S ince the tax revolt of the early 1970s, the operational mantra of public park and recreation agencies has been to " do more with less. " Agencies today are faced with levels of financial crisis not seen since the Great Depression. The Great Recession, as this economic downturn is now commonly termed, has forced park and recreation administrators to do even more with much less. 36 Parks & Recreation SEPTEMBER 2010 www.NRPA .ORG