Features
Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change
Climate change is changing the way parks are planned, designed, managed and programmed.
Climate Change and the Threat to Racial Equity
Learn how natural disasters and global warming expose environmental injustices.
Celebrating Earth Day
Discover how park and recreation professionals and partners across the country are bringing Earth Day events to their communities.
Additional Articles
Making a Collective Impact
This Earth Day, take time to consider how your agency can innovate to address current and impending climate impacts.
Inaction Is Not an Option
Engage with your own constituents, invite them into the climate change conversation, and discuss ways for making your communities more environmentally resilient.
The ‘Carnival of Ruin’: Raising the Curtain on Public Sustainability Efforts
Three university professors created a play about sustainability.
How a Stormwater Park Is Revitalizing a Historic Atlanta Neighborhood
Learn how City of Atlanta addressed Vine City’s complex social, environmental and economic challenges.
A Successful Flood Mitigation Project Benefits Urban and Rural Communities
Members of several agencies collaborated on the Steele Brook streambank stabilization project.
Member Benefit: NRPA-Sponsored Insurance Programs at a Discount
NRPA offers its members insurance discount programs provided by K&K Insurance.
Studying the Health Benefits and Economic Impacts of Parks
The Health Benefits of Parks and their Economic Impacts: A Review of the Literature offers some key findings.
Parks and Recreation Cultivates Environmental Stewardship
More than three in four U.S. adults agree it is extremely or very important for children and young adults to learn about the environment.
Measuring and Treasuring Our Night Skies
The National Park Service has been collecting and analyzing data used to understand night sky quality for 20 years.
Farmers Markets Play a Key Role in Resiliency Efforts
Farmers markets are a key part of the impact parks and recreation has on community health and well-being.
Becoming an Equitable and Just Organization
While systemic racism impacts all corners of our society, we must not forget that people create systems.
Confederate Flag Removed From City Christmas Parade
In the case of <i>Sons of the Southern Cross v. Hurst</i>, a Confederate heritage organization claimed an “American flags only” rule for a parade had violated its First Amendment rights.
From Trash to Treasured Public Art
Artist Stephanie Hongo creates intricate and detailed sculptures of animals from trash and recyclables.