If you want to ensure an enjoyable and safe swimming experience, consistently maintaining water quality is crucial. Whether it's protecting swimmers from waterborne illnesses and poor air quality, or providing a clear view for lifeguards, the safety and quality of your pool depends on crystal clear water.

Nearly one in five kids between 2 and 19 years old is obese, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Playgrounds can help boost kids' fitness, when well designed. To encourage kids to get moving, it's important to develop play equipment that gives kids more than one path to follow, keeping them engaged and active.

Picnic tables with wood planks provide a natural and appealing look at park sites, but maintenance can present problems. Lumber planks can weather, warp and decay, and they need regular and costly maintenance, from repainting to replacement.

When it comes to selecting materials for site furnishings, an increasing number of parks and other site owners are looking for ways to improve their environmental footprint. From picnic areas to playgrounds to ballfields and beyond, there is a wealth of high-quality furnishings available, and there are more eco-friendly options than you might realize.

Swimming pools provide a much-needed amenity to the communities they serve—offering a place for fun and recreation, as well as important fitness and swimming programs. But if your pool is showing signs of age, you might be losing business.

If you operate a park, school or other location that features a playground, you already know about the importance of providing attractive, fun and compliant equipment, including impact-attenuating surfacing beneath.

Maintaining your grounds and developing new areas and features is key to keeping visitors engaged in the beauty and value of your site. Part of that job is making sure you have well-trained staff with the right equipment to handle the job.

When it comes time to outfit your gymnasium, it's easy to get overwhelmed by the tremendous range of product options out there. If you're looking to offer opportunities to play volleyball in your gym, it's important to find the right system. Whether you're getting set up for college, high school or just recreational play, there's a volleyball net system to fit your program needs.

If you want to attract new members and keep existing ones excited about visiting your facility, you need to entice them with creative and exciting program offerings. Staying on top of current trends and adding them to your programming mix is one sure way to boost enrollment—and revenue—at your facility.

As light emitting diode (LED) sports lighting continues its ascent as the cost-effective technology of choice, more parks and recreation organizations are exploring whether a retrofit project—installing new lighting on existing poles—is feasible. There's a lot to consider—from costs and energy savings to structural reliability, maintenance, on-field light quality, and light spill and glare, which, due to the LED optical point, can be worse than metal halide.