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Department of Earth Sciences
Parks & Recreation Management Program

Recreation Site Design & Management

Spring Semester 2009

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REC 362 Home Page

This is the Home Page for Dr. Confer's Recreation Site Planning & Maintenance Class

We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us - Winston Churchill

Current Events it Recreation Site Planning

  • Assignment: For Friday, January 22 - Definitions for Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Play, bring to class!
  • Watch "The National Parks: America's Best Idea"  - Rebroadcast
    On PBS, on Wednesday nights, January 27 - March 3, 2010 @ 9-11PM
    (WQED, Pittsburgh Channel 13) Click here to see my webpage on this series
  • Seven Springs takes next step in process to revive Laurel Mountain State Park ski area
    The Resource Newsletter, December 17, 2008. (PA DCNR)
  • Two guides are now available from DCNR’s Bureau of Recreation & Conservation to help municipal recreational planners
     1. Municipal Recreation Programming: A Resource Guide for Recreation, Parks and Conservation, to get a copy of the booklet, contact the DCNR Bureau of Recreation and Conservation at (717) 787-7672 or send e-mail request to to askbrc@state.pa.us
     2. Creating Sustainable Community Parks: A Guide to Improving Quality of Life by Protecting Natural Resources, to get a copy of the booklet, contact the DCNR Bureau of Recreation and Conservation at (717) 787-7672, send e-mail request or click here to download a copy at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/GreeningPennsylvania.pdf

You can use the navigation bar above, or click on the links below to access the rest of the class web pages!



The Barn at Fallingwater
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, PA
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects

Links to course material

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Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center
Grand Teton NP, WY

Syllabus/course description:
Syllabus
Class schedule:
Schedule


Acadia NP, ME

Assignments & homework:
Assignments


PARKitecture in National Parks
Paradise Inn (1917)
Mount Rainier NP, WA

to the required readings:
Readings

Lecture outlines:
Lectures

Field Trips page:
Field Trips

Rec Site Design  Links
Links


PA Wilds Elk Country Visitor Center
Benezette Township, PA

List of class emails:
Class Emails


Renovation of Historic Old Faithful Inn
Yellowstone NP, WY

Additional resources:
Resources

Blackboard link for grades:
BlackBoard


Spring Semester 2010 Important Events:

What Can I Do with a Degree in Parks & Recreation Management
Click HERE for a PFD version

  1. Pennsylvania Recreation & Parks Society District 1 (PRPS) Winter Meeting
    Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 @ 8:30AM-4:00PM;

  2. Pennsylvania Recreation & Parks Society (PRPS) Annual Conference
    March 7-11, 2010 @ Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, PA

  3. Northeast Recreation Research Symposium (NERR)
    March 29-31, 2010 @ The Sagamore Resort on Lake George, Bolton Landing, NY

  4. 15th Annual Pike Run Youth Fishing Festival!
    Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 7:00AM-3:30PM @ California Rotary Park

  5. National Association of Recreation Resource Planners (NARRP) Annual Conference
    April 27-May 1, 2009 @ Hilton Gateway Center, Point Park, Pittsburgh, PA

 


Instructor: Dr. John Confer
Office: 265 EBE, Eberly Sciences and Technology Center
Office Hours: 2:00–3:00PM Mon. & Wed.; 2:00-3:30PM Tues. & Thurs.
or by appointment (E-mail for appointment)
Office Phone: (724) 938-4211
E-mail: confer@calu.edu
*Students are encouraged to Email questions*

Class Meets: Mon., Wed & Fri. 3:00-3:50PM
266 EBE, Eberly Sciences and Technology Center