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Anglers enjoy a day of fishing off
the Juno Beach Pier at Juno Beach
Park in Florida.

Juno Beach Park is one of the local favorites. Enjoying the water
and fishing are two of the most
popular leisure activities in South
Florida, and this photo captured
the moment. Although not visible
in the photo, Palm Beach County's United States Lifesaving Association (USLA)-certified Ocean
Rescue staff works to reduce the
incidence of death and injury at
all beaches through public education, adhering to national lifeguard standards, ongoing training
programs and promotion of high
levels of lifeguard readiness.
At Juno Beach Park, the staff is
challenged with safely balancing
beach, pier and ocean usage among
swimmers, surfers, people fishing
and families wishing to enjoy the
beach. This balance ensures that
all these groups have some time to
enjoy the park and the wonderful
natural resources it encompasses.
P&R: How does it feel to know
your beloved park is featured on
the cover? What does that mean
for Palm Beach County Parks and
Recreation Department and the
entire community?
Korbelak: We are thrilled the Juno
Beach Park and Juno Beach Pier
are featured on the cover of Parks
& Recreation magazine. This park is
an awesome example of a free opportunity for public access to enjoy
the Florida coastline, dune ecology
and water recreation. Our team
takes great pride in maintaining
this park and providing public safety ocean rescue services to visitors.
With more than 5.4 million visits
to all our beach parks last year, it's
clear the public loves our parks as

much as we do. The opportunity to
share, through this image, the important balance of public access,
environmental stewardship and
outdoor recreation is invaluable.
P&R: And, since it's July, what
kinds of things does the
Palm Beach County Parks and
Recreation Department have lined
up for Park and Recreation Month?
Korbelak: In addition to winning
the cover contest, the Palm Beach
County Parks and Recreation Department is also very excited to
introduce our new mascot during
Park and Recreation Month! The
mascot, a friendly squirrel, named
Oakly, will be making appearances
at summer camps and a variety of
events for the first time throughout
the month to help participants get
their Game On!

This park is an awesome
example of a free opportunity
for public access to enjoy the
Florida coastline, dune ecology
and water recreation.
As for Gibson, we'd say he's
been successful in his goal of
raising awareness about Palm
Beach County Parks and Recreation Department's offerings
through photos.
To learn more about how you
can get involved with Park and
Recreation Month and promote the
widespread benefits of local parks
and recreation to your community,
visit www.nrpa.org/july.
Cort Jones is NRPA's Communications
Manager (cjones@nrpa.org).

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