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PLUM LANDING Explore Outdoors
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PLUM LANDING: Free PBS KIDS’ Resources to Support Park Programming

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PLUM LANDING, an innovative PBS KIDS multimedia environmental science project for 6- to 9-year-olds, has created an Explore Outdoors Toolkit with family-focused activities and media intended to get families active and outdoors.

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Institute Design
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Instituting Innovation: Q & A with Diane Mailey

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Director Diane Mailey is leading with an innovative approach that puts the Institute at the Golden Gate on a promising path.

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Resources fanned
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Re-introducing the Institute

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Welcome! Whether you’re familiar with the Institute’s previous work or you’re just discovering us, we want to take this opportunity to reintroduce ourselves and give you a sense of what to expect from us in the future.
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How Parks Help Build Healthy, California Communities

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On January 10, I participated in a panel on maximizing active living through partnerships with parks at the California SNAP-Ed Forum in Sacramento, California.

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Collaboration Handbook
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The Right Outlook for Collaboration

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The Institute released a Collaboration Handbook in support of the NPS Urban Agenda, which features tools for park professionals to jumpstart collaboration within their communities
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Homelessness and Parks: First Steps towards Collaborative Solutions

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During my fellowship, I had the opportunity to speak with different park professionals and stakeholders, from park police to social service providers, regarding homelessness in the parks. This allowed me to examine the issue from many angles, and one thing I learned is that any approach involves many moving parts.
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National Park Service's Urban Agenda Resources

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As the NPS Urban Agenda pilot phase comes to a close, it’s time to share out some of the lessons learned.

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Cyclists in Melbourne, Australia
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Acting Collectively on Climate Change

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The Institute will host a climate change communications workshop for park staff as a part of the Earth Week celebrations.

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HPHP Roadmap Report
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The Healthy Parks Healthy People: Bay Area Case Study is Here!

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In our newest report we capture lessons learned creating cross-sector collaborations.

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Storytime
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#FindYourPark at the Library!

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The NPS and the Parks Conservancy have teamed up with San Francisco Public Libraries for a summer of reading, learning, and park fun.