When researchers looked at 174 elementary schools in the St. Louis area for a 2019 study, they discovered that poorer students had much less shade cover in their playgrounds. A survey in New ...

Godfrey had originally hoped that the grant would help provide shade for the entire playground; in the end, the school had enough funding to cover the slide. Some school playgrounds more severely ...

With the satellite data and imagery provided by that software, they were able to visualize and measure the area of each school playground along with the shade cover from trees and shade structures.

The City of San Antonio plans to donate shade cover, providing an escape from the sun over half of the .5 acre playground. Chang said the shade cover is a game changer as many residents voiced ...

Ultimately, they wanted more shade, artificial turf and safer, modern equipment. Some of the town’s playgrounds are more ... Beach restaurants Maya Washburn covers northern Palm Beach County ...

Deputy mayor Bill Trevor asked if there was a chance any new parks or playgrounds would be sun smart ... outdoor play equipment was covered with shade. "Can we adapt our strategy so that we ...

The new playgrounds at Keller Sports Park include shade structures to protect visitors from the Texas sun. (Courtesy City of ...

But when Aquilino took her children, she realized it was missing something critical: shade. During one visit, she saw a couple of adults with an infant huddled beneath a playground bridge ...

A row of palm trees stand like toothpicks. Shade trees are rare in this neighborhood, and playgrounds even less so. For many years, the Castellanos schoolyard was like most in the city ...

Waukee plans to upgrade the main playground at one of its larger parks this fall to appeal to more children and provide additional shade. Waukee City Council members unanimously approved a nearly ...