Among other activities, I am a volunteer photographer and docent for the Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department, a docent for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, and a member of several volunteer and non-profit organizations, particularly the Friends of Santa Teresa Park and th...
Nature of Croatia - national parks and reserves for active recreationThe flora and fauna of Croatia are incredibly rich. The country is one of the most environmentally friendly in Europe. The locals are proud of this status and are doing everything to enlarge the area of national parks...
including spending a few weeks visiting the West Coast before heading back across the country. They’ll be heading west again this Fall to explore the National Parks’ “Grand Circle” of parks in Utah and Arizona. Marsha is a member of RVing Women and serves as the Secretary of the RVW ...
Those who love the great outdoors should head for the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, which runs along the Delaware River for forty miles. Here you can go rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking or fishing, or simply admire the stunning waterfalls. There is a huge range of hiking ...
We registered park users by age, PA level (low, medium, and high), gender, and NSES using the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) audit tool adapted for iOS software (iSOPARC). We also conducted 37 semi-structured interviews and 29 focus groups to analyze ...
National Parks and Host Communities: Understanding a Community's Diverging Perspectives Jae Ho Lee 1 , David Matarrita-Cascante 1,* , Ying Xu 2 and Michael Schuett 1 1 Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA; jaeholee83@tamu...
National parks serve a dual purpose: they aim to protect pristine nature and they are intended to facilitate visitation and provide necessary services. However, as visitation increases, it becomes challenging to establish a balance between visitation and the preservation of nature. This paper aims to...
Measuring accessibility and equity in a local park system: The utility of geospatial technologies to park and recreation professionals. J. Park Recreat. Admi. 2001, 19, 102–124. 22. Xiaoma, L.; Changfu, L. Accessibility and service of Shenyang's urban parks by network analysis. Acta Ecol...