The following is a list of the most popular national parks in America based on 2018 visitor statistics from the National Park Service. Share this with friends and family.

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The Newport Recycled Plastic Bench. This bench will not splinter, crack or fade and comes with a 50-year warranty against rot, decay, and termites

To honor Earth Week this year, The Park and Facilities Catalog is offering sizable discounts on Recycled Plastic Picnic Tables, Recycled Plastic Benches and Recycled Plastic Trash Receptacles. In fact all 289-Series products.

As you may know, Earth Day was established back in April 1970. It is always held on April 22.

The concept behind the event is to show support for protecting the Earth's environment.

The day was founded by US Senator Gaylord Nelson and because of his efforts Congress established the Environmental Protection Agency. Nelson was later honored with a Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Complete the loop - Reduce - Reuse - Recycle

One of the ways to protect the planet is to recycle its resources, rather than keep digging up and wasting our current resources.

There's a big opportunity to do this with plastic. Plastic is everywhere.

Joshua Tree National Par

Participate in National Park Week this year with a free park pass, a free park guide and variety of interesting events.

That's right, the National Park Service is very generous during this celebratory week - Sat. April 20 to Sun. April 28.

The NPS and National Park Foundation, the non-profit which supports our parks, offer a nice array of treats. Here's a list of some of them:

Free Admission - First of all, on Sat., April 20, admission to ALL park areas, more than 419 parks, monuments, battlefields, military parks, historical parks, historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, recreation areas, scenic rivers and trails, is FREE. Here's a handy way to Find Your Park. Discounted Tickets - This is a hidden kicker most people don't know about. The NPS is also offering free deals or discounted passes for senior citizens, active members of the military, families of fourth-grade students, disabled citizens and the public in general. Grab those deals while you can! (You have

Dog park equipment that includes Paw-Themed bench near the entrance to fenced-in dog areas at North Beach Oceanside Park in Miami Beac

If you want to see a cool dog park, complete with a full array of dog park equipment, then you must visit the North Beach Oceanside Park in Florida.

"Cool" is the operative word for this park located at 8328 Collins Ave., Miami Beach for a number of reasons.

For one, the park is located on the Atlantic Ocean. Soothing cool breezes come off the water, blow over the beach and make their way to this 36-acre oasis where there are two dog parks.

Secondly, there is an area at the beach called "Bark Beach" designated for dogs. A great place to run and splash in the surf.

Third, the North Beach Oceanside Park is a botanical paradise. There are trees everywhere. And plenty of trees means plenty of welcome shade.

Doggy and Me drinking fountain

That's the setting for their great dog parks, located on the street side of the park. (Where there is plenty of parking by

A Bike Repair Station with a handy cradle, bike tools, and an air pump is a welcome sight for cyclists

Adding a Bike Repair Station as an amenity to any community is catching on across the county. Want to encourage more bicycle riders in your town? Want to create goodwill with cyclists by providing a handy place where they can maintain and fix their bicycles? Want to boost your bicycle infrastructure to make life easier for cyclists?

Here are 10 solid reasons to add a bike repair station to your location:

1. ENTICES MORE PEOPLE TO BIKE THAN DRIVE - seems like just about every town has traffic issues. More and more people today own a car. Families don't just own one car. Every family member has one. More and more cities are spending millions to add bike lanes and encourage people to use their bicycles to cut down on congestion and pollution. Adding a bike repair station every few miles throughout a city enhances that bicycle infrastructure. Same goes for colleges and universities. There

Three-row aluminum bleachers at martial arts training facility

Aluminum Bleachers are a great way to add efficient seating to any indoor sports building - whether it's for a gymnastic school or a martial arts facility.

Just ask Cris Polilli, the general manager with Master Chang's Martial Arts schools in North Carolina.

The company purchased aluminum bleachers from the Park and Facilities Catalog to provide seating for the spectators that attend all the martial events they host at their facilities.

"They're more space-efficient than regular chairs or benches," Cris said. "The light weight of the bleachers allows us to move them around depending on what types of events we have such as tournaments, belt testings and festivals."

That's great to hear. Providing bleachers is certainly an effective and orderly way to seat a large group of people. And smaller bleachers such as 3-row or 4-row are perfect for indoors.

"We love using bleachers as regular seating options for our customers," he added.

Dog park equipment recently added to an apartment community

Dog Park Equipment is now becoming a hot commodity to add to apartment complexes.

For example, the British Woods Apartments in Oak Ridge, TN, just installed a variety of dog agility equipment to accommodate residents who own dogs.

Adding a dog park agility equipment is smart, for several reasons:

More Americans than ever own dogs. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, 37% of American households own a dog. That's 69 million dogs. (There are 74 million cats). Dog need to run and jump. According to PetMD, dogs need from 30 minutes to two hours of activity every day. (Depends on the breed). If dogs don't run and jump, they get anxious. When they get anxious, they could get involved in destructive activity. Such as eating the couch or chewing on the remote. Adding dog park equipment is super easy. In fact, we sell dog park kits with a full array of fun dog playground equipment. Multi-family community owners can

The #trashtag movement is gaining momentum

You may have heard about the new Internet phenomenon called the #TrashTag challenge. It is certainly gaining traction.

If you haven't, here's how it works.

The idea is modeled after the old #IceBucketChallenge. That's where people dumped a bucket of ice water on their heads and then agreed to pledge a few dollars.

The program was a fantastic way to raise both money and awareness for ALS disease (a motor neuron disease also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.)

You know your program is working when billionaire Bill Gates dumps a bucket of water on his head and then posts it on social media.

A few other challenges have come and gone, usually rather quickly. Like chewing on detergent pods. That trend as you can imagine, was not very beneficial to anyone.

#TrashTag is a selfie for a reason

But this new one - #TrashTag is really starting to blow up. And for a good cause.

The idea is simple. Anyone can do it. And participating gives you a satisfying feeling

Commercial Park Benches come in many varieties, but one of the alternatives many people overlook are aluminum benches.

Sure, at most parks and facilities you see metal benches or seating made with wood, cement or recycled plastic.

But aluminum is an incredible metal.  For one, there's plenty of it. In fact, Aluminum is the third most prevalent element on earth (after oxygen and silicon). It is the most used non-ferrous metal.

Secondly, this metal possesses some amazing qualities.

While it is lightweight, it is also very strong.

Unlike steel, this metal does not rust and resists corrosion.

Third, when heated in a smelter, aluminum is malleable and easy to fabricate into different shapes. That also means it can be manufactured with more refined and precise tolerances.

Finally, because there is so much of this element and it's easy to change, products made from aluminum are less costly. Think of all those aluminum soda and beer cans for example.

The Park and Facilities Catalog offers a prestigious

Fire Rings, especially commercial-grade rings are an important amenity today at campgrounds and parks.

Because we all see from the national headlines how wildfires are becoming a major concern for Americans.

For example, last year there were 58,083 wildfires in the US, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.

California suffered through several of the most catastrophic fires.

The largest fire the Golden State ever experienced, the Mendocino Complex fire, burned a massive amount of acreage - 459,123 acres.

In addition, last year the state endured its deadliest fire ever, the Camp Fire. Reportedly 88 people died. More than 150,000 acres were burned, and 18,800 buildings destroyed.

Another fire last year as well, The Carr Fire, caused eight fatalities and destroyed 1,614 homes and buildings.

Humans are the cause of more fires by far

Fire rings with ornamental designs

The U.S. Department of Interior says people start 90% of wildfires in America.

Those fires are caused by campfires

Aluminum Picnic Tables, like these at the Galaxy Cafe in Austin, TX, have several advantages when it comes to outdoor seating at restaurants

Aluminum Picnic Tables offer tremendous versatility for outdoor dining at restaurants for several reasons.

That's why the Galaxy Café restaurant chain recently added a dozen aluminum picnic tables from The Park and Facilities Catalog to their Austin location.

The Galaxy Cafes have the look and feel of a fun neighborhood restaurant.

In fact, in a statement on their website, they write:

"If you opened your own restaurant, wouldn't you?

Open in in your HOMETOWN and your own NEIGHBORHOOD Serve BREAKFAST 'til 4 p.m. on weekends Always choose QUALITY over price Only serve ALL NATURAL, free range, hormone & antibiotic free beef, chicken and eggs Buy fresh bread, coffee, produce, and beef from LOCALLY OWNED businesses Use BIODEGRADEABLE compostable to-go packaging Recycle used vegetable oil into BIODIESEL Commit to running the CLEANEST restaurant in

For a commercial bike rack, The Living Arts and Science Center in Lexington, KY chose this unique "coil" bike rack

Commercial Bike Racks with a custom look can add an interesting twist to any landscape.

That's exactly what happened at The Living Arts & Science Center in Lexington, KY.

The center is an interesting, unique and active facility that offers more than 400 arts and science classes and workshops for children and adults.

More than 40,000 local residents are involved with the center every year.

The LASC campus provides more than 15,000 sq. ft. of programming space that includes a computer lab, science exhibition hall, professional kitchen, art gallery, and the city's only planetarium.

Besides the unique and diverse programs, the center itself is housed in a very unique building - the home built by George B. Kinkead in 1847. Kinkead was a famous lawyer during his time. He was once an attorney for Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd.

After the Civil War, the lawyer also developed

Several tips you should know when ordering Sports Bleachers

Sure, it's hard to believe (especially when snow is falling in some states), but this is the time of year for ordering new Sports Bleachers.

Because in a few months, those little league and softball fields will fill with players and spectators. Experts are reporting record numbers of baseball players stepping up to the plate. That also means a record number of moms, dad, brothers, sisters, grandparents, cousins and friends who need spectator seating.

How we provide the highest-quality aluminum bleachers

We are the experts when it comes to sports bleachers. (One of our divisions has manufactured aluminum bleachers for more than 25 years).

We built a new state-of-the-art facility in Florida that is more than 70,000 square feet in size.

This exemplifies our commitment to be the best when it comes to fabricating the highest quality sports bleachers of all sizes and styles. Our bleachers are International Code Council compliant and

 

Study reinforces the research that spending time in a park, even if you just sit on a park bench, puts you in a better mood

Visiting a local park and just relaxing on a park bench will make you happier, even if all you do is sit.

That's the findings of a new park study conducted by the University of Alabama Department of Occupational Therapy.

Researchers collected data from 98 visitors to three parks in Mountain Brook, Alabama - the Overton, Jemison and Cahaba River Walk Parks.

The researchers reported that the subjects said they experienced a definite boost in well-being after visiting one of those parks.

What's also interesting, is that physical activity was not necessary for this to happen.

Just spending time in the park was enough to lift the feelings of participants in the study.

That last sentence is very important.

Basically, what the researchers are saying is that all you really need to do is get to a park, and you will feel better emotionally.

You don't need to jog, bicycle

Commercial Bike Racks in Wave and Grid styles now at REDUCED prices

Commercial Bike Racks in several styles at The Park and Facilities Catalog are now LOWER in price for 2019.

While many commercial bike rack companies are raising their prices due to tariffs or just annual increases, at The Park and Facilities Catalog we are happy to be able to reduce our prices on many popular bike racks.

But don't wait. Call or visit our Commercial Bike Rack page now. Who knows how long we can hold these lower prices!

The products in the 398-series that were reduced are the exact same items as we offered last year

There is no compromise on the quality or the top-grade materials either.

See these lower prices for yourself!

Model No. Description Previous Price New Price 398-6033 5 Bike Single-Sided Grid Rack Powder  Coat $260 $219 398-6033 5 Bike Single-Sided Grid Rack Galvanized $235 $199 398-6034 9 Bike Single-Sided Grid Rack Powder Coat $370 $319 398-6034 9 Bike Single-Sided Grid Rack Galvanized $345