ATA Archery Park Guide.pdf - Archery Trade Association

CASE STUDYARCHERY PARK DEVELOPMENT GUIDeLINESMaintenanceo Maintained by park district with other park activities.o Targets (Block) are repacked one or two times a yearto replace worn layers. Complete replacement oftargets is no more than once per year, but may betwo years.Safetyo Special safety concerns: There are no major safetyconcerns, and the Carver Range is adjacent to a groupreservation site. While this allows archery groups likeBoy Scouts to stay overnight, it also allows unattendedkids to occasionally walk to the range.o Security: Patrolled same as rest of parks, no specialsecurity issues.o Vandalism has been minimal.Carver Park ReserveProgram & Event elementso Family Archery: 2- to 3-hour program, $10 eacho Introduction to archery: 2- to 3-hour program, $7 each.o Archery 101, 102 and 103: 3 sessions of 2-3 hours each.o Women’s Archery: 2- to 3-hour program, $10 eacho Advanced Archery: Olympic archery coach contractedfor half a day.Carver Park Reserveo Several summer archery camps: half-day or all-day anda Forkhorn camp (in partnership with Minnesota DeerHunters Association) that is 5 nights and campersearn bowhunter education certificate.o Turkey Camp offers both archery and shotgun.o Forkhorn II camp that includes bowhunter certification.o Scheduled Groups: schools, scouts, 4-H, etc.o It is estimated there were 1,500 participants and archeryis one of the district's top 5 recreation programs.o The Park District offers a two-hour beginner archerysession to about 30 communities, park and recreation Carver Park Reservedepartments and non-profits. Beginner classes accommodateas many as 20 people. Advanced classes are 4 hours over 5 days. Advanced class size is limited to 10.o Own a trailer with program equipment and targets that can be used at many park locations.Marketing and Web siteso http://www.threeriversparks.org/activities/archery.aspxo All archery activities posted on the Web, in recreation brochures in conjunction with several communities and inlocal papers.o Advertisement for the archery ranges are mailed to both bow and firearms hunters participating in our park hunts.Answer to the question; if we had to do over again, what would we do differently?I think we are pleased with the outcome for each site.Any issues with neighbors, working with City Council, etc., that others could learn from?Since the ranges are in the interior of large parks, there are no problems with neighbors.Archery Trade Association39www.archerytrade.org