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CONTENTS
Illinois Parks & Recreation
March/April 1996 * Volume 27, Number 2

FEATURES

Grants Outlook 1996....... 17
by Ronald C. Hallberg, CLP

1996 State and Federal Funding Sources for Parks, Recreation, Conservation Lands and Facilities....... 18

101 Ways To Live More Ecologically....... 21

"Foster Parents" Care for Trees in DuPage County....... 23
by Wendy Kummerer and Brook McDonald

Park Districts: Catalysts for Cooperation...... 27
by Ann M. Londrigan

Three-way Partnership Hits a Home Run in Neighborhood Park....... 31
(park district+private+nonprofit)

by Dave Mogle, CLP

Initiative Puts Community Into the Swim of Things....... 35
(park district+city)

by Robert W. Vaughan, CLP

Working Together Saves Tax Dollars.......38
(park district+schools)

by Nancy Chamberlain

Public/Private Partnerships Are Healthy....... 40
(park district+hospital)

by Lynn Juniel

Residents Benefit from Cooperation....... 45
(forest preserve+park district)

by Bruce Hodgdon

DEPARTMENTS

FROM THE EDITOR....... 4
Insurmountable Opportunity

by Ann M. Londrigan

ACROSS THE BOARD....... 6
Problem Solving

by Dr. Ted Flickinger, CLP

INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION...... 9
Illinois Constitution Encourages Cooperation

by Peter M. Murphy

LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SCENE.......10
Election Cycle Puts Legislature in High Gear

by Peter M. Murphy

TRENDS.......47
Aquatic Centers Make a Big Splash in Illinois

by Shari Moser Ross

PUBLIC AWARENESS PERSPECTIVE....... 50
Mini Michael Andretti's Make Front Page News
by Laura A. Seymour

OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
Vanishing Act....... 52

by Anne Mueller
Creation of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Compared to Yellowstone....... 56
by Brent Manning

PEOPLE & PLACES IN THE NEWS....... 59

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