Our Tool Shed is a resource library designed for professionals working within all aspects of park maintenance. We continually research best maintenance practices from all industries to gather videos, articles, templates, and websites and store them in one place for our members. We spend the time to sift through the noise and provide you with valuable information when you need it, so you can focus on developing solutions. If there is something you need but cannot find, reach out and share your specific needs.
Motor Vehicle and Fleet Management Best Practice Guidelines
Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, 2022
This guide contains the basic elements that should be addressed by each university concerning the safe and legal use of vehicles operated by the university, whether they are university owned, rented, or privately owned.
Facilities Management Good Practice Guide
Facility Management Association of Australia, 2012
The purpose of the Guide is to provide a common understanding of issues and good practice requirements involved in running an efficientbuilding, helping to bridge knowledge gaps between the various stakeholders involved in the development, construction, operations, maintenance, management and administration of multi-unit residential buildings.
Why Mulch Volcanoes are Bad
University of Missouri, 2001
Brief article describing the effects of a common landscaping mistake.
Landscaping Near Black Walnut Trees
K-State Research and Extension, 2015
Selecting juglone-tolerant plants
Guide to Restoring Native Plants in NYC
Madison Square Park Conservancy, 2021
This guide was designed for New York City residents, professional land managers, and gardeners to choose the plants with the greatest ecological impact on our city.
Madison Square Park Tree Conservation Plan
Madison Square Park Conservancy, 2017
This tree plan, not only comprises a history of trees that once stood in the Park and catalogues the trees currently standing, but also directs the succession and maintenance of the tree canopy that future generations of Park users will enjoy.
SAMPLE - Sustainability Plan 2008 - 2015
City of Sacremento, CA - 2008
Sample sustainability plan from a US city. This plan is broken down into 38 objectives to achieve over 7 years.
SAMPLE - Urban Agriculture Activity Plan
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, 2014
The Urban Agriculture activity plan is a strategy to further sustainability as a core value and promotethe vision and goals of the MPRB Comprehensive Plan. This plan is to be used as a baseline for theMPRB to increase integration of urban agriculture in the parks and guide the investment necessary tosustainably support related activities.
SAMPLE - Sustainability Report
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, 2009
"This sustainability report, is intended to serve as 1) a review of the challenges and opportunities with existing resources and personnel
SAMPLE - Certified Green Event Application Form
Minneapolis Park & Recreaion Board, 2022
Sample form to help event coordinators produceenvironmentally sustainable events.
SAMPLE - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy
City of Minneapolis, MN - 2022
Sample policy language for citywide purchasing procedures / process. The goal of this policy is to encourage and increase purchasing that reflects the City’s commitment to sustainability.
7 Things Every Playground Owner Should Know About Accessibility
US Access Board, 2014
The purpose of this guide is to provide practicalinformation that every public playground ownershould know about the accessibility of theirplayground surfaces.
ADA Implications in Facility Layout
Presenter: Kimberly Paarlberg, RA, 2018
This is a slide deck from a presentation focusing on 2017 updates to ICC A117.1 - Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities
Best Cultural Practices for Sports Fields
Boyd Montgomery, CSFM, 2022
This is a slide deck from a presentation at the 2022 PRPS Annual Conference. Boyd covers essential steps to keeping playing surfaces safe and attractive.
Conserving Wild Bees in Pennsylvania
PSU Extension, 2017
Wild bees, which include native and naturalized bees, pollinate a variety of crops. In areas of Pennsylvania, wild bees already provide the majority of pollination for some summer vegetable crops.
