Fairmount Park

Meet PPR’s New Director of Urban Forestry Lori Hayes Lori Hayes began her career with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation (PPR) as a Penn State summer student intern, June of 1981. Due to family circumstances, Lori had to get a job immediately. As a result of her internship experience, Lori decided to take the Grounds Maintenance Worker 1 test and passed. One of Lori’s proudest moments was that she began working with PPR when she was 21 years-old. After permanent appointment, she was able to advance

creating neighborhood gardens and green spaces, planting street trees, and establishing tree nurseries (Parks & People Foundation, 2002). These efforts were initially undertaken in collaboration with the City Department of Recreation and Parks and funded by Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). The program was officially established through an agreement between the Parks & People Foundation (PPF) and DHCD to assist communities’ neighborhood Service in managing vacant open

Comparison Oguz Cangoz Fairmount Park vs. Central Park Spring 2015 The United States is home to a numerous amount of popular cities. Within all these cities, there are parks. Urban parks are though of as a getaway from the city lifestyle, and used for relaxing and entertainment through activities anywhere from picnics to concerts and parades. United States is home to a few of the most well known and architecturally impressive park achievements in the world. To some, parks are often viewed as

foreign nation’s industrial prowess. By 1876 however, foreign investors were excited by the prospects of wealth presented by this new burgeoning American industrial capacity. Held from May 10 to November 10, 1876 the Exhibition took place in Fairmount Park along the Schuylkill River about two miles from the center of Philadelphia and was attended by about 10 million visitors or 20% of the population of the United States at that time. In terms of construction, more

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview about my experience attending the Philadelphia Art Museum on March 15, 2013. The museum is Located in Philadelphia, PA and the exhibition that caught my attention was Journeys to New Worlds it explores the artistic exchanges between Spain and Portugal and their colonies in the Americas and Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. (The Philadelphia Museum of Art, p. Philadelphia Art Museum). A journey to New Worlds originates The exhibition

Parks have been around for many years. They truly have impacted not only suburbs, but they have majorly impacted cities. Without the invention of parks it would be hard to escape city life. Cities are still changing from what they used to be and how they are designed. However the future of the parks is unsure due to funding and lack of maintenance. The first idea of a park was from William Penn in 1682. He created a plan for Philadelphia to have five areas of park - like land. Then James Oglethorpe

widget FAQ contact Parks have been around for many years. They truly have impacted not only suburbs, but they have majorly impacted cities. Without the invention of parks it would be hard to escape city life. Cities are still changing from what they used to be and how they are designed. However the future of the parks is unsure due to funding and lack of maintenance. The first idea of a park was from William Penn in 1682. He created a plan for Philadelphia to have five areas of park - like land. Then

Rydalmere Summary Rydalmere is a Sydney suburb that is unique and growing with apartment developments going up and some renovations in the area. The local schools are within walking distance for the kids of Rydalmere, as are the nice sports ovals, parks, and playgrounds for a nice recreation culture. Rydalmere offers public transportation via ferry, trains, or buses when the locals want to venture outside their nice suburb. Living in Rydalmere puts you within five minutes of Parramatta via public

Assignment at a Park Hayden Park was an interesting place for a Freeze-Frame assignment. For those who have not heard of a Freeze-Frame, it is simply sitting in one spot for 15 to 20 minutes observing ones surroundings. So to continue, at first glance, Hayden Park is a typical Valley of the Sun type park. Most of these typical parks have grass, picnic tables, some trees, and usually some sort of sports availability such as a basketball court or soccer field, or both. In addition, the parks also have

Introduction With the rapid growth of the American population and the greater demand for work, large urban areas developed throughout the U.S. landscape. Urbanization, as it is called, is the replacement of the rural areas with more urban ones. Urbanization has impacted human behavior and wildlife as well and most likely won’t be ending anytime soon as humanity continues to push into wildlife habitats. As relative keepers of the environment, humans need to understand the impacts of urbanization