A beautifully designed park is an automatic draw to individuals and families looking for a place to gather or contemplate the natural surroundings. When you coordinate your park with shelters, gazebos and other structures, you can heighten the beauty of the surroundings and create a centerpiece for your community.

Trash and recycling collection is a time-consuming task, made more difficult by the sometimes unpredictable traffic patterns in public parks and spaces. The good news is that you can now modernize your waste management system, using wireless sensors to continually monitor fill level, temperature, weight, location and collection status.

Making sure everyone who attends your events and games can get a good view is easy when you have bleachers. But what if your events occur in a variety of locations? When you want a great seating option that can move from place to place, transportable bleachers are the best choice.

If you have a water source such as a lake, pond or old quarry, you can use that space to create a beautiful destination park that will generate revenues. Adding a range of amenities to your water, as well as providing complementary activities on land, will generate interest and attract people to the park, providing revenue that will enable you to expand your offerings at all of your facilities.

Most playground injuries that result in an emergency room visit occur when children fall to the surface. Because of this, it is critical to install effective safety surfacing beneath equipment. However, even when you invest in a safe surface, there are factors that will have an impact on your surface's effectiveness after installation, including weather, poor maintenance and more.

Dog parks have become increasingly common amenities in cities and towns across the country. On top of that, there are millions of dog owners across the country, and many of them visit parks and trails with their pets. Whether in the dog park or along the trail, you can provide amenities that make places more pet- and people-friendly.

Providing the opportunity for people of all abilities to play together is an important goal for parks, schools and other organizations. While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) establishes guidelines that aim to provide access to everyone, sometimes these guidelines don't go far enough.

Ensuring your swimming pool looks good and is functioning properly requires regular attention to maintenance. One crucial step is painting, which is a relatively easy way to make your pool look new again. But before you begin, it's important to understand the proper procedures for painting your pool.

Spraygrounds have grown rapidly in popularity across the United States, and now that people are more familiar with the fun of playing in the water, you might want to think about ways to extend the fun even further. There are simple ways to make sure your sprayground is providing lasting fun for visitors.

Restroom structures are a popular addition at park sites, but there are other types of buildings, from concessions to shower buildings and even storage buildings, that you can add to your site to spruce things up, or even just to simplify storage and maintenance.