Explore how NRPA and park and recreation professionals are mobilizing the power of parks and recreation.
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Explore how park and recreation professionals are fostering connection, well-being and belonging.
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Learn about the healing power of a local park in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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A recent EPA study found no significant difference in exposure to certain chemicals between players who played on synthetic turf fields that use crumb rubber infill and those who played on grass fields.
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The Durant Sports Festival, hosted in the heart of the Choctaw Nation, celebrated the vibrant, diverse recreation landscape available in the area.
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Naomi Betsill turned an unexpected internship opportunity into a career in parks and recreation.
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Kayaking is an activity that connects people to nature, and accessibility advocate Bill Bogdan would love to see more universal access launches available for all people to enjoy.
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Did you know that NRPA, with its partner, Routledge Taylor Francis Group, publishes two journals for the field of parks and recreation?
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NRPA conducts the Park and Recreation Salary Survey to collect these data across the park and recreation field for the 13 most common positions.
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Benefits are part of a great employment package, and local park and recreation agencies provide many.
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Learn how to find and apply for federal grants and engage your elected officials at the 2024 NRPA Annual Conference.
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The West Fargo (North Dakota) Park District’s Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) program helps adults ages 55 and older increase their fitness levels and reduce their fall risk.
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Move United is excited to expand awareness around disability inclusion in sport to the vast NRPA network.
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Learn how to use federal agencies’ frameworks, programs and technical resources to inform your conservation work in local parks.
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Plaintiffs claimed they had been banned from Asheville (North Carolina) city parks in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in the case of Norris v. City of Asheville.
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One way to combat security concerns is to design a building that structurally reduces the capability of vandals and criminals.
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What started as a small idea ended with more than 2,000 people in attendance.
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