Parks are the Soul of a Community with Rex Derr

Rex Derr is the former director of Washington State Parks.

Rex says his career in Parks was glorious and feels parks are the soul of a community. Rex was the architect and main cheerleader of Washington State Park's Centennial 2013 plan. This plan built excitement and prepared Washington State Parks to celebrate the park system's 100th birthday.

What We Talk About

• What Parks add to a community • Washington State Park's Centennial Plan; how it was created and how parks and citizens were involved. • Creating a story or plan to unite your team • The greatest asset of any public service entity

Resources

• Washington State Parks

Washington State Parks Centennial 2013-A plan for your parks (click to watch on YouTube)