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~.~.~.~. PHILOSOPHY The role that recreation clays in ontributing to man's environment can assist iri tiro decisions for providing of recreational opportunities. Recreation can provide enjoyment and aid in creating an environment for mature, well adjusted persons, ; capable of• making their maximum contirubution to society. More specifically, r~crea= t i on c,~n ass~i st the development of 1. Physical health - by not only providing for, but encouraging the use of the physical activities and pr~ograrns. 2. Mental health - by using recreation as a release from the pressures of everyday life. 3. The social adjustment of the individual - by encouraging social inter- dctl0n through recreational activities. 4, Intellectual and aesthetic expression ~ by providing programs and facilities that enhance creative expression and environmental appreciation. A balance of the above characteristics is most important. Park and recreation lands and facilities need to be planned so that the several pieces become a cohesive whole. Any one portion of park land within the system is important. The magnitude of that importance is an arithmetic progression when any one piece of park and recreation open space land is an integral part of and conrple- rr-entary physically anti pragramatically to other E~ark lands, the integrity of any system depends on several factors, but mast important is a set of GB~JECTIVES which become the ~LFMENTS of the system. These i"LEMENT5 are: * Conservation the preservation of significant natural amenities such as lakes, streams, rapids, bag, forest, meadow, significant and forms, watershed areas, bluffs, etc. Preservation from destruction by all forms of urban enroachment. Natural amenities once destroyed are lost forever. There is no tomorrow in the reconstruction of natural amenities regardless of physical or economic committment, Man, with all his technological advancemer~t:s cannot replace the visual effects of creation and time within the natural envirornnent. It is imperative that conservation of natural resources be ore Qf the primary thrusts of the Park and Recreation ppen Space system, and eon- . nervation within urban areas requires mono ement and _interpretation. * Ornamentation the decoration on the urban cake. Qrnamentation is realized primarily through developing and maintaining the park beautiful . hills, water, grass., trees., flowers, shrubs, etc, The objectives: of a park are predecated on an experience seeing, feeling, smelling. An experience that culminates in a mood, a happening, an inner feeling heightened by a variety of potentials, the very essence of a park. * Culture facilities such as historical places or structures, museums, statuES, fountains, gardt3ns, theatres, etc, are often fourrd in or are themselves parks. Tic~se parks can be very restricted`enc"lased or open spaces.