contents june 2014 departments 6 Web Exclusives 12 Letters columns 8 Perspectives Unplugged Connections Robert F. Ashcraft, Ph.D. 10 Publisher's Letter Changing Gears for the Trail Ahead Gina Mullins-Cohen 14 Community Center fArctic Winter Games 14 fBack to the Future 16 fNotable News 18 20 By the Numbers Toward 10 Million Kids Outdoors 22 People for Parks Meet the Mayor: Knoxville, Tennessee's Madeline Rogero Sage Learn 25 Member to Member fReflections on Working in Different Park Systems 25 Judy Weiss, CPRE fTrails to Trails 26 Aimee Peterson 65 NRPA Update fHow Will You Celebrate OUT is IN? 65 fPRORAGIS and Trails 66 fNRPA Earth Week Recap 67 fNetwork Volunteers Needed 68 fTest Your Park and Recreation Knowledge 68 fCAPRA Updates 69 fMember Benefits: U.S. Family Guides 70 fStaff Spotlight: Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro 71 fMember Spotlight: Daniel Sheridan 72 29 Advocacy The State of Transportation in Congress Rep. Earl Blumenauer 31 Law Review Federal Flood-Control Immunity: Slippery When Wet James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D. 37 Conservation Connecting to Nature through Watchable Wildlife Richard J. Dolesh 39 Health and Wellness Health Promotion for Citizens with Disabilities Jeff Burley, M.S., CTRS 42 Social Equity Egg-Ceptional Ideas Samantha Bartram 44 Managing Management Wait! Stop! Don't Go! Lauren Yost 46 Future Leaders Young Adults and Trails: A Relationship that Continues to Develop and Grow Jody Baker and Michael J. Bradley, Ph.D. fProfessional Development Calendar 73 74 Operations Turf and Concussions: Maintenance for Safety's Sake David Nardone 76 Products 79 Advertiser Index 80 Park Bench Pow!-erful Fun Page 31 4 Parks & Recreation | J U N E 2 0 1 4 | W W W. N R PA . O R G