in 2020 during the pandemic and the overall results will be forthcoming over 2021. The completed data analysis from the Census will give us more precise information about our population size, its age, income, ethnic background and a whole host of other statistics. Some of the data will be significant such as the realignment of Congressional representatives for states and other information will be of interest and importance to communities and parks and recreation departments such as percentage of people under 18 or the employment levels.

During this coming year, the Census Bureau will be releasing additional data that will provide us with specific data in a wide variety of areas.

Population Trends of the United States.

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migration policies, and of course, the pandemic.

Before the current data about Californians is presented , a quick look at how America has changed over the last ten years since the last Census will place California’s initial numbers in clearer perspective.

The initial trends based on the release of 2020 Census data reveal the following about the overall makeup of our country:

• More Significant Population Aging. Even with the deaths among older Americans during the pandemic, the aging population will be more significant since baby boomers were an especially large cohort group when they were born and some of them are living longer, this will result in an increase in aging Americans.

• Stagnation in the Number of People. Previously the United States has been among the most rapidly growing nations in the industrial world. The current data released from the Census suggests that the United States may actually be experiencing its smallest decade long growth in our history.

• Majority of Population is Younger. Gen Z and those younger than this group make up the majority of the country’s population

Some of this decline is likely due to the Recession in the earlier part of the decade leading to lower childbirth rates, the changes in im-

• First-time Decline in the Size of the White Population. There is rising racial and ethnic diversity among millennials, Gen Z, and younger. As older Americans with its large white population, decline will occur as they become older and die out.

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That’s a capsule picture of how the United States has changed but what about California? It is interesting that California both leads in some trends and lags in other. Some of the current estimates include the following: • California is Still #1 in Population. One in eight US residents lives in California. With almost 40 million people (according to 2020 estimates), California is the nation’s most populous state. Texas lags California in second place at 29 million followed by Florida at 22 million.

• California’s Population Growth Slows Significantly. There was a time when California was the place to be and certainly to relocate.

However, the last two decades have painted a different picture with California experiencing its slowest rates of growth ever.

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u Trends According to estimates by the California Department of Finance, California’s population grew by 6.5% (or 2.4 million) from 2010 to 2020, slower than the rate of growth in the rest of the United States at 6.7%.

In the past year, growth has really stalled with an 0.05% gain.

• Loss of a Congressional Seat.

Even though California is home to the largest number of people, the stagnation and perhaps undercount of immigrants and non-documented individuals has led to the loss of one Congressional seat.

• California Is More Diverse. More than 10 million Californians are immigrants and an estimated 27% or 10.6 million of Californians are foreign born; this share is larger than that of any other state. More recently, immigration from Asia has outpaced immigration from Latin America by a two-to-one margin.

• Aging but Younger. The state will experience the greying of America just like the rest of the country but at the same time it is among one of the youngest states with a median age of 37.

• Approximately one in five Californians will be 65 or older. But the state’s population is slightly younger than that of the rest of the nation: according to 2019 Census Bureau estimates, the median age in California is 37.0, compared to 38.5 for the entire country. California has the seventh-youngest population in the US. • Californians may have been undercounted in the 2020 Census.

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Census and the pandemic caused further complications.

How does that matter? Population count figures into political representation and federal funding.

Sources

This information has been pulled from a variety of sources including Metropolitan Institute, California Department of Public Policy, and the U.S. Census Bureau website. trendSCAN is created by Dr. Ellen O’Sullivan for the California Park and Recreation Society.

Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcomed. Please contact Ellen at Ellenosull@gmail.com Additional discussions and trends can be found at www.cprs.org/ trendsintopossibilities/home

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City of Campbell City of Capitola City of Carlsbad Carmichael Recreation & Park District City of Carpinteria City of Carson Central Plumas Recreation & Park District City of Ceres City of Cerritos Chico Area Recreation & Park District City of Chino City of Chino Hills City of Chowchilla City of Chula Vista City of Claremont City of Clovis Coalinga-Huron Recreation & Park District City of Commerce City of Concord Conejo Recreation & Park District Cordova Recreation & Park District City of Corona City of Coronado City of Costa Mesa Cosumnes Community Services District City of Cotati City of Covina City of Culver City City of Cupertino Cypress Recreation & Park District City of Cypress City of Dana Point Town of Danville City of Davis City of Del Mar City of Delano Desert Recreation District City of Diamond Bar City of Dinuba Town of Discovery Bay City of Downey City of Duarte City of Dublin East Bay Regional Park District City of East Palo Alto City of El Cajon City of El Centro City of El Cerrito El Dorado Hills Community Services District City of El Monte City of Emeryville City of Encinitas

City of Escondido City of Exeter Fair Oaks Recreation & Park District Feather River Recreation & Park District City of Folsom City of Fontana City of Foster City City of Fountain Valley City of Fremont City of Fresno City of Fullerton Fulton-El Camino Recreation & Park District City of Galt City of Garden Grove Georgetown Divide Recreation District City of Gilroy City of Glendale City of Glendora Green Valley Homeowners Recreation Association Greater Vallejo Recreation District City of Gridley City of Grover Beach City of Half Moon Bay City of Hanford City of Hawaiian Gardens City of Hawthorne Hayward Area Recreation & Park District City of Healdsburg City of Hercules City of Hermosa Beach Hesperia Recreation & Park District Highlands Recreation District City of Hughson City of Huntington Beach City of Huntington Park City of Imperial City of Indio City of Inglewood City of Irvine City of Irwindale Isla Vista Recreation & Park District Jurupa Area Recreation & Park District Jurupa Community Services District Kensington Police Protection & Community Services District City of Kerman County of Kern City of King City City of Kingsburg City of La Habra City of La Mesa

City of La Mirada City of La Palma City of La Puente City of La Quinta City of La Verne City of Lafayette City of Laguna Beach City of Laguna Hills City of Laguna Niguel City of Lake Elsinore City of Lake Forest City of Lakewood City of Lancaster City of Larkspur Recreation City of Lathrop City of Lawndale City of Lemon Grove City of Lemoore City of Lincoln Livermore Area Recreation & Park District City of Lodi City of Long Beach City of Los Alamitos City of Los Altos City of Los Angeles County of Los Angeles City of Los Banos Los Gatos-Saratoga Recreation City of Lynwood City of Madera City of Malibu Town of Mammoth Lakes City of Manhattan Beach City of Manteca County of Marin City of Martinez McKinleyville Community Services District Mendocino Coast Recreation & Park District City of Menifee City of Menlo Park City of Merced City of Mill Valley City of Milpitas Mission Oaks Recreation and Park District City of Mission Viejo City of Modesto City of Monrovia City of Montclair City of Montebello City of Monterey County of Monterey Monterey Peninsula Regional Park

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City of Rialto City of Richmond Rim of the World Recreation & Park District Rio Linda Elverta Recreation & Park District City of Rio Vista City of Riverbank City of Riverside County of Riverside Regional Park & Open Space District City of Rocklin City of Rohnert Park Rosamond Community Services District City of Rosemead City of Roseville Rossmoor Community Services District City of Sacramento County of Sacramento City of Salinas Town of San Anselmo City of San Bernardino City of San Bruno City of San Carlos County of San Diego City of San Diego City of San Dimas City of San Fernando City of San Francisco County of San Francisco City of San Gabriel County of San Joaquin City of San Jose City of San Juan Capistrano City of San Leandro City of San Luis Obispo County of San Luis Obispo City of San Marcos City of San Mateo County of San Mateo City of San Pablo City of San Rafael City of San Ramon City of Sanger City of Santa Clara County of Santa Clara City of Santa Clarita City of Santa Cruz County of Santa Cruz City of Santa Fe Springs City of Santa Maria City of Santa Rosa City of Santee Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve City of Saratoga City of Sausalito City of Scotts Valley City of Seal Beach City of Selma Shafter Recreation & Park District City of Sierra Madre City of Signal Hill County of Solano City of Solano Beach South Coast Air Quality Management District City of South El Monte City of South Gate

City of South Lake Tahoe City of South Pasadena Southgate Recreation & Park District County of Stanislaus City of St. Helena City of Stanton City of Stockton City of Suisun City City of Sunnyvale Sunrise Recreation & Park District City of Tahoe City Tamalpais Community Services District Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District City of Temecula City of Temple City Templeton Community Services District City of Torrance City of Tracy Truckee Donner Recreation & Park District City of Tulare City of Turlock City of Tustin City of Twentynine Palms City of Ukiah City of Union City City of Upland City of Vacaville County of Ventura City of Victorville City of Visalia City of Vista City of Walnut City of Walnut Creek Wasco Recreation & Parks District City of Watsonville City of West Covina City of West Hollywood City of West Sacramento West Side Recreation & Park District City of Westminster City of Whittier City of Wildomar Town of Windsor City of Woodland City of Yorba Linda Town of Yountville City of Yuba City City of Yucaipa Out-of-State Agency Brownsburg Parks, Indiana City of Bluffton, Indiana City of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana Clarksville Parks & Recreation, Indiana City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Friends of Maryland State Parks City of Franklin, Indiana Greenfield Parks and Recreation Department, Indiana City of Johnson City, Tennessee City of Logansport, Indiana Mooresville Park & Recreation District City of New Albany, Indiana

City of Olivette, Missouri New Haven-Adams Township, Indiana Noblesville Parks & Recreation, Indiana City of Shelbyville, Indiana City of South Bend, Indiana Washington Township, Ohio Company Alfa Products All About Play/Little Tikes Commercial - Nor Cal Buell Recreation California’s Great America Callander Associates Capitol Enterprises Inc. Columbia Cascade Company Community Works Design Group David Evans and Assoc. Inc. David Volz Design Landscape Architects, Inc. Firma Design Group Friends of Rockhaven Goric Marketing Group USA The HLA Group, Landscape Architects & Planners Innovative Playgrounds Company KPCRadio.Com Land Concern Ltd Leader Manufacturing, Inc./Fairweather Site Furnishings Division Maximum Solutions, Inc. Melton Design Group Murdock-Super Secur My Bark Co. National Academy of Athletics National Parks Promotion Council NLM Consulting Services Nuvis Landscape Architecture PlayCore PlaySafe, LLC Play Smart Surfacing Play-Well TEKnologies Poimiroo & Partners Public Restroom Company Recreation Republic RHA Landscape Architects Planners, Inc. RJM Design Group, Inc. Robertson Industries, Inc. Schmidt Design Group Shade Structures Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation SpectraTurf SSA Landscape Architects, Inc. Stone Soul Music StructureCast Sybertech Waste Reduction Ltd. Tri Active America Western Wood Preservers Institute Windsor Parks-Recreation Foundation Verde Design, Inc. Vermont Recreation & Parks Association University/College CSU Long Beach CSU Northridge San Jose State University SDSU MOVE

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Advertisers Index A-G Sod Farms, Inc. 800-247-6348 www.AGSod.com

Aqua Source 800-574-8081 www.aquasource.com

Aquatic Design Group 800-938-0542 www.aquaticdesigngroup.com

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David Volz Design 714-641-1300 www.dvolzdesign.com

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Delta Bluegrass 800-637-8873 www.deltabluegrass.com

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Discount Playground Supply 888-760-2499

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Architerra Design Group 909-484-2800 www.architerradesigngroup.com p. 20

Greenfields Outdoor Fitness 888-315-9037 www.greenfieldsfitness.com p. 7, 29

Callendar Associates 650-375-1313 www.callanderassociates.com

Hirsch & Associates, Inc. 714-776-4340 www.haiandarch.com

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Columbia Cascade Co. 800-547-1940 www.timberform.com

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Crane Architectural Group 714-525-0363 www.cranearchitecturalgrp.com

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David Evans & Associates 909-481-5750 www.deainc.com

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Integra Planning & Landscape Architecture 707-545-5235 www.integrapla.com p. 44

Izone Imaging 888-464-9663 www.izoneimaging.com

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Jones & Madhaven 805-777-8449 www.jmae.com

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Most Dependable Fountains 800-552-6331 www.mostdependable.com p. 11

Schmidt Design Group 619-236-1462 www.schmidtdesign.com

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Musco Lighting 800-825-6030 www.tlc4led.com

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Turf Star Western 800-585-8001 www.turfstar.com

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Verde Design 408-985-7200 www.verdedesigninc.com

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Nuvis 714-754-7311 www.nuvis.net

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Water Odyssey by Fountain People. Inc. 512-392-1155 www.waterodyssey.com p. 4

Pilot Rock 800-762-5002 www.pilotrock.com

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My Bark Co. 209-786-4042 www.mybark.net

Public Restroom 888-888-2060 www.publicrestroomcompany.com p. 34

RHA Landscape Architects-Planners 951-781-1930 www.rhala.com p. 25

SSA Landscape Architects 831-459-0455 www.ssala.com

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Abey Arnold Associates (415) 258-9580 www.abeyarnold.com 1005 A Street, Suite 305, San Rafael, CA 94901 SERVICE: Landscape Architecture.

A-G Sod Farms, Inc. (951) 687-7581 www.agsod.com 2900 Adams St., Ste. C-120, Riverside, CA 92504 SERVICE: Five farms in California & Colorado producing high quality sod for sports fields and parks.

All About Play/Little Tikes Commercial Nor Cal (916) 923-2180 www.littletikescommercial.com 3844 Presidio Street, Sacramento, CA 95838 SERVICE: Accessible outdoor playground equipment including unique theme playscapes and park service equipment.

American Solutions for Business (714) 504-2274 www.pmlbstore.com 400 Princeland Ct, Unit #1, Corona, CA 92879-1341 SERVICE: Providers of printed documents, promotional products, corporate logo apparel, brochures, uniforms, stationery, catalogs, forms.

Aqua Source (209) 745-6401 www.aquasource.com P.O. Box 1146, Galt, CA 95632 SERVICE: Commercial swimming pool equipment, automated chemical & filtration systems, commercial pool vacuums, heaters, deck equipment.

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Aquatic Design Group (760) 438-8400 www.aquaticdesigngroup.com 2226 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008 SERVICE: Programming, planning, design and engineering services for competition, recreation, and leisure aquatic facilities.

Arch Pac, Inc. (760) 734-1600 www.archpac.com 1341 Distribution Way Suite 11, Vista, CA 92081 SERVICE: Consulting Architects, Landscape Architects, Engineers, & Planners specializing in aquatics, pools, and associated architecture.

Architerra Design Group, Inc. (909) 484-2800 www.architerradesigngroup.com 10221-A Trademark Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 SERVICE: Landscape architecture and site planning: new and renovated parks, streetscapes, community gardens, nature parks, trails.

AstroTurf (706) 277-8873 www.astroturf.com 2680 Abutment Road, Dalton, GA 30721 SERVICE: AstroTurf - its one of the most iconic brands in sports.

B SAFE Playground Inspection Services, Inc. (916) 850-5071 10349 Ormond St, Sunland, CA 91040-1413 SERVICE: Playground and athletic field inspection services.

BCI Burke Co, LLC (920) 933-6711 www.bciburke.com P.O. Box 549, Fond Du Lac, WI 54936 SERVICE: BCI Burke has been manufacturing high-quality and innovative playground equipment for 95 years.

Berliner Seilfabrik Play Equipment Corporation (864) 627-1092 www.berliner-playequipment.com 96 Brookfield Oaks Dr. Suite 140, Greenville, SC 29607 SERVICE: State of the art play structures from the world’s leader in net climbing playground equipment.

BFS Landscape Architects (831) 646-1383 www.bfsla.com 425 Pacific Street, Suite 201, Monterey, CA 93940 SERVICE: Parks, trails and open space planning; design for healthy and sustainable communities.

BMLA Landscape Architecture (951) 737-1124 www.bmla.net 310 North Joy Street, Corona, CA 92879 SERVICE: BMLA Landscape Architecture - Designs that build lasting communities.

California Dinner Adventure (714) 690-1497 http://www.piratesdinneradventure. com 7600 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90620 SERVICE: Restaurant and show with pirates theme.

Callander Associates Landscape Architecture, Inc. (916) 985-4366 www.callanderassociates.com 12150 Tributary Point Drive, Suite 140, Gold River, CA 95670 SERVICE: Landscape architects.

Coast Recreation Inc. (714) 619-0100 www.coastrecreation.com 3151 Airway Avenue, Suite A-3, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 SERVICE: Representing Landscape Structures play equipment, DuMor site furniture, and Surface America in Southern California.

Columbia Cascade Company (503) 223-1157 www.timberform.com PO Box 1039, Camas, WA 98607-0039 SERVICE: TimberForm and PipeLine playground and outdoor fitness equipment, TimberForm site furnishings and CycLoops & CycLocker bicycle security products.

Community Works Design Group (951) 369-0700 www.comworksdg.com 4649 Brockton Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506 SERVICE: Your source for creative park planning, landscape architecture, irrigation design, and CASp/ADA services.

Counsilman-Hunsaker (310) 734-2282 www.chh2o.com 10733 Sunset Office Drive, Suite 400, Saint Louis, MO 63127 SERVICE: SERVICES: Aquatic design, engineering, and operation services.

Crane Architectural Group (714) 525-0363 www.cranearchitecturalgrp.com 110 E Wilshire Ave # 300, Fullerton, CA 92832-1934 SERVICE: Architectural services - community centers, senior centers, sports complexes, concession stands, park restrooms, ADA improvements.

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u Buyer’s Guide Dahlin Group Architecture Planning (925) 251-7200 www.dahlingroup.com 5865 Owens Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588 SERVICE: Architectural and planning services with a passion for placemaking, including community, senior, recreation, and aquatic centers.

Dave Bang Associates, Inc. (800) 669-2585 www.davebang.com P.O. Box 1088, Tustin, CA 92781 SERVICE: Suppliers of high-quality park, playground, athletic equipment, & site equipment since 1979.

David Evans and Assoc. Inc. (909) 481-5750 www.deainc.com 4141 E. Inland Empire Blvd. Suite 250, Ontario, CA 91764 SERVICE: Multidisciplinary firm specializing in landscape architecture, civil, and transportation engineering, surveying, and construction management.

David Volz Design Landscape Architects, Inc. (714) 641-1300 www.dvolzdesign.com 151 Kalmus Drive, Suite M-8, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 SERVICE: Award winning park planners and sports facility experts! DVD provides assistance with project planning budgets.

Discount Playground Supply (888) 760-2499 www.discountplaygroundsupply.com P.O. Box 278, Simpsonville, SC 29681 SERVICE: Park & playground products, site furnishings, sports equipment, surface repair, ADA products replacement parks and swings.

EcoFert, Inc (714) 580-4659 www.ecofert.org 1237 S. Wright Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705 SERVICE: Landscape care solutions through a full service program utilizing organic based amendments applied through fertigation systems.

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Buyer’s Guide u ELS Architecture and Urban Design (510) 549-2929 https://elsarch.com/ 2040 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 SERVICE: Architecture and planning services for sports/recreation/aquatics, education, theaters/performing arts, mixed-use, historic renovations, and urban design.

First Service Residential (949) 448-6042 15241 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92618 SERVICE: Residential property management company dedicated to providing excellent service and happy and healthy lifestyles.

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FirstService Residential (949) 338-1908 LaderaLife.com 28192 O’Neill Drive, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694 SERVICE: Property Management company offering recreation and community services to residents living within the property.

Flexground (916) 275-3588 www.flexground.com 2029 Opportunity Drive, #3, Roseville, CA 95678 SERVICE: FlexGround is the premier provider of rubberized poured in place and recreation surfacing.

Fun Express, LLC (800) 228-2003 www.funexpress.com/corporate 4206 S. 108th Street, Omaha, NE 68137 SERVICE: Crafts, art supplies, educational items, active play, camp, and seasonal items at discounted prices.

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GGLeagues (832) 788-8296 www.ggleagues.com 73 W Monroe St, 217, Chicago, IL 60603 SERVICE: GGLeagues partners with cities to help set up and run esports leagues.

Glass Architects (707) 544-3920 www.glassarchitects.com 200 E Street, #100, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 SERVICE: Architectural design and master planning. Specializing in indoor and outdoor aquatic, community and recreational facilities.

Gold Bug Park and Mine (530) 642-5207 www.goldbugpark.org 2635 Gold Bug Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 SERVICE: Gold Bug Park is Gold Rush History! Offering mine tours, gem panning, blacksmith, stamp mill, museum, and hiking trails.

Great Western Recreation (435) 245-5055 www.gwpark.com 975 S. State Hwy 89, Logan, UT 84321 SERVICE: Turnkey design-build firm providing playgrounds, shade/shelters, surfacing, site amenities, splash pads, beachers, etc.

Greenfields Outdoor Fitness (888) 315-9037 www.greenfieldsfitness.com 2617 West Woodland Drive, Anaheim, CA 92801 SERVICE: Outdoor fitness equipment.

Gro-Power, Inc. (909) 393-3744 www.gropower.com 15065 Telephone Avenue, Chino, CA 91710 SERVICE: Go “green” with Gro-Power products. They’re safe for the environment and naturally conserve water.

Group 4 Architecture Research + Planning, Inc. (650) 871-0709 www.g4arch.com 211 Linden Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080 SERVICE: Architectural, research, and planning services.

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HAI, Hirsch & Associates, Inc. (714) 776-4340 www.hailandarch.com 2221 E. Winston Rd. #A, Anaheim, CA 92806 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, park planning, master plans, sports facilities, redevelopment, & public work projects.

Hermann Design Group, Inc. (760) 777-9131 www.hermanndesigngroup.com 77899 Wolf Road, Ste.102, Palm Desert, CA 92211 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, planning, and project management for community parks, sports parks, and dog parks.

The HLA Group Landscape Architects & Planners, Inc. (916) 447-7400 www.hlagroup.com 301 University Avenue, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95825 SERVICE: Landscape architecture and planning emphasizing parks and recreation, urban design, community design, and land planning.

Hunter Industries (760) 583-4479 1940 Diamond St., San Marcos, CA 92078 SERVICE: Irrigation Manufacturer - MP Rotator, Sprays, Rotors, Smart Controllers, Valves, Drip.

Imagen (626) 593-9618 www.imagenagency.com 421 E Route 66, Glendora, CA 917403502 SERVICE: We are a promotional marketing agency that produces custom branded apparel, promotional products, and print.

Innovative Playgrounds Company (877) 732-5200 www.innovplay.com 12407 East Slauson Avenue, Unit D, Whittier, CA 90606 SERVICE: Sales, designs, and project management for BCI Burke playground equipment, safety surfacing, shade structures, and fitness/sport/site amenities.

Inspector Playground (888) 293-7889 http://www.inspectorplayground.com P.O. BOX 16654, Encino, CA 914166654 SERVICE: Independent inspector, surface impact testing with Triax, early childhood certified, playground inspections, compliance certificates, insured.

Integra Planning & Landscape Architecture (805) 441-7537 www.integrapla.com 5128 Dupont Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 SERVICE: Planning and landscape architecture design services including parks, aquatic centers and recreation facilities.

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GSM Landscape Architects, Inc. (707) 255-4630 www.gsmlainc.com 1700 Soscol Avenue, Suite 23, Napa, CA 94559 SERVICE: Award winning landscape architectural design for parks, sports fields, recreational, and educational facilities throughout California.

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IZone Imaging (254) 778-0722 www.izoneimaging.com PO Box 368, Temple, TX 76530-0368 SERVICE: Sign Solutions and Custom High Pressure Laminate (CHPL) graphic panels and decorative surfaces.

JetMulch (866) 306-8524 www.jetmulchinc.com P.O. Box 1667, Capitola, CA 95010 SERVICE: Blown-In Mulch and ASTM certified playground materials.

Jones & Madhavan (805) 777-8449 www.jmae.com 100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd Ste 211, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-8134 SERVICE: Planning, architecture, & engineering services for public aquatic facilities.

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Buyer’s Guide u Kay Park-Recreation (319) 987-2313 http://www.kaypark.com/ 1301 Pine Street, Janesville, IA 50647-0477 SERVICE: Manufacture bleachers, picnic tables, grills, fire rings, drinking fountains, bike racks, pedal boats, litter receptacles, outdoor games, & more!

Knorr Systems, Inc. (714) 754-4044 www.knorrsystems.com 2221 S. Standard Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92707 SERVICE: Quality aquatic equipment and services including: water treatment, filtration, recreation, maintenance, service contracts.

Kimley Horn (619) 234-9411 401 B Street, San Diego, CA 92101 SERVICE: SERVICES: We offer Expertise in the planning, design and implementation of parks and recreation facilities.

KOMPAN Playgrounds (800) 426-9788 www.kompan.com 605 West Howard Lane, Austin, TX 78753 SERVICE: KOMPAN is a world leader in playgroud and outdoor sport & fitness solutions.

King Plastic Corporation (941) 493-5502 www.kingplastic.com 1100 N. Toledo Blade Blvd, North Port, FL 34288 SERVICE: King Plastic is the leading manufacturer of quality polymer sheets, slabs, and massive shapes.

KTU + A Planning & Landscape Architecture (619) 294-4477 www.ktua.com 3916 Normal Street, San Diego, CA 92103 SERVICE: We Provide Award Winning Landscape Architectural Planning and Design Services for Parks and Recreation Facilities.

KYA (714) 659-6477 www.KYASurfacing.com 1800 East McFadden Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92705 SERVICE: Industry specialist in surface solutions and sustainable plantscapes supported by project management, design, and maintenance services.

LDA Partners, LLP (209) 943-0405 www.ldapartners.com 222 Central Court, Stockton, CA 95204 SERVICE: Architectural services.

Lincoln Aquatics (925) 687-9500 http://www.lincolnaquatics.com 2051 Commerce Avenue, Concord, CA 94520 SERVICE: Distributors of commercial swimming pool equipment, chemicals, and aquatic supplies since 1954.

LPA, Inc. (408) 780-7203 www.lpainc.com 60 South Market Street, Suite 150, San Jose, CA 95113 SERVICE: Sustainable design solutions in architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering for community centers, aquatics, and parks.

Mack5 (510) 595-3020 www.mack5.com 1900 Powell Street Suite 470, Emeryville, CA 94608 SERVICE: Project/Construction management and cost planning/estimating services for park & recreation capital projects.

Melton Design Group, Inc. (530) 899-1616 www.meltondg.com 820 Broadway Street, Chico, CA 95928 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, providing design services for parks, sports complexes, skateparks, & masterplans.

We focus on providing personal service.

MIG, Inc. (510) 845-7549 www.migcom.com 800 Hearst Ave., Berkeley, CA 94710 SERVICE: From playgrounds to park systems, MIG advances strategic, equitable and community-based planning and design.

Miracle Playground Sales/ Miracle Recreation (800) 264-7225 www.miracleplayground.com 9106 Pulsar Ct, Ste C, Corona, CA 92883-4632 SERVICE: Innovative playground equipment, playground safety surfacing; park shelters & gazebos; tables, benches & athletic equipment & splashpads.

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u Buyer’s Guide Miracle Playsystems Inc. (800) 879-7730 www.MiraclePlayGroup.com PO Box 263, Alamo, CA 94507 SERVICE: Play equipment design, distribution, and specialty contracting firm serving all of central and Northern California.

Most Dependable Fountains, Inc. (800) 552-6331 www.mostdependable.com 5705 Commander Dr., Arlington, TN 38002-0587 SERVICE: Outdoor drinking fountains, pet fountains, showers, misters, play towers, hydrants, jug fillers, handwash stations, & grills.

MRC (800) 922-0070 www.mrcrec.com 2130 Route 35 Bldg B, Suite 222, Sea Girt, NJ 08750 SERVICE: Leading supplier of playground, park, recreation, fitness and sport equipment; site amenities and surfacing.

Musco Sports Lighting (949) 754-0503 www.musco.com 3002 Dow Avenue, Suite 504, Tustin, CA 92780 SERVICE: Providing sports lighting solutions for your budget, for the environment.

My Bark Co., Inc. (209) 786-4042 www.mybark.net P.O. Box 932, Linden, CA 95236 SERVICE: ReadyPlay, EWF from virgin forest wood, bark products, colored enhanced mulches, and soil amendments.

National Academy of Athletics (707) 541-2365 www.NationalAcademyofAthletics.com 1260 North Dutton Suite 243B, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 SERVICE: Year round Sports Camps and Clinics offering 8 different sports for players, coaches, and parents.

Neptune Benson/Evoqua Water Technologies (800) 832-8002 http://www.neptunebenson.com/ 334 Knight Street, Suite 3100, Warwick, RI 02886 SERVICE: Neptune Benson provides water filtration and disinfection solutions serving the recreational market since 1956.

NGI Sports a Division of River City Athletics (775) 544-6306 www.ngisports.com 2807 Walker Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421 SERVICE: NGI Sports’ tennis and track surfaces=guaranteed solutions. We specialize in innovations for sports construction.

Noll & Tam Architects (510) 649-8295 www.nollandtam.com 729 Heinz Avenue, Suite 7, Berkeley, CA 94710 SERVICE: Architectural design, programming, and planning for recreation/ community/senior centers and other civic buildings.

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Buyer’s Guide u NUVIS (714) 754-7311 www.nuvis.net 20250 SW Acacia Street, Suite 260, Newport Beach, CA 92660 SERVICE: NUVIS landscape architecture - over 40 years of design solutions for people, environments, and experiences worldwide.

Outdoor Creations, Inc. (530) 365-6106 www.outdoorcreations.com 2270 Barney Road, Anderson, CA 96007 SERVICE: Precast concrete site furnishings, includes picnic tables, benches, BBQs, fire pits, planters, signs, and concrete products for outdoor use.

PerfectMind (877) 737-8030 http://www.parks.perfectmind.com 4333 Still Creek Drive, 2nd Floor, Burnaby, BC V5C 6S6 SERVICE: PerfectMind’s parks & recreation management software helps municipalities of all sizes connect with their community.

O’Dell Engineering (209) 571-1765 x102 www.odellengineering.com 1165 Scenic Drive, Suite B, Modesto, CA 95350 SERVICE: Multi-disciplinary firm providing landscape architecture, civil engineering, land surveying, and 3D laser scanning.

Pacific Park and Playground, Inc. (714) 846-4885 www.PacParkPlay.com 3640 N Pankratz Way, Meridian, ID 83646-6866 SERVICE: Providing park and playground products and services to Southern California cities, counties, schools, churches, and others.

Play & Park Structures (800) 727-1907 www.playandpark.com 544 Chestnut St., Suite 310, Chattanooga, TN 37402 SERVICE: Play & Park delivers a boutique experience with every playground design, from start to finish.

Opti-Fit International Inc. (916) 939-3690 www.opti-fit.com P.O. Box 6716, Folsom, CA 95763 SERVICE: Opti-Fit Inc. is your one stop total fitness solution. Planning, design, supply, and service.

PDPlay (760) 597-5990 www.PDPLAY.com 2235 Meyers Avenue, Escondindo, CA 92029-1005 SERVICE: California manufacturer of commercial play structures, site furnishings, and poured-in-placed rubberized surfacing.

PlayCore (423) 425-3168 http://www.playcore.com/ 544 Chestnut Street , Chattanooga, TN 37402 SERVICE: PlayCore helps build stronger communities by advancing play and recreation through research, education, partnerships, and products.

Playgrounds by Design, Inc. (925) 426-6705 3086 Boardwalk Street, Pleasanton, CA 94588 SERVICE: Park Structures, playground safety, surfacing material, concrete products, site furnishings, bleachers, recycled plastic picnic tables and benches.

Murdock Super Secur restrooms and drinking fountains.

Playgrounds Unlimited (408) 244-9848 www.playgroundsunlimited.net 980 Memorex Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95050 SERVICE: Construction services; site preparation; play equipment; water play; shade shelter installation; pour-inplace & synthetic turf safety surface.

Premier Aquatics (949) 716-3333 www.swimoc.com 36 Argonaut, Suite 130, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 SERVICE: Facility management, swim lessons and team, contract lifeguards, Red Cross classes.

Public Restroom Company (888) 888-2060 www.publicrestroomcompany.com 2587 Business Parkway, Minden, NV 89423 SERVICE: Public Restroom Company is a design build specialist for odor free, vandal resistant, park restroom, and concession buildings.

R. E. Schultz Construction, Inc. (714) 649-2627 www.reschultzconstruction.com 1767 N. Batavia Street, Orange, CA 92865 SERVICE: General engineering contractor/playground eq. installation/park rehabs/fitness eq. installation. Site work/concrete/shade shelter installations.

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u Buyer’s Guide R.J. Thomas Mfg. Co./Pilot Rock (800) 762-5002 www.pilotrock.com P.O. Box 946, Cherokee, IA 51012-0946 SERVICE: Manufacturing and direct sales of park grills, picnic tables, benches, campfire rings, trash receptacle holders, etc.

Recreation Management Magazine (847) 963-8740 www.recmanagement.com 50 North Brockway Street Suite 4-11, Palatine, IL 60067 SERVICE: Recreation Management Magazine provides news, trands, and educational information for parks & recreation professinals.

RecWest Outdoor Products, Inc. (818) 735-3838 www.recwest.com 31316 Via Colinas, #118, Westlake Village, CA 91362 SERVICE: Representing Landscape Structures Inc., DuMor Site Furnishings.

RHA Landscape Architects - Planners, Inc. (951) 781-1930 www.rhala.com 6800 Indiana Avenue, Suite 245, Riverside, CA 92506 SERVICE: Park & sports facility planning, LEED certified, water conservation design, community consensus building, park rehabilitation.

RJM Design Group, Inc. (949) 493-2600 www.rjmdesigngroup.com 31591 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 SERVICE: Park and sports facility master planning and design; park and recreation master planning; landscape architecture; LEED Certified; community consensus building.

Robertson Recreational Surfaces (800) 858-0519 www.totturf.com 2414 W 12th Street, Suite 5, Tempe, AZ 85281 SERVICE: Robertson Recreational Surfaces sells, manufactures, and installs resilient rubber safety surfacing, synthetic turf, and accessories.

ROMTEC, Inc. (541) 496-3541 www.romtec.com 18240 North Bank Road, Roseburg, OR 97470 SERVICE: Design, build, and install recreational structures ie: restroom buildings,concessions, kiosks, pavilions, storage buildings, gatehouses, cabins, sidewalk restrooms, etc.

Ross Recreation Equipment Company, Inc. (707) 538-3800 www.rossrec.com 100 Brush Creek Road #206, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 SERVICE: 44 years of providing superior recreational & outdoor products and service with attention to quality, safety, and design.

Royston, Hanamoto, Alley & Abey (415) 383-7900 www.rhaa.com 225 Miller Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, site planning, master planning, urban design, and recreation planning services locally, nationally, and internationally.

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Buyer’s Guide u RRM Design Group (805) 543-1794 www.rrmdesign.com 3765 South Higuera Street, Suite 102, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 SERVICE: RRM Design Group designs award-winning recreation areas by collaborating with people who use them.

RRM-CLM Services, LLC (602) 569-2333 www.clm-services.com 11811 N Tatum Blvd, Ste 4095, Phoenix, AZ 85028 SERVICE: Provides professional park management, security, maintenance, ranger patrol & related services.

S.R.Smith LLC (503) 266-2231 x2278 http://thermalpoolcover.com/ 1017 SW Berg Parkway, Canby, OR 97013 SERVICE: Manufacturer of “EnergySaver” thermal swimming pool covers, storage reels, and automatic re-winders.

Safe 2 Play - Certified Matters (925) 999-0117 www.PlaygroundSafetyInspections.net 1008 Veterans Ct., Martinez, CA 94553 SERVICE: Certified playground safety inspections, safety surface impact testing on playgrounds, & sports fields.

RWP Landscape Materials (877) 476-9797 www.rwpmulch.com 1313 E Phillips Blvd, Pomona, CA 91766-5431 SERVICE: RWP FIBER FALL-Impact attenuating and ADA wheelchair accessible engineered wood fibers for playground safety surfacing.

SafePark (800) 734-4882 www.SafePark.com 23052 Alcalde Drive, Suite C, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 SERVICE: Playground audits, inspections, Impact Testing-Traix-2010, playground maintenance, repair, complete certified playground refurbishment, and upgrades.

Sator Sports, Inc. (888) 887-2867 www.satorsoccer.com 1455 W. 139th St., Gardena, CA 90249 SERVICE: Retailer of top-quality Agora Goals & Equipment. Call for Volume Pricing and free catalog.

Schmidt Design Group, Inc. (619) 236-1462 www.schmidtdesign.com 1310 Rosecrans Street, Suite G, San Diego, CA 92106 SERVICE: Landscape architecture, park planning, and design that balances artistic expression with environmental sensitivity.

SCI Consulting Group (707) 430-4300 www.sci-cg.com 4745 Mangels Blvd., Fairfield, CA 94534 SERVICE: New revenue feasibility studies, ballot measures, assessment district formations, and administration.

Shaw Sports Turf (706) 879-3643 www.shawsportsturf.com 185 S. Industrial Blvd, Calhoun, GA 30701 SERVICE: Industry leading synthetic turf sport fields with over 3,000 installations.

CRANE ARCHITECTURAL GROUP Innovations in Architecture

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Specialties include: Community Centers Daycare Centers Recreation/Sports Complexes Restrooms Senior Centers ADA Compliance Studios Picnic Shelters Concession Buildings Arts/Activity Centers Education Centers Historical Preservation and Restoration

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SoCal Shade Sails (619) 972-1100 www.shadesails.biz 10449 Roselle St., San Diego, CA 92121 SERVICE: Manufacture and install custom made, commercial grade shade sails, triangles, rectangles, side panels, steel.

SofSurfaces Inc. (800) 263-2363 x224 www.sofsurfaces.com 4393 Discovery Line, Petrolia, ON N0N 1R0 SERVICE: Rubber tile solutions for playground, fitness facility, and architectural applications.

SolarSynthesis (860) 280-7931 www.solarsynthesis.us 114 Cornerstone Drive, South Windsor, CT 06074 SERVICE: Solar powered charging stations for phones, tables and laptops.

110 E Wilshire Ave., Suite 300, Fullerton, CA 92832 www.cranearchitecturalgrp.com (714)525-0363

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u Buyer’s Guide Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation (626) 448-0853 x16 www.scmaf.org P.O. Box 3605, 823 Lexington Gallantin Road, South El Monte, CA 91733 SERVICE: Professional training, education, and networking; insurance services; sport rules, training, and competition for youth and adults.

Spohn Ranch, Inc. Custom Skate Parks (626) 330-5803 www.spohnranch.com 6824 S. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90230 SERVICE: Skate park design, construction, operation, and insurance.

The leader in responsible skatelite, concrete, and hybrid parks.

SSA Landscape Architects, Inc. (831) 459-0455 www.ssala.com 303 Potrero Street, 40-C, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 SERVICE: Award winning parks & recreation master planning, community workshops/consensus building, construction documentation/administration.

SyberTech Waste Reduction Ltd. (888) 888-7975 www.swrl.com P.O. Box 3009 - 33191 1st Avenue, Mission, B.C. V2V1G0 SERVICE: Our in-ground trash system, self-watering planters, and other products greatly save operational costs.

Synthetic Surfaces, Inc. (908) 233-6803 www.nordot.com P. O. Box 241, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 SERVICE: NORDOT Adhesive for installing synthetic turf athletic fields, tennis courts, playgrounds, recreational and aquatic surfaces.

TMT Enterprises, Inc. (408) 432-9040 www.tmtenterprises.net 1996 Oakland Road, San Jose, CA 95131 SERVICE: Bulk Material Supplier - baseball surfaces, playground materials, top dress sand, topsoil, soil mixes, decomposed granite, organics.

TRK Playground Safety, L.L.C. (559) 642-4939 www.trkplay.com 46853 Chukchansi Road, Coarsegold, CA 93614 SERVICE: Statewide; playground audits and inspections; attenuation surface impact testing; playground design; and safety education and awareness.

Trueline (951) 817-0777 http://gotrueline.com 12397 Doherty Street, Riverside, CA 92503 SERVICE: Resurfacing of tennis courts, basketball courts, game courts, playgrounds, striping, installation of equipment, and refurbishment.

Turf Star, Inc. (800) 585-8001 www.turfstar.com 2438 Radley Court, Hayward, CA 94545 SERVICE: Commercial mowing equipment & irrigation.

USA Shade & Fabric Structures (707) 257-7296 www.usa-shade.com PO Box 3467, Coppell, TX 75019-3406 SERVICE: USA Shade provides shade solutions for everything under the sun!

USGreentech (513) 371-5520 www.usgreentech.com 5076 Wooster Road, Cincinnati, OH 45226 SERVICE: USGreentech provides progressive infills for the synthetic turf market including their products Envirofill and Safeshell.

Verde Design, Inc. (408) 985-7200 www.verdedesigninc.com 2455 the Alameda, Suite 200, Santa Clara, CA 95050 SERVICE: Multi-disciplinary office of landscape architects and civil engineers with a focus on community projects.

StructureCast (661) 833-4490 http://www.structurecast.com/ 8261 McCutchen Road, Bakersfield, CA 93311 SERVICE: Precast, pre-engineered restroom, & concession buildings.

SVA Architects, Inc. (949) 809-3380 www.sva-architects.com 6 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite1150, Santa Ana, CA 92707 SERVICE: SVA Architects is a full-service architectural firm committed to creating sustainable environments for our communities.

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President’s Message u Continued from page 6 to get involved at the state level are needed for us to continue to advance the parks and recreation profession.

Please contact me or Doug Grove, Vice-President regarding your interest in one of these positions. In addition, as I promised to you during my incoming speech, we continue to work on the progression of J.E.D.I (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion). A task force was established to discuss the priorities and work needed to progress forward and I am very proud of the work of our task force as they navigate how this can better serve our members, agencies, and individuals that are seeking resources, education, and open conversations within a trusted space. This is a challenging task and one that has no specific deadlines but is a continu-

Vineyard Rock Products (831) 637-6443 www.vineyardrockproducts.com 1781 Limekiln Road, Hollister, CA 95023 SERVICE: Decorative granite products.

Vorgee USA (949) 683-8638 6 Journey, #160, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 SERVICE: Vorgee is a leading Australian swim brands. Vorgee USA distributes Vorgee products out of Orange County, CA. Vortex Aquatic Structures Intl.

(887) 586-7839 www.vortex-intl.com 11024 Bailey Road, Unit C, Cornelius, NC 28031 SERVICE: We create water play experiences for children to develop, communities to flourish, and businesses to thrive.

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ous evolution that must be maintained and strengthened. I believe we have solid leaders and contributors that will define our purpose and roll so that we can be a leading association that better provides to our members. Lastly, our #DiamondJubilee celebration recognizing 75 years as a membership association continues and our Districts and Sections are getting involved. It is great to see our diamond CPRS logo on flyers, emails, and other means as a symbol of strength, advancement, and resilience. Whether you are a CPRS member for 20 year, 10 years, or 1 month, you should feel proud to be apart of this great society and the benefits that it provides to you.

In closing I would like to extend my deepest thanks to the 74 CPRS Past Presidents. Some of you I have had the privilege of knowing, some

Water Odyssey By Fountain People, Inc. (512) 392-1155 www.waterodyssey.com P.O. Box 807, 4600 Hwy. 123, San Marcos, TX 78667-0807 SERVICE: Leading manufacturer of aquatic playground and fountain equipment.

Waterline Technologies (714) 564-9100 www.waterlinetechnologies.com 620 Santiago Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 SERVICE: Sales and service for aquatic facilities - chemical delivery.

West Coast Arborists, Inc. (714) 991-1900 www.wcainc.com 2200 E. Via Burton Street, Anaheim, CA 92806 SERVICE: WCA provides public agencies, school districts, and colleges with urban forestry management and maintenance services.

of you I have met, and few of you I only know by name. All of you were a driving visionary for the success of our society and contributing to us leading the nation in parks and recreation.

You sacrificed, you endured, and you rallied the board, leaders, and association through the peaks and valleys since 1946. It was not the success of one of you, but the strength of all of you holding the highest position in CPRS that has made our society great.

I appreciate all of you and extend my thanks for showing me the way.

Stay Safe-Stay Strong-Stay Healthy!

Best Wishes,

West Coast Turf (760) 340-7300 www.westcoastturf.com P.O. Box 4563, Palm Desert, CA 92261 SERVICE: Growers and installers of premium quality natural turfgrass sod.

Zasueta Contracting, Inc. (619) 589-0609 www.zasuetacontracting.com P. O. Box 866, Spring Valley, CA 91976 SERVICE: Playground equipment installation.

Western State Builders (760) 270-8639 www.westernstatebuilder.com 2141 Orange Avenue, Escondido, CA 92029 SERVICE: Playground Installation, shade structure installation, site furnishing installation.

ZGolf Food & Beverage Services, LLC dba Wedgwood Weddings (951) 491-8110, Ex. 326 www.wedgewoodweddings.com 43385 Business Park Drive #210, Temecula, CA 92590 SERVICE: Professional full service food & beverage management and operations with a focus on weddings, special events, and golf course F&B operations.

Who Built Creative Builders Inc. (707) 763-6210 www.whobuilt.biz P.O. Box 1568, Shafter, CA 93263 SERVICE: Installation of play equipment and athletic equipment.

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