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Dog Park Equipment at the Villas of Holly Broo

More and more residential complexes are adding Dog Park Equipment as an amenity for residents and there's one facility where it's now offered for Independent and Assisted Living customers.

The Villas of Holly Brook at Bradenton Cove in Illinois offer Independent, Assisted Living and Memory Care to its residents.

They feature several appealing amenities: studio apartments, individual climate control features, bistro café, salon services plus an array of social and recreational programs.

What makes The Villas even more unique is that the community is dog-friendly and provides a dog park for its residents with shaded seating for the dog owners. And for the dogs, a full array of dog park equipment provided by The Park and Facilities Catalog.

"We decided to add dog park equipment as many seniors have small dogs that they do not want to leave when they make a decision to move into an assisted living house," said Lola Drake, an interior decorator

Grand Sand Dunes National Park - Photo from NP

Here is a collection of interesting national park facts to help you celebrate the National Park Service's 103rd birthday on Sun. Aug. 25.

That's the date when President Woodrow Wilson created the National Park Service Act. Since the creation of the NPS, this department now oversees more than 84 million acres of awesome natural areas and historic sites. Our parks are obviously very popular, in 2018, there were more than 318 million visitors. In 1904, there were 120,906.

The first national park established in the country is Yellowstone National Park which is located in three states - Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. That park was actually created in 1872 and in fact, is the oldest national park in the world.

Here's a birthday treat for Americans. You can visit our national parks and historic sites for free on Sunday. There are only five days in 2019 when national parks are free and entrance fees are waived. The next no-fee days will be on National

Aluminum bleachers at the Boy Scout Camp La-No-Che in central Florida

Aluminum Bleachers in 3, 4 or 5-row configurations are the simple solution for spectator seating, no matter how unique the event.

Safe and organized seating is not just something to offer for high school football games.

People attending events of nearly all types are better served with a set or sets of aluminum bleachers as opposed to them bringing their own lawn chairs.

Take the Boy Scouts of America Central Florida Council.

They regularly hold camps and events at Camp La-No-Che in central Florida.

This splendid location covers 1,480 acres of primitive land in the center of the state just south of the beautiful Ocala National Forest.

The huge campground is heavily used by Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, JROTC units and other groups.

There the youngsters participate in district and special events such as the Liger Growl and Superhero Weekend.

The place is perfect for scouts. It has two waterfront areas with docks,

One of two sets of new aluminum bleachers at the Clyman Canners ballfield

Is it time to upgrade your spectator seating with new, safe aluminum bleachers?

While many towns across the country host baseball leagues that have been at play for decades, it does not mean seating for your fans can last that long as well.

Take the folks who run the baseball organization Clyman Canners of the Rock River League.

By the way, this baseball league in the small town of Clyman, WI, has the very unique honor of being the Second Oldest Adult Amateur League in the country.

Amazingly, the league was established more than a century ago in 1910. That's quite a distinction.

And that's in a town of 330 residents!

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"The compliments that we have received already from them is great and we are very proud to add these to our park..."

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Aluminum bleachers replace 50-year-old bleachers

According to spokesman Kyle Krueger, the organizers recently realized it was time to add new aluminum bleachers to their

Indiana Dunes National Park. Credit: National Park Service, M. Woodbridge William

There is a new trend taking place in the National Park Service of renaming some protected areas that are designated as a "Monument" to the more prestigious title of "National Park."

This may seem like a minor case of semantics.

But the economic implications are major.

Two parks have recently received the "national park" designation.

That would be Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore which was changed to Indiana Dunes National Park and became our 61st national park.

The other is Gateway Arch National Park, where the famous arch in St. Louis was renamed from Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. (Which by the way, is now our smallest national park covering 192 acres. The largest? Wrangell-St. Elias in Alaska with more than 8 million acres).

Becoming a national park increases economic value

As you can imagine, renaming an area as a "National Park" carries considerable weight.

For one, an upgraded park joins an

Our bear-proof trash receptacles were tested at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center near Yellowstone National Park by some very qualified testers. The receptacles were also certified by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee as a safe and effective deterrent for bears

When it comes to adding or replacing trash receptacles this season, don't forget about our furry friends.

That's why it's smart for many facilities to add animal and bear-proof trash receptacles.

These animal-resistant trash receptacles are perfect for campgrounds, restaurants, apartment complexes, and residential neighborhoods.

There are quite a few creatures out there. And they all like to find an easy place to eat.

In fact, bears are plentiful. It is estimated 39,000 to 465,000 black bears exist in the United States. They are found in 40 of the 50 states, including Florida.

If you don't have bears in your neighborhood, chances are you have some other foraging creatures such as raccoons.

Now some people might think it

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.

Here's a list of the Most Popular Parks in America. Which ones have you visited? Pass it on

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

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

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

Hundreds of millions of people, including more than 330 million people saw these iconic letters in 2017.

They are all over our national parks.

The letters spell a variety of messages. They identify a park. That pond. A path. An overlook. Everything you see in a park.

Yet, ironically, that familiar, popular type of lettering could only be found outdoors.

That was until Jeremy Shellhorn came around.

Shellhorn worked as a designer-in-residence for Rocky Mountain National Park back in 2013.

The story goes he was creating the park's newsletter when he discovered there wasn't an actual version of the font that is used on all those national park signs, not only the park in Colorado, but national parks across America.

With a little research, he discovered the park signs were actually created by a device called a Computer Numerical Control router that carves the letters into the wood to make that distinctive clean look with the rounded edges.

As an associate professor of design at the University

Dog Park Kits like this one provide a package deal on several components to create an instant doggie agility playground

More and more parks and other facilities are now providing Dog Park Equipment to enhance their dog parks.

This month, Feb. 20, is national Love Your Pet Day. It's a good time to take another look at providing this great feature at your local dog park.

At the Park and Facilities Catalog we are seeing a huge and growing demand for dog playground equipment.

Hoops, tunnels, ramps, hurdles, stepping paws, weave posts.

Dog need exercise and pet owners love to see this agility equipment at their local dog parks.

For that reason, we are offering a special deal.

Buy a Dog Park Kit, get Two Benches FREE

Purchase a Dog Park Kit from us before March 31, and we will throw in Two Paw and Bone Benches for FREE.

Get two of these Paw and Bone dog park benches with the purchase of a Dog Park Kit for a limited time

These Dog Park Kits are the way to go. Our kits provide a package deal on