Parks, sports, recreation and fitness facilities are finding innovative new ways to save money and make their budgets work. Whether through energy conservation, creative partnering or any of a number of other methods, these new strategies are delivering results.

When Tisha Bolger was in fourth grade, she attended a summer resident camp for three weeks and never looked back.

The City of Sisters, Ore., wanted to encourage bikers along its trailways to stop in for a bite and enjoy the surrounding community. So, it turned to a restroom and shower building, as well as bike lockers.

To design and develop an effective trail or greenway, you need to start with a proper plan. Community involvement and funding partnerships will help get the project off the ground.

Wesley King, director of aquatics at Galter LifeCenter in Chicago, has loved swimming since he was a kid, spending the summers playing with his younger brother in their in-ground swimming pool in Peoria, Ill., and even volunteering to help build a new waterpark as a teenager.

Sustainable site design means different things in different environments. This feature will consider some of the important ways sustainable design is affecting parks and sites in different areas.

John Stewart, head groundskeeper for New York's Syracuse Chiefs, a Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, always has been interested in baseball, the outdoors and learning about the environment.

Site furnishings bring character and balance to a park's open space, with benches, water fountains and picnic tables being just a few of the common accessories you can find. But furnishing your park site requires careful planning, too, with one of the best ways being to understand or determine the common or intended use for your specific areas.

Sports and recreation have been a part of Stan L. Shingles' life since he was a child.

Increasing energy efficiency is consistently the No. 1 way respondents to our annual Industry Report say they are trying to reduce their operating costs. In this article, we'll look at the best ways to improve operating efficiencies by decreasing use of resources.