Take the federal park system, for instance.
Since 1996, that money has gone directly back into the park system for much-needed maintenance and repairs, Mr. Barna said.
Her statement read, "The opportunity before Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Silver is complex, but golden: creating a more equitable park system for all New Yorkers".
In 1868, Olmsted and Vaux started work on the world's first park system for Buffalo (it would take another 30 years to complete).
Cornell is considered the "father of the South Parks System" for his extensive efforts after the American Civil War to create a parks system south of Chicago.
In a terse statement, Don Neubacher, 63, who has led a crown jewel of the nation's national park system for six years, said: "I regret leaving at this time, but want to do what's best for Yosemite National Park.
Let's look at their extensive park system, for example, with miles of bike paths, and a healthy living culture that entices kids and adults alike outdoors, even in subzero temperatures.
The designer of the grounds, Jens Jensen, was known as the "dean of the world's landscape architects", and "the father of the Chicago park system", for his creation of Humboldt Park, Garfield Park, the Cook County Forest Preserves, and his masterpiece, Columbus Park, in Chicago.
Given that there are thousands of trails in the United States national and state park systems, for instance, one can save a little time by typing a search for the park management Web site of a given state.
