Setting the Stage for Healthy Communities
By Jennifer Fulcher-Nguyen | Posted on October 31, 2019
Over the summer, NRPA visited three agencies to see how they are using transportation, farmers markets and intergenerational programming to improve access to healthy food.
NRPA Hosts Parks, Green Infrastructure and Health Workshop
By Jenny Cox | Posted on October 29, 2019
NRPA and Williamette Partnership recently hosted a gathering in Washington, D.C., that brought green infrastructure, health, and equity professionals together to help advance green infrastructure in parks.
5 Secrets for Submitting a Successful Session Proposal
By Josh Yavelberg | Posted on October 28, 2019
NRPA is now accepting proposals for the 2020 NRPA Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, October 27-29, 2020. Here are five secrets for submitting a successful education session proposal.
Know Where You Are to Determine Where You Should Go
By Melissa May | Posted on October 15, 2019
The benchmarking data found within NRPA Park Metrics helps assist your agency in determining how its budget, personnel, activities, facilities, policies and more currently compare to agencies across the nation.
NRPA’s Community Engagement Training: Delving Into Equity and Inclusion
By Jennifer Fulcher-Nguyen | Posted on October 10, 2019
On September 23, before the 2019 NRPA Annual Conference officially began, 36 professionals took part in a lively, engaging discussion on community engagement, inclusion and equity.
Ultra-Runners Join Monarch Butterflies on Their 2600 Mile Migration South to Mexico
By Richard J. Dolesh | Posted on October 10, 2019
Running the southern migration route of monarchs from Canada to southern Mexico is an attempt to bring international attention to the plight of the monarch butterfly, a species whose Eastern population has crashed more than 90 percent in the past 20 years.