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Think Outside!
DC is America's greenest major city, with the highest percentage of public green space. Yet we invest very little in taking care of these spaces, let alone protecting, connecting, and programming them for the benefit of all.
For 25 years, Washington Parks & People has worked with the DC and federal governments, hundreds of partner organizations and businesses, and tens of thousands of volunteers to help change this, breathing new life into some of the most forgotten and frightening green spaces in the city. We've helped begin to transform over 200 green spaces across DC.
Now we need your help to take this work deeper and broader.
Think Outside Initiative
Think Outside...
THE CLASSROOM – because expeditionary learning outdoors helps many people learn better.
THE RECREATION CENTER – because children need nature to play in every day.
THE EMERGENCY ROOM – because parks advance health and prevent illness.
THE PRISON– because parks nurture community and prevent crime.
THE CARRY-OUT – because we can access much healthier food by growing our own.
THE CONCERT HALL – because the arts can best reach everyone by coming outside.
THE HEARING ROOM – because community insight comes from those outside in it.
Please help us think of other ways we can all make a pledge to #ThinkOutside
Get Involved!
Phone: 202-462-7275
Email: info@washingtonparks.net
Washington Parks and People in action!
City of Trees
www.vimeo.com/169484219
Jobs and Economic Needs
www.vimeo.com/17054724
Youth and Education
www.vimeo.com/27511234
Environmental Justice
www.vimeo.com/27508360
Park-Based Health
www.vimeo.com/26805500
Anacostia Paddle
www.vimeo.com/16807999
A Struggle for Peace in the Park www.vimeo.com/95047204
Park Action
youtu.be/AB6c9ge9uus
Community Harvest
vimeo.com/17054724
Join Us!
Phone: 202-462-7275
Email: volunteer@washingtonparks.net
How We Do It: Park Ideas That Work
Our efforts to revitalize greenspaces and communities across the city have been featured in numerous articles. Read a few of them, here:
Stream of
consciousness
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Marvin Gaye Park is ready for its next act.”
Washington City Paper
May 29, 2015
by Sarah Anne Hughes
How One Of D.C.'s Worst Heroin Markets Became A Sustainable Food Source”
ThinkProgess.Org
by Jeff Spross
“The Invisible Park: Revitalizing the Ten Invisible Landscapes” [Place Views]
https://placesjournal.org/assets/legacy/pdfs/the-invisible-park-revitalizing-the-ten-invisible-landscapes.pdf
Places
: Peer reviewed journal
2013
by Steve Coleman
Read about the Watts Branch stream-valley revitalization in the April 2005 issue of the UK’s Spaces & Places magazine. (NOTE: Scroll past the first page to see the full article.)
“Urban Nature, A Monthly Feature Exploring Washington’s Wild Side”
Washington Post, Kids Post
October, 2003
by Patterson Clark
The Capital Hills
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/06/11/the-capital-hills/467a0132-4c15-4add-9cf4-13d9271ed3b5/?utm_term=.70b7177395fc
Washington Post – Lifestyle
“Ganging Up for Restoration”
Part 1
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Part 2
Washington Post
July 4, 2002
by Tani Kahan
“New Spark in an Old Park”
The Shuttle Sheet
August 2001
by Karen Feld
Parks & People’s history and approach to public green space was featured in the June issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine.
“Dark Side of a Park”
Part 1
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Part 2
Washington Post
August 30, 1981
by Linda Wheeler
Partner Resources:
- DC Department of Parks and Recreation
- City Parks Alliance
- Cultural Tourism DC
- Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
Partner With Us
Phone: 202-462-7275
Email: info@washingtonparks.net
