FeaturesSo You Want To Be a Director?---15Candid advice for newly hired executive directors -by Richard Grodsky Are Your Day Camps All That They Can Be?---17 Accreditation from the ACA can help you find out by JaAnn Zimmermann, CLP Legal Canlendar 1999---28a 1998 Magazine Index---53 Special FocusNature vs. Neatly Groomed---20Planting seeds of change in public attitudes toward natural plantings -by David Brooks Burn My Park? Dream On!---23 Your questions answered about prescribed fires -by Bob Stanton Planning for Pets---25 Designated pet areas can make Fido and Friends happier -by Joe Potls Sled Hill Sense and Liability---28 Take these measures to ensure patron safety and loss control -by Brett Davis, ALCM Wetland Mitigation---31 Developing a park on or near a wetland requires extra planning -by Scott Wegman Fleet Owners Must Comply with New EPA Requirement--- 35 Guidelines for agencies that own 10 or more vehicles -by Rick Stumf, CLP |
A young girl takes advantage of fresh snow left by a six-hour blizzard
that hit, among other areas, this one at the Heller Nature Center in Highland Park.
The 97-acre nature preserve is a facility of the Park District of Highland Park. In addition to prairie areas,
woods and three miles of trails, ther center offers countless volunteer opportunities and programs such as
"Big Pioneer, Little Pioneer."DepartmentsFrom the Editor---4 Across the Board---6 Slicing education budgets hurts in the long run Eye on the Profession---8 IPRS's "MAP" for the future Partnerships---11 Safety and saving result from a partnership Statehouse Insider---12 George Ryan wins; GOP and democrats gain seats Trend Watch---38 Boomers seek a second chance Mixed Media---40 A winning PR process Our Natural Resources---42 A prairie for the prairie state, plus DNR Newsbriefs People and Places---48 |