'Take a Child Outside' Week Gains Some Ground
from The Associated Press
 A large group of well-meaning officials from several states have a message for you and your family: Go take a hike. They're urging moms and dads to take their kids away from the television and go outside for some fresh air as part of "Take a Child Outside" week from Sept. 24-30. With child obesity on the rise and children spending more time playing electronic games or surfing the Internet, supporters of the effort are extolling the virtues of getting out of the house. More
Related Article: North Carolina State Parks Offer Family Programs During 'Take a Child Outside Week' (Citizen-Times)
Florida Woman Aims to Make Area Playgrounds Cleaner
from Naples Daily News
Children aren’t the only things hanging from the monkey bars on Southwest Florida’s playgrounds. But if you’re Bonita Springs, Fla., resident Michelle Haszard, you don’t need to be a scientist to notice dirt on area play places. She’s a mother of three, and it was the grime she spotted that led her to start a new business and encourage operators of area playground equipment to clean them up. It began 10 months ago. More
Nation Gains Hundreds of New Parks
from MarketWatch
Volunteers in more than eighty cities across the U.S. created more than 450 temporary parks in public parking spaces. The goals of the event, according to organizers, are to celebrate parks and promote the need for parks in America's cities. National Park(ing) Day is sponsored by The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national conservation nonprofit, based on an idea conceived by REBAR, a San Francisco art collective. More
Power Playgrounds
from the New York Post
Got a stressed out city kid? Take your little one to a power playground for some seriously A-list fun. The New York Post provides a look at six unique New York playgrounds.More
Special Needs Youths Get a Chance to STAR
from The Oregonian
Parents can find it challenging to track down a group activity that interests their teen. It becomes even more frustrating when their child has a developmental disability. This fall, the Hillsboro, Ore., Parks and Recreation will reach out to young adults with special needs through STAR (Specialized, Therapeutic, Adaptive, Recreation), a series of monthly programs that mix exercise, games and crafts with two hours of social activities. More
Delaware County Council Shows It is Easy Being Green
from the Delco Times
Delaware County is going green in a big way with solar panels, hybrid cars and energy-saving measures that will hold the line on costs and promote a cleaner environment. County council held an energy awareness press conference in the courtyard of the Government Center with two new Saturn Vue hybrid cars as the focal point. More
Push Ups for Pennies
from the Ventura County Star
Simi Valley, Moorpark and Thousand Oaks, Calif., residents are uniting to raise funds for the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District through pure pain and sweat! "Every push-up is worth a penny." Randy Shoemaker, owner and Program Director of local outdoor fitness program 805 Boot Camp stated. All different fitness levels are participating - and they're already off like a rocket. More
Aberdeen, S.D., Parks Work to Conserve Water
from KELOLAND-TV
We all expect to see green on the golf course and green at the ball parks. But keeping parks looking that way can take a lot of water during the summer. Aberdeen, S.D.’s parks and recreation department is working to conserve. More
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Jumping for Joy
from the Santa Cruz Sentinel
Freestyle bike riders could have a permanent home in Depot Park in Santa Cruz, Calif., to twist and launch their bikes in next summer, thanks to the success of a temporary park across from the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. "People are loving that Fun Spot there, and we know that's something that's not going to go away with time. That recreational need is here to stay," said Steve Hammack, Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation superintendent. More
Nature Center Gives Hidden Items a Show
from The York Dispatch
Amber Carothers, a naturalist for York County, Pa., Department of Parks and Recreation, and colleagues at the Nature Center at Richard M. Nixon County Park, in celebration of the park department's 40th year, have worked for the past several weeks to bring together a once-in-a-decade event: Showing the center's entire collection of birds, eggs, rocks and minerals. More
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