ParkXChange Resource Library

Resources for Urban Park Professionals

This searchable library hosts helpful park resource documents, including cross-sector MOUs, equity action plans, agreements for park maintenance and operations, dog park and concession management, green infrastructure development and maintenance, community benefits, arts and cultural programming and events, as well as other resource guides and technical tools to support park partnerships.

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Ecological Horticulture at the Presidio
Presidio Trust
Note that this guide is specific to the area it describes and includes design guidance for ecologically supportive urban landscaped areas.
Technical Tool
Community First Toolkit
High Line Network
Toolkit to help park organizations address inequities and shape public spaces that bring social, environmental, and economic benefits to communities
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Technical Tool
Vancouver Park Board Best Management Practices Cutsheets
Vancouver Park Board
Contains BMPs for a variety of naturalized meadows, including no mow, low mow, enhanced low mow, and wildflower, as well as design and layout options.
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Policy
Austin Parks and Recreation Department Partnership Levels
City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department
This document categorizes and describes the various partnership levels the parks department has with different organizations and community groups.
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Agreement
San Francisco Parks Alliance Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement
San Francisco Parks Alliance
This fiscal sponsorship agreement outlines the relationship between SF Parks Alliance and any group for whom it provides fiscal sponsorship services.
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Report
PAS QuickNotes: Climate-Resilient Pollinator Gardens
American Planning Association
Pollinator gardens increase climate resiliency and provide ecological, environmental, and health benefits.
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
Park Friends Survey
Partnership for Providence Parks (P3)
Survey in Providence to create a definition of Park Friends Groups, identify services they provide and uncover needs to sustain them into the future.
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Agreement
Memorandum of Understanding Between Verde Forest Park Conservancy, West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, and Portland Parks & Recreation
Forest Park Conservancy
An MOU that shows how to build a partnership model to improve restoration practices and achieve equity outcomes that can be replicated by other orgs.