Insurance is like marriage. You pay, pay, pay, and you never get anything back.
-Al Bundy (Married with Children)
-Al Bundy (Married with Children)
Transfers risk of financial settlement from the agency.
Insurance
Vandalism
What is willful or malicious destruction or defacement of property
There is a lake, state park and university building named for this conservationist.
Who is Thomas MacBride
This law provides equal access for all.
What is ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
If you are a operatin', then this is your a budget. Give an example.
Construction Supplies
Utilities
Consumables
Maintenance Supplies
If humans create structure in natural areas they take on liability, if not maintained they are...
What is negligent
A billion dollars
What is the estimated total U.S. annual cost of vandalism
This Cyclone biologists left a whirlwind of a mark on the first conservation movement in Iowa so much so there's a state park named after him.
Who is Louis Pammel
If properly maintained this can score high at access and impact.
What is Engineered Wood Fiber
(EWF)
“Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.”
― Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister
This type of budget typically has a long term plan associated with it.
Capital Budget
Cash reserves allow for...
What is self-insured
Particularly vulnerable to vandalism.
Restrooms
Not until 1986 did Iowa DNR's name change to its current moniker. What was its original?
What is the Iowa Board of Conservation
This mechanism tests the rollability of surface material.
What is a rotational penetrometer
Give an example of a Park Project or Improvement that relates to the aforementioned question. (If not answered yet, it involves long term budget planning).
New Trail
New Playground
Park Redesign
New Restrooms
Additional Land
Lake Dredging
Guaranteed compensation for injuries
Protects against seeking compensation through litigation
What is Workman's Compensation
Nearly a quarter of a million dollars annually.
What is amount Iowa State Parks spend on vandalism.
This legislation allowed Iowa to eventually become ranked fourth in the nation for public open spaces.
What is the 1917 State Park Act
This refers to the amount of force exerted on an object from a set height.
What is fall attenuation
This federal government group of workers helped design, develop and construct park features throughout Iowa completing projects such as bridges, shelters and tree plantings
Civilian Conservation Corps
Swimming pools, over-looks, playgrounds are examples of...
What are attractive nuisances
State, County and Municipal Parks spend this percentage of the budget on vandalism.
What is 2%
At a time when America was struggling this document set the course for Iowa's natural resource future.
What is the 25-year Conservation Plan of 1933
This organization sets the specifications for surfacing materials on playgrounds.
What is the American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM)
From our guest lecturer we learned there are a number of different playground styles, types and age levels that help with child development. What were the age ranges discussed, and why are they important?
Pre-k to k (ages 2-5)
Grades 1-3 (ages 5-12)
Grades 4-6 (ages 5-12)
Childhood development and skills
Liability