This guest blog is by ELGL member Ali Rhodes, the Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Boulder, Colorado. What I’m Reading: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolu Mbue What I’m Listening To: Everything is Not Awesome and Catchy Song from Lego Movie 2. My kids are obsessed. I might lose my mind. Boulder, Colorado sits … Continued
In 2019, the #ELGLKnope award is recognizing the best parks and open spaces managed by local government. We’re also sharing guest posts about the amazing parks and recreation people, projects, and professions in local government! Guest blogger: Michele Potter Director, Parks, Recreation and Culture, City of Gaithersburg, MD LinkedIn / Twitter I’m the Director of Parks, Recreation … Continued
Is your favorite park or open space listed in the nominations (as of February 17, 2019)? Check out the map below and make your nomination today!
The number of nominations doubled in week two of #ELGLKnope nominations! Here are the Week 2 nominees for your review – do you see your favorite park on this list? Take a minute and submit your nomination today to ensure that your favorite park or open space makes the Round of 32 for the 2019 … Continued
Is your favorite park or open space listed in the nominations (as of February 11, 2019)? Check out the map below and make your nomination today!
It was an eventful first week of #ELGLKnope nominations! Here are the Week 1 nominees for your review – do you see your favorite park on this list (shown in no particular order)? Take a minute and submit your nomination today to ensure that your favorite park or open space makes the Round of 32 … Continued
Bobbi Nance President Recreation Results LinkedIn | Twitter Cool things about parks. To celebrate the start of the #ELGLKnope Award contest for the best Park facility in the country we have an interview between Eleanor Wyatt and Bobbi Nance. Eleanor is a 9-year-old that has strong opinions about parks and Bobbi is the President of Recreation … Continued
Each spring, ELGL submits project ideas to the first-year students in Leisha Dehart-Davis’ class in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s MPA Program, and we wait with our fingers crossed to see if the students will select our program ideas and join the ranks of prior year project teams that studied HR trends, … Continued
The 2019 #ELGLKnope award will recognize the best local parks and open spaces. To celebrate and amplify the work of local government parks employees, we’re running a blog series to showcase the topics, trends, and ideas in parks management, maintenance, programming, and planning. Sign up for a date to guest blog for ELGL on the … Continued
It’s time…. the 2019 #ELGLKnope award is now accepting nominations! Nominate your favorite park or open space today. The Knope Award honors the top local government places. The #ELGLKnope award recognizes the best places in local government. In 2017, we honored the best city hall buildings. In 2018, we honored the best libraries. In 2019, we’ll honor … Continued
