FEATURES
Grants Outlook 1996....... 17
by Ronald C. Hallberg, CLP
1996 State and Federal Funding Sources for Parks, Recreation, Conservation Lands and Facilities....... 18
101 Ways To Live More Ecologically....... 21
"Foster Parents" Care for Trees in DuPage County....... 23
by Wendy Kummerer and Brook McDonald
Park Districts: Catalysts for Cooperation...... 27
by Ann M. Londrigan
Three-way Partnership Hits a Home Run
in Neighborhood Park....... 31
(park district+private+nonprofit)
by Dave Mogle, CLP
Initiative Puts Community Into the Swim of Things....... 35
(park district+city)
by Robert W. Vaughan, CLP
Working Together Saves Tax Dollars.......38
(park district+schools)
by Nancy Chamberlain
Public/Private Partnerships Are Healthy....... 40
(park district+hospital)
by Lynn Juniel
Residents Benefit from Cooperation....... 45
(forest preserve+park district)
by Bruce Hodgdon
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DEPARTMENTS
FROM THE EDITOR....... 4
Insurmountable Opportunity
by Ann M. Londrigan
ACROSS THE BOARD....... 6
Problem Solving
by Dr. Ted Flickinger, CLP
INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION...... 9
Illinois Constitution Encourages Cooperation
by Peter M. Murphy
LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SCENE.......10
Election Cycle Puts Legislature in High Gear
by Peter M. Murphy
TRENDS.......47
Aquatic Centers Make a Big Splash in Illinois
by Shari Moser Ross
PUBLIC AWARENESS PERSPECTIVE....... 50
Mini Michael Andretti's Make Front Page News
by Laura A. Seymour
OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Vanishing Act....... 52
by Anne Mueller
Creation of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Compared to Yellowstone....... 56
by Brent Manning
PEOPLE & PLACES IN THE NEWS....... 59
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