The story behind the cover photo of the July issue of Parks & Recreation magazine By Cort Jones I t's no secret that July is a favorite month of the year for many park and recreation professionals across the country and members of their communities. After all, July is Park and Recreation Month. Since 1985, people in the United States have celebrated Park and Recreation Month in July to promote building strong, vibrant and resilient communities through the power of parks and recreation and to recognize the more than 160,000 full-time park and recreation professionals - along with hundreds of thousands of part-time and seasonal workers and volunteers - who maintain our country's local, state and community parks. PARK S ANDRECRE AT ION . OR G | JULY 2 0 22 | Parks & Recreation 35