Custodial and Grounds
A well-trained custodial and grounds crew knows what to do, why they are doing it, and how best to take care of park maintenance. This area contains resources applicable to staff organization, health and safety, and efficient logistical approaches to improve custodial and grounds operations.
Creating Sustainable Community Parks and Landscapes
PA DCNR
This guidebook was created to outline the benefits of enhancing the natural resources in local parks and other landscapes, to maintain these areas in a sustainable manner, and to provide a step-by-step guide to help staff and volunteers achieve those results.
How to Install a Basketball Net
eHow
Step-by-step process for installing a basketball net.
Overseeding - Step by Step Guide For Beginners
Ryan Knorr Lawn Care
Overseeding is the process of adding new grass seed to your existing turf and the transformation can done quickly and easily.
Dog Park Design Considerations
The Trust for Public Land
Executive summary: How to build adog park
How to Identify and Control Noninfectious Diseases of Trees
US Forest Service
Learn to identify nonliving disease agents that are a major cause of loss in forest and landscape trees.
Pool Contamination Protocol
PA Department of Health
Protocol for fecal contamination in the pool
Quick Resource Guide for Winter Maintenance BMPs
PA Department of Environmental Protection
This quick resource guide was developed to provide information to municipalities on how to improve winter maintenance operations by utilizing best management practices (BMPs) for the two most utilized materials in winter maintenance operations: road salt (chloride-based deicers) and abrasives.
How to Shovel Packed Snow and Ice
This Old House
Step-by-step process for clearing sidewalks and paths with packed snow and ice.
Principles of Snow Plowing with a Truck
East Coast Facilities
Explanation of snow plowing with plow trucks.
Best Practice in Winter Maintenance
International Federation of Municipal Engineering
IFME member countries that experience heavy winters have collaborated to share information and practices in winter road maintenance.
Basic Snow Plow Fundamentals
Snow and Ice Management Association
Introduction to how to operate a V-plow
Benefits of Mulching
Penn State Extension
Mulches are materials placed over the soil surface to enhance landscape beauty, improve soil conditions, protect plants from foot traffic and lawn equipment, and suppress weeds.
Soil Quality Information
Penn State Extension
What is healthy soil and how do we achieve it?
How to Trim Hedges
Better Homes and Gardens
Tips and tricks for keeping hedges looking good.
How to Plant Bare Root Trees
Arbor Day Foundation
Step-by-step process for planting bare root trees.
