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 subscribers. 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.
Introduction to Stormwater Drainage System Design
Iowa Dept. of Transportation, 2010
The function of stormwater drainage systems is to collect minor design storm runoff and convey majordesign storm (flood) runoff to a discharge point.
Stormwater Design Guidance
US Army, 2020
This stormwater management document provides a step-by-step process to assist designers inmeeting the requirements
Landscaping Surface Material Calculator
Gravelshop.com, 2022
This tool will help to estimate the amount of surfacing material (volume and weight) needed for projects based upon area.
Pollinator-Friendly Parks
Xerces Society, 2021
The goal of this publication is to provide helpful information so parks can be planned and managed with pollinators and other insects in mind.
Why Mulch Volcanoes are Bad
University of Missouri, 2001
Brief article describing the effects of a common landscaping mistake.
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.
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.
Tracking Performance Accomplishments and Writing Self‐Assessments
US Dept. of Agriculture, 2022
Tool designed to assist supervisors with evaluation process / performance reviews that may be more impactful and engage staff.
Asset Management Levels of Service Guide
Northwest Territories Association of Communities, 2018
The Guide is designed to help communities use the Levels of Service Template to create documents thatare tailored to their local context.
Invasive Plants and Their Native Look-alikes
Delaware Department of Agriculture, 2008
This guide fills a need for a regional photographic guide to a broad selection of invasive plants that are often confused with similar native look-alikes.
Habitat Gardening for Wildlife
Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2015
If we provide consistent, clear messagesand simple guidance about how to improve or restore habitat in our communities, then the resulting actionsby the public should help to slow—and ultimately, one hopes, to reverse—the trend of declining wildlife species.
Basic Principles of Watershed Restoration and Stormwater Management
University of Maryland Extension, 2020
The objective of this document is to provide an overview of the most relevant urban stormwater management and watershed restoration issues, common mitigating practices, and regulations relevant to the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Conservation Landscaping Guidelines
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council, 2013
Engaging in the conservation landscaping practices described here can make an important difference in helping preserve the region’s plants, habitats, and animals, all critical elements in the complex web of life that characterizes a watershed.
Best Management Practices (BMPs) forBee Health in the Horticultural Industry
Horticultural Research Institute, 2017
While the green industry is diverse, some common threads exist among greenhouse and nursery production and landscape management when pollinator safety is concerned.
Plants Bees Like Best
Horticultural Research Institute, 2017
This is a list of plants that can be planted in landscapes to attract native bees and other pollinators.
