Category: Capital Projects
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Climbing walls
I have been involved in adding a climbing wall to school gymnasiums twice. The first in 2001 in Petersburg, Alaska. We achieved that with just $3,000 worth of materials and one very dedicated volunteer. The second climbing wall, was built in Chennai, India in 2018. For the planning, we worked with Project Adventure and then…
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Old dump resurrected as an award-winning park
I used to sit in my car and eat lunch while out driving around the Petersburg parks and facilities. One spot that I liked to sit was actually the old town dump — called glass beach by many locals. It had a wonderful view of the coastal range mountains out across Frederick Sound. Sometimes while…
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Reconstruction of a 70 year old log shelter
In my Parks and Recreation career, I managed a key capital project: reconstructing a log shelter built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at Sandy Beach Park. I secured $60,000 in funding for the through a $60,000 US Forest Service RAC (Resource Advisory Committee) grant. This is an interview with KFSK about the completion of…