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.
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.
Stormwater BMPs - Calculating Runoff
CCLC Council, 2020
This video breaks explains to calculate stormwater runoff.
Hardscape Technical Resource Center
ICPI, 2022
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute continues to serve as the growing segmental concrete pavement industry’s information, technical, education, and workforce development resource.
Biota of North America Program
BONAP, 2022
BONAP provides in-depth information on the entire vascular flora of the continent north of Mexico, as well as for Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Municipal Toolkits
NWTAC, 2022
The NWTAC has assembled a number of template toolkits and checklists for communities to adapt to their infrastructure planning needs.
Systemic Insecticides List
Xerces Society, 2022
This tool is an easily accessible reference to the insecticides currently registered in the U.S. that are known to—or possess the potential to—exhibit systemic movement in plants. With this reference, you can retrieve information about these chemicals, such as their toxicity to bees, their persistence, the strength of their systemic activity, and where they can be legally used.
Native Seed Resource Center
Ernst Seeds, 2022
There are many factors involved in choosing, purchasing and planting native seeds and live materials, as well as managing expectations and maintaining native plant sites.
Winter Pond Inspection Checklist
Penn State Extension, 2021
If you are a pond owner, winter or early spring is a good time to take a walk around your pond to see if any maintenance is needed.
Winter is Tree Pruning Season
Penn State Extension, 2021
While you may need to bundle up, the cold temperatures of winter make for a great time to prune.
Pruning Landscape Trees
Penn State Extension, 2021
Proper pruning of landscape trees improves their structural strength, maintains their health, enhances their beauty, and increases their value.
