Manage the Schoolyard

This agreement from Austin, TX is an example of how a school district and a city park department can specifies maintenance responsibilities for shared properties.

How to plan, start and maintain native plant gardens in green schoolyards.

All-inclusive resource for schoolyard habitat design, maintenance and programming.

The toolkit from Austin Public Schools and the Austin Area School Garden Collaborative connects educators with relevant research, project examples, how-to information, and local resources.

Detailed descriptions and images for appropriate green tree planting and maintenance for green schoolyards.

This toolkit from Denver includes how-to resources, videos and activity guides for shared maintenance responsibilities among the school, district facility management and community members.

New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection leads multiple agency partners in the design, construction and maintenance of sustainable green infrastructure on schoolyards and other spaces.

Recommendations and resources for coordinating summer volunteers, keeping weeds at bay, irrigating regularly and planning for harvest that can be implemented across your district.

Voter-approved city bond funding pays for schoolyard transformation program in Denver, CO.

This guide provides information, examples and considerations for working with public agencies and developing partnerships with public schools to develop school gardens.

Assessment helps community members work with school districts and municipal officials to promote policies that encourage schoolyard improvements, shared use and ongoing maintenance.

Prevent vandalism on your schoolyard with Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), used by architects, city planners, landscape and interior designers, and law enforcement to create a safer community.