The program for the 1998 Special Park Districts Forum will be broad-based, dealing with topics including Resource Management, Trails Development and Operation, Interpretive and Outdoor Recreation Programs, Volunteerism, Private Sector Fundraising and Benchmarking. The tours and informational programs are designed to be of interest to Board and Commission members, as well as park professionals from all disciplines. Tours will include a wide range of parks, trails and facilities in the East Bay Regional Park District and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. This will offer participants a unique opportunity to view two growing regional park agencies serving a highly urbanized major metropolitan area.