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.

Case Study
Parks That Protect: Leveraging Waterfronts for Resilient Communities
Urban Land Institute
Explores seven leading-edge waterfront park projects from around the world built to protect adjacent neighborhoods from climate threats.
Member Exclusive
Technical Tool
FireSmart BC Landscaping Guide
FireSmart BC/City of Vancouver
This guide from British Columbia includes an extensive list of fire-resistant plants, and tips on making your landscaping more wildfire resilient.
Report
2020 Menino Survey of Mayors
Boston University Initiative on Cities
Mayors have had to deal with COVID-19’s consequences and its impact on their cities' future. Between June and August 2020 this Survey asked 130 mayors about th…
Technical Tool
East Bay Regional Park District FEMA Application
East Bay Regional Park District
A model application for FEMA funds following 2005 rain storms at the Great House Portal, when the Black Diamond Mines started caving in.
Report
Extreme Weather Mitigation in the Las Cruces Infill District Through Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Las Cruces Infill District
A report describing how a $1.8 million investment in trees supported by green infrastructure will double the Infill District's shade canopy while also conservi…
Technical Tool
East Bay Regional Park District Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Project Subapplication
East Bay Regional Park District
Technical Tool
East Bay Regional Park District Pre-Disaster and Flood Mitigation Assist
East Bay Regional Park District
Policy
Using the State Revolving Funds to Build Climate Resilient Communities
NRDC Water & Climate Team
Recommendations for water efficiency, green infrastructure, and flood risk policies for State Revolving Funds for climate-resilient communities.
Member Exclusive
Technical Tool
San Francisco Emergency Child & Youth Care Program
San Francisco Recreation and Parks
A playbook for providing care for children with parents and caretakers on the front-lines of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Member Exclusive
Technical Tool
Open Letter to City Council Supporting Funding for Parks & Rec to Provide Essential COVID Recovery Services
Philadelphia Parks Alliance
Coalition letter to fund Philly Parks & Rec services to African American and low income communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.