park benches

National parks in America are more popular than ever. In 2017, more than 331 million people visited the 379 national parks in the US, according to the National Park Service, just 90,000 short of the record set in 2016. Here are the 20 of the top national parks in the country. Please share these popular destinations with your friends (hit the share buttons at the bottom of page).

Most popular national parks include several in Utah

America has an incredible variety of landscapes in its many national parks, ranging from bursting geysers to gigantic canyons or towering forests.

Be sure to include Utah on the list of places to visit because

Curved concrete benches at the Herbert Kurz Peace Garden installed at Rockland Community College

A unique "peace garden" featuring curved concrete benches supplied by The Park and Facilities Catalog was recently installed at Rockland Community College in New York State.

This creative landscape called the Herbert Kurz Peace Garden is a gift donated to the college by the Kurz Family Foundation. That foundation was created by Howard Kurz, founder of the Nyack-based Presidential Life Insurance Company and a lifelong philanthropist and humanitarian.

The garden was designed by Elisabeth Voigt in collaboration with architect Jeffrey Hall. It consists of 42 curved benches that create an outdoor seating arrangement that flows throughout the grounds.

More towns are implementing Adopt-A-Park programs to keep their parks clean and foster more involvement by local citizen

What's one way to keep your local park clean and help out your community with just a few hours a month's efforts?

What about this idea?  Adopt-a-park.

More and more parks and recreation departments are implementing the benefits of Adopt-A-Park programs.

The concept is a simple one.

1. Allow groups to organize and focus on cleaning or "adopting" one park or a section of a park in town.

2. Provide them with some simple materials - gloves, trash bags, rakes, trash receptacles, etc.

3. Give them some direction, eg, "Please focus on cleaning up this area over here. We've had quite a few birthday parties recently and there is trash strewn a

Great quotes about the joy of sitting on park benches with a beautiful view

The following is a collection of sayings about park benches and what this simple little seat means to so many people.

1. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us. We need hours of aimless wandering or spates of time sitting on park benches, observing the mysterious world of ants and the canopy of treetops. - Maya Angelou 2. A bench in the street can be a good writer because all kind of material comes onto it like a heavy rain! ― Mehmet Murat ildan 3. Always find a time to sit on a humid autumn bench to feed the poor birds or to think the dying leaves! ― Mehmet Murat ildan 4. There's something very enticing about an empty bench under a tree. And if it's facing a river, that's the bench for me.ââ

 

For more information on this topic, go here - https://www.theparkcatalog.com/blog/park-benches-nature-health-boost/

In addition to the benefits mentioned above, researchers have also found several additional ways that venturing outside improves your health.

The Color Green - green is the color of nature and researchers at the University of Essex found that cyclists who rode their bikes in front of the color green felt less stress and exertion than those pedaling