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  • From Stopping Point to Destination

    January 12, 2018 |

    Seeley Swan Pathfinder |

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    Response Location: United States, Challis, Idaho

    Challis, Idaho is a small town, where mining and ranching are the main economies - but with employment and revenue down, the town is turning to recreation to bolster the economy. A collaboration between the Great Basin Institute, the Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, and the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation founded the Lombard Trail, a trail meant for recreation and ATV use that is bringing money into Challis.

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  • A Place to Play, on Wheels or Feet

    December 05, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    Children with disabilities often feel excluded in amusement parks where they are prevented from going on rides, and they don't feel included with the other children. Morgan's Wonderland amusement park and Morgan's Inspiration island water park are designed for children or adults with disabilities but can also be used by able-bodied individuals.

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  • As hundreds of golf courses close, nature gets a chance to make a comeback

    November 08, 2017 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    More golf courses are closing than are opening, allowing the rare opportunity to have open space in an urban environment. Restorations are becoming popular to allow wildlife and humans to make use of the natural space through the encouragement of different animals and plants to inhabit the same area as well as the development of parks and bike paths to foster human use.

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  • Urban Parks and the 10-Minute Challenge

    October 31, 2017 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    On average, one in three Americans don't live within ten minutes of a park. That percentage is even lower for low-income people and people of color. Because parks often can lead to better health for both individuals and communities, the Trust for Public Land, the National Recreation and Park Association, the Urban Land Institute, and the JPB Foundation have joined forced to implement a national advocacy campaign to bring attention and action to this issue.

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  • Green movement pivots toward minorities

    September 26, 2017 |

    Great Lakes Today |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    The largely homogenous demographic of those working in conservation contributes to disparities in representation, which in turn can lead to issues like the Flint water crises. Now several organizations, including the Alliance for the Great Lakes in Cleveland and the Environmental Fellows program at the University of Michigan, are working to include the diverse voices of different races, ages, and backgrounds in the conversation.

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  • Paris offers a model to bring swimming to Charles River

    June 18, 2017 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    In many places, polluted water deters people from enjoying nature or treating waterways as spaces for community recreation. Even when the water is clean, this aversion persists. In Paris, the reveal of three public swimming pools in a once-contaminated canal is being treated as a model for other urban waterways in cities like Boston.

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  • "Boots On The Ground" For Backcountry Conservation

    June 09, 2017 |

    KBUT Community Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Crested Butte, Colorado

    As tourism activity increases on the trails throughout Colorado and crowds of mountain bikers flock to the Gunnison Valley area, a group born out of the Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association has formed to act as a boots on the ground type of coalition. From trail maintenance to educating newcomers on proper trail etiquette, the Crested Butte Conservation Corps have taken matters into their own hands.

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  • The Transformative Power of Play in Urban India

    May 03, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: India

    Safe play spaces are few and far between in India's rapidly growing urban centers. One organization is making the most of limited open areas to teach kids a range of life skills.

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  • An Outside-the-Doctor's-Office Approach to Health Care

    March 27, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Pensacola, Florida

    In addition to providing tradition primary care service, clinics in Pensacola and New Orleans are working to improve community health and promote health as well as treat illness. Initiatives—identified and developed in collaboration with residents—include building safe places to play and increasing access to fresh produce.

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  • Essen's award-winning blueprint for greening the postindustrial city

    February 16, 2017 |

    Citiscope |

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    Response Location: Germany, Essen

    Essen has a very industrial past but due to private and public efforts it has become Europe's 2017 "green capital". The city has converted industrial buildings into places for art, wastewater is being diverted from the river, bike mobility has been increased, and trees have been planted.

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