Features
2016 NRPA Annual Conference: Newbie Knowledge
Veteran attendees of NRPA’s signature annual event share their top tips for first-timers.
2016 Gold Medal Finalists Announced
Join us in congratulating the 2016 Gold Medal Finalists.
Cutting-Edge Conservation Education
Educational offerings in the 2016 NRPA Annual Conference Conservation track feature Zika, climate change and green energy.
The Power of Play: Are You Getting Your Daily Dose?
For children and adults, play is much more than an activity for enjoyment and recreation.
Celebrating Park and Recreation's Superheroes
NRPA members and member agencies are putting their superpowers to work creating spaces for communities to play, exercise, learn and bond during Park and Recreation Month.
Additional Articles
Americans' Favorite Summer Outdoor Activities
What are Americans' favorite summertime outdoor activities?
NRPA Innovation Lab: What Parks and Recreation Can Do About Equity
NRPA is dedicated to providing learning opportunities to advance the development of best practices and resources that make parks and recreation indispensable elements of American communities.
Member Spotlight: Jenny Hagauer
Jenny Hagauer, Marketing Supervisor, Roswell (Georgia) Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs Department
Understanding Participant Waiver/Releases and Consent Forms
Membership in NRPA provides you with many opportunities for professional as well as personal growth.
Embracing Data in Operational Decision-Making
Using data as a key element in strategic and day-to-day operational decision-making.
Data-Based Park and Recreation Stories
Data not only helps to inform decision-making but also with how we tell our stories.
Notable News
Stay up to date on what’s happening in parks and recreation with the latest news from around the field.
From the Director’s Chair
Gain insight from high-level park and recreation professionals on how they tackle various weighty issues.
Where Work Meets Play
A research-based approach to the design and evaluation of Smale Riverfront Park.
Colorado Springs’ Comeback
How Colorado Springs Parks Department went from the shutdown of its parks and services to being ranked No. 1 park in the country by TripAdvisor.
Riverfront Renaissance in Nashville
Nashville's Riverfront Park, an 11-acre civic park, has quickly become a destination for active recreation and enjoyment for residents and visitors alike.
Weed Busters
An environmentally friendly and extremely effective way of controlling the spread of noxious weeds.
GreenLatinos Host Historic National Summit at Grand Teton National Park
The organization's policy priorities were selected for the coming year.
Returning Youth Sports to the Kids
What park and recreation professionals can do to help stem the sharp decline in the number of youths participating in sports.
Design Is Key to Making Recycling Work
Collecting recyclables is not simply a matter of setting out bins.
Recreational Use Statutes in State Supreme Courts
For recreational injuries in public parks and recreation, what is the scope and applicability of limited immunity under a state recreational use statute (RUS)?
Safe Spaces
Parks, open natural landscapes and recreation centers have served as places where we can let down our guard and enjoy some respite and restoration during times of both peace and distress.
Firmly Grounded, Looking to the Future
How we met and exceeded every major goal of our business and strategic plans, and the groundwork that's been laid for our fiscal year 2017-2020 Strategic Plan.