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.

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    Report

    Portland Off-Leash Program Evaluation and Recommendations

    Portland Parks and Recreation

    This document is an evaluation of Portland's off-leash dog park program from their off-leash advisory committee.

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    Plan

    Hidden Valley Regional Park Off-Leash Management Plan

    Washoe County

    This document is an off-leash dog management plan for Hidden Valley Regional Park in Washoe County, Nevada.

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    Agreement

    Denver Adopt-A-Dog-Park Agreement

    City and County of Denver Department of Parks & Recreation

    This document is an Adopt-a-Dog-Park agreement template from the City of Denver.

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    Policy

    Bark9 General Dog Park Proposal

    BARK9

    This document is a general dog park proposal template from BARK9, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to supporting a network of dog parks in the Bay Area. It outline…

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    Agreement

    Cedar Rapids Off Leash Dog Park Agreement

    City of Cedar Rapids

    This document outlines an agreement between the City of Cedar Rapids and K9COLA for the creation of an off-leash dog park.

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    Active Parks, Healthy Cities: Recommendations from the National Study of Neighborhood Parks

    City Parks Alliance

    This report curates multiple case studies for each of the four major findings from cities of different sizes and geographies for park and recreation profession…

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    Technical Tool

    Chicago Dog-Friendly Area Package

    Chicago Park District

    This document is a comprehensive package from the Chicago Park District outlining how to establish a dog friendly area. It includes a step-by-step manual, chec…

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    Agreement

    City of Arroyo Grande Consideration for Updated Dog Park Agreement

    City of Arroyo Grande

    This document is a consideration from the City of Arroyo Grande for an updated adopt-a-park agreement to an off-leash dog park.

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    Policy

    Anchorage Dog Park Memorandum

    Municipality of Anchorage

    This document from the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department outlines the public involvement and planned improvements to Arctic Benson Dog Park for 2014.

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    Plan

    Chatfield Off-Leash Dog Area Management Plan

    Colorado State Parks

    This document is a comprehensive management plan for an off-leash dog area of Chatfield State Park.

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