contentsjuly 2021 volume 56 | number 7 | parksandrecreation.org Craig Pattenaude, marketing and communicatiions specialist for Cosumnes Community Services District, photographs local residents and families in the district's parks to show what the parks mean to community members. FEATURES 36 Telling 'Our Park and Recreation Story' Cort Jones This Park and Recreation Month, we are amplifying stories that share the vast impacts that parks and recreation has on people - including this story from our cover contest winner, Cosumnes Community Services District. 4 Parks & Recreation | JULY 2 0 2 1 42 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A Personal Journey Autumn Saxton-Ross Saxton-Ross shares her personal experiences with the outdoors to showcase how parks have been used to exclude and otherize, and how we can harness the full power of parks to create welcoming, inclusive spaces. | PARK S ANDRECRE AT ION . OR G 46 Tennis Holds Court in a Pandemic Arthur Kapetanakis and Victoria Chiesa Learn how interest in tennis grew and participation in the sport increased as tennis proved to be one of the few safe activities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. PHOTO COURTESY OF CRAIG PATTENAUDE, COSUMNES COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICThttp://www.parksandrecreation.org