Resources

Resources for Park and Recreation Professionals

With help from our members and research partners, we make the following resources and tools available to equip parks and recreation departments, municipalities, urban design and landscape architecture firms, and advocacy organizations to enhance capacity and build equitable, healthy, and engaged communities.

Report
PAS QuickNotes: Climate-Resilient Pollinator Gardens.
Agreement
Partnership Agreement of Portland Parks & Recreation and The Forest Park Conservancy
Forest Park Conservancy
Key assumptions outlined for how Forest Park Conservancy works cooperatively with city agency to care for a 5,000+ acre park with 70+ miles of trails.
Policy
Recommendations to Create a 21st Century Civilian Climate Corps
The Corps Network
How to engage thousands of young Americans in community improvement, conservation and resilience projects.
Technical Tool
2020 Funding Guide
GameTime.com: A Playcore Company
Useful list of funding sources to access resources to plan, build, and program parks and other communities assets.
Member Exclusive
Technical Tool
Placemaking for an Aging Population: Guidelines for Senior-Friendly Parks
Luskin School of Public Affairs
People over age 65 in the U.S. remain highly underserved in regards to parks. This report draws from different sources to understand how parks can be best desi…
Member Exclusive
Agreement
Memorandum of Understanding Between Mayor’s Office of Community Empowerment & Philadelphia Department of Human Services
Philadelphia Water Department & Mayor's Office of Community Empowerment
MOU builds opportunities for disconnected young people and returning citizens, creating promising futures by tackling environmental challenges.
Member Exclusive
Policy
Assignment of Easements to the City of Birmingham
Freshwater Land Trust
This is an example of a simple document that successfully transfers several parcels to a municipality at the same time. It only requires the City to record it …
Member Exclusive
Agreement
Partnership Agreement for the Five Mile Creek Greenway
Freshwater Land Trust
This group is working on a 35-mile trail in an industrial area, working to restart local investment after major industry closures. They have implemented succes…
Member Exclusive
Agreement
MOU Between Mayor’s Office of Community Empowerment & Opportunity and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
Mayors Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
Agreement between Philly Parks & Rec Dept. and PowerCorpsPHL, an AmeriCorps initiative that engages “Opportunity Youth” in advancing their lives through servic…
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Case Study
River Garden | Memphis, TN
Memphis River Parks Partnership
A once dormant park has transformed into a breathtaking public space on the riverfront of downtown Memphis.