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LASN Letters June 200706-05-07 | News

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Nevan Lash
Landscape Architect
Ursa International
Atlanta, Ga.

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My sincere compliments to Lisa Frank for writing such an informative, insightful and well-researched article on Children?EUR??,,????'?????<

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“By designing safe and stimulating places to play, a great park can open young minds, spark their dreams, connect kids with nature and inspire them to imagine their fullest potential. The long-term effects of special places like the Children?EUR??,,????'?????<

Kudos to Lisa for an article that was not only well written but passionate as well.

Jim Novak
Public Relations Manager
Turfgrass Producers International

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Too bad you did not follow that USCPSC Handbook or the ASTM Standards in your design of the play areas. You should have areas for children 0 thru 5 months, 6-23 months, ages 2-5 and ages 5-12.
It is OK to have subsets such as ages 5-6; 7-8; or 9-12, but not a good idea to overlap since the playground equipment is made for the above noted categories.

It is frustrating to work so hard on the standards and then have landscape architects ignore them.

Just wait until a child gets injured, the park gets sued and the architect gets sued also for not following appropriate standards.
What a shame!

Donna Thompson, PhD
Executive Director
National Program for Plagyround Safety
Cedar Falls, Iowa

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So often we go through our lives not aware or acknowledging those who have gone before. We owe a debt of gratitude to the Wirth family and to you, Joan, for making the story of their lives come alive. Imagine, a little boy growing up in the mountains of Switzerland, coming to Minneapolis and changing it forever, for the better. And then to think the seeds he sowed improved the quality of life not only for those in our country, but also the lives of people in other nations, as his offsprings traveled back across the ocean again to share their talents. Thank you for writing their biographies.

Sue Quis
U. of Minnesota alumna
Minneapolis, Minn.

Wonderfully written. Beautifully presented and not too long a bio on these three great land-plan men. We need a fully revival on this same mission…and it?EUR??,,????'?????<

Janice Drake
Marketing Manager
Sherman Group, Inc.
Phoenix, Ariz.

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Bob Podgorski
Manager, Extension Services
Harper College
Prospect Heights, Ill.