contents october departments 12 Research columns 8 Leveling the Playing Field for Youth Sports Jack Kardys 10 Gauging People's Enjoyment of the Outdoors Kevin Roth, Ph.D. 14 Park Pulse Member to Member 18 f Improving Community Access to Nutritional Foods 42 f Allen Parks and Recreation's Growth Through CAPRA Accreditation 44 f Speaking Opportunities at the 2020 NRPA Annual Conference 46 f Member Spotlight: Rafael Payan, Ph.D. 48 f Connect Hot Topics 50 f Member Benefit: ADA Compliance 50 f Parks & Recreation Crossword 52 f Professional Development Calendar 54 20 Law Review ADA Claim to Allow Emotional Support Hog in Parks James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D. 26 Health & Wellness Parks for Inclusion Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary Maureen Acquino 28 Conservation Creating and Designing Parks with Social Equity as an Outcome Emy Brawley and Shannon Lee Page 28 56 Operations Out with the Pool Odor: A Tale of Impactful Improvements Zach Morris 58 Products 59 Park Essentials 63 Advertiser Index 64 Park Bench 6 Parks & Recreation | O C T O B E R 2 0 1 9 | W W W. PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N . O R G PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF THE CONSERVATION FUND Celebrating Inclusive Communities Lindsay Collins Cover image: PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF BERTHA GUTIERREZ Advocacy Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization Kyle Simpson That Must Be a Fun Job Paul Gilbert 42 NRPA Update Editor's Letter Social Equity: Forecasting for a Brighter Tomorrow Sonia Myrick Parks and Recreation: Preferred Provider of Before- and AfterSchool Care 16 Perspectives