volume 29, number 6 November / December 1998
Volume 29, number 6 November / December 1998

Features

So You Want To Be a Director?---15
Candid 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 Focus

Nature vs. Neatly Groomed---20
Planting 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
Volume 29, number 6 November / December 1998 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."

Departments
From 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


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