Best Practices for Parks and Public Spaces
The Maintenance Institute is The Hub of knowledge for sustainable facilities and grounds operations, land management techniques, and maintenance administration!
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Customized Services
Reach out directly to the Institute Director for research assistance or customized training. This is concierge service with a smile.
Shop Talk
This area is intended for folks searching for pieces of a puzzle when they may not yet have a complete picture.
Tool Shed
Our Tool Shed is a resource library designed for professionals working within all aspects of park maintenance.
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Our Mission
Well-maintained park systems are central to the health and vibrancy of our communities, making them more sustainable, equitable, resilient, and livable. Yet municipalities and park stewards seldom have the proper resources — people, funds, and knowledge — to do the job.
The Maintenance Institute is building a community of maintenance professionals, focused on advancing the capacity of parks and recreation organizations, municipal leadership, public works departments, and other public land stewards. We collect the latest tools, techniques, and strategies across industries to provide efficient maintenance and operational procedures. We gather all the resources you need, all in one place.
Our Objectives
- Build the capacity of park owners and stewards to meet their maintenance needs with training and resources for the latest tools, techniques and strategies.
- Improve the economic and social health of communities by supporting and promoting safe, clean, and ready-to-use public parks that address the health and wellness of individuals.
- Improve natural and built environments and their interconnections with people through expanded and more effective park maintenance, increasing environmental health and sustainability.
- Protect the major capital investments in public parks that are at risk of falling into deterioration without sufficient resources for maintenance.
- Provide technical information to the right people at the right time to build methods and support necessary to maintain public parks and recreation facilities.
- Serve as the only “go-to organization” to which municipalities and community organizations can turn to develop systems, tools, and strategies necessary for best maintenance practices.
- Advocate and facilitate support for the lifelong care of parks, trails, and public land; and communicate why park maintenance is an essential public service worthy of investment.
- Enlist public and private partners as collaborators in the long-term success, use and value of The Maintenance Institute to improve the quality of life in our communities.
