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Jan 20, 2021
Paula Sliefert Joins City Parks Alliance Board of Directors
City Parks Alliance
City Parks Alliance welcomes Paula Sliefert, senior marketing manager at The Toro Company, to the board of directors. For more information about The Toro Compa…
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Jan 7, 2021
Why Attend
Katie Burns
Build community in the urban park spaceThe Summer Series will include 13+ events over the span of two weeks, starting June 24 through June 25, 2021.It will be …
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Nov 22, 2020
How to #OptOut and Recreate Responsibly in Your Local Park
Katie Burns
There are a lot of reasons why Thanksgiving weekend will look different this year. Health officials recommend people do not travel or gather in large groups, b…
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Nov 9, 2020
Parks Won on Election Day
City Parks Alliance
In a year that brought uncertainty and challenges to our nation’s city parks, Election Day provided some relief. Voters in 11 states across the U.S. approved n…
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Sep 29, 2020
CPA Welcomes New Board Directors
Catherine Nagel, City Parks Alliance
I am excited to announce the addition of six new leaders to the City Parks Alliance Board of Directors. Much like our membership, our board of directors repres…
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Aug 16, 2020
Great American Outdoors Act: A Victory for City Parks and People
Julie Waterman
On August 4, 2020 the Great American Outdoors Act was signed into law. This landmark legislation guarantees that the $900 million deposited into the Land and W…
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