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December · 1 994
Volume IX Issue 3
·Pro.fes·�ioncl.ls ·gather· .a( P9ly· · to promote parks -programs
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By Jean Co�iway�Recre-'ation Administrati.011 . and piays a vital role jn_protection of more ,than 400,000 acr�s of wildlife tudents from Dr. <;arolyn Shank's Convention habitat, histori� sites,_green'ways, . and Meeting Management class · urprised : Wetlands and public open space. professi�nals frnm the·. parks and recreation . . . . Benefit-Based Manage�ent is a field when, for the first time, they hosted the District philosophy that Jordan used ti? pass VIII California Parkip1ild Recreation Society's on his ideas.' Thi's phiJosophy : · Conference in November. requires _professionals to identify The Conference was held in the University Uniori. arid the Cal Poly theater.. In a_ ddition, a t_ our was wanted. benefits, then plan ac_tivities. · given of the new recrec).tion facility. ,Students This is· the reverse from the_ .past coordinated nine sessions. r�gistration, a sit down philosophies. lun2h 'for 140 participants and the key not� speaker. ... "Put the man together -and the "I think the students did very welL" Shank said. · · world \\_'ill fall into place," Jordon Session topics included: ''Creating a Successful c�nctuci�d in his speech.. . Partnership," "Joint Cooperation," ''The Benefits of Tourism on Our ·· Economy," �nd "Successful Facility Management.'' These sessions · aHowed professionals and stud�nts to . pass on their knowledge. Charles 'R. Jordon, the key note speaker, 'encouraged conference . attendants to_ develop communities �hich support families· and c�ildren. A noted national speaker .and p�blished writer, Jordon· is director of Parks and Recreation for Portland, Ore.
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· Keynote'speaker Charles R: Jordon shared his . philosophy of Benefit�Based Management with the audience at the District VIII Califo�rtia Parlcs and Recreation Society Conference.
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y Nico e Veteto-Crop Science ouse plants are a ni�e way to.brighten tip a . dorm room or apartment, but, unfoFtunately, finding time to care for them ,can create a · problem for many �ollege students. Between mid terms; work, finals and Christmas break, watering . . house plants tends to be low on many students' lists· of priorities arid . the end result is a dead plant and a Waste of money. Hearty plants. are the kind that don't require �.,,__,.... ·much attention. For example, they don't requiri much light or and they will. · water · ,grow just about anywhere:. · · · Aspidistra ·o·r 'the "cast iroti plant" is an excellent choice for coll�ge students; a�cording to Hillary Rinaldi, KSBY's· Weekend Gardener.. This plant will do well in any �t . . environment and does not need much water. . �I · Low Jight is a commo11 sitoation· in many.dorm.rooms. Accord1ilg t0 EJlen Brack �al Poly's Ornamental Horticulture Unit technician, the closet plant, potho i·vy, �yrigo,niuin aHd di�enbachi·a are good plants to .have in that type of environment "They gr9w well without light, don'-t reqqire much maiptenance and make very attractive hous� plants;" said Brack. Before you go through the trouble of hauling your plants hoine for Christmas break, you rriay want t? invest in a mother-in-law's 'tongue, "Tlie·niother.:in-la�'s tongue is the· AG CIRCLE STAFF. type of plant that you could leave for a ..c:ouple. of week.s, and it will still b.e · . : ' Managing Editor Editor-in-Chief . a)ive when you get back," said · . Keri Greenberg · J�nn_ifer West ·, Brack. · Advertising Director ·Distribution Manager If you do have the type of Lisa Martinez Levi Cody . plants that require watering on a Writers regular basis and can't take the� · Je�n·conway . · "Lisa Hersch. hom.e for bre�k, Rinaldi suggests . ·. Cyffthia Brigh! f.:eslie_ Milier that, you - water the · plant the day · · Joh,iny. Esquer Nicbl'e V-ere�a before yqu leave, and place a Alex Flores ·. . clear plastic bag over .it. Th�n, tie Photographers it shut at the top. · · . Bryan.Carr "This will create a type of . Mary tirta Marshall greenhouse. and- will keep moisture· in the·plant for a couple of months," Advisors said Rinaldi: George Brand 756-6138 · . If your budget for house plants is J. Scott Vernon 756-2707 limited, you may .want to shop at Cal Sponsored by Poly's Ornamental Horticulture Unit. The · (he pric�s are very competit�ve, and the profit · · Agric,ultu_'ral Education Foundation . goes to Jhe Ornamental Horticulture Club ·and· 'Qepart;ment, according· to Brack. •
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