OPA Parks Best Practices Manual

The Parks Best Practices Manual is a resource that will be found on the desks of all green industry professionals in both the municipal, private and institutional sectors. The Parks Best Practices Manual will be a living document that will be kept current and relevant, revised and updated as technologies, issues and standards change and evolve.

Some of the topics that are covered in this Manual are:

• Management and Administration (ie.  Accessibility, Asset Management, Budgets, Inspection of Park Assets, Waste Management, Special Event Management, and Graffiti),
• Horticulture,
• Turf Management,
• Park Amenities,
• Hard Surfaces,
• Public Playgrounds,
• Winter Maintenance,
• Recreational Trails,
• Natural Areas,
• Wetlands,
• Off-Leash Parks,
• Ravines and Watercourses,
• Urban Wildlife Management,
• Urban Forestry,
• Cemeteries    

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