Learn how the new chair of the NRPA Board of Directors plans to lead the park and recreation field toward an equitable future for all.
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Reflect on the year's most inspiring and thought-provoking park and recreation stories.
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Learn what the SF Parks Alliance is doing to better help it achieve its mission of creating, sustaining and advocating for San Francisco’s parks and public spaces that welcome and belong to everyone.
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Explore the top five Parks & Recreation issues and articles, along with the most listened to Open Space Radio podcast episodes and most viewed social media posts produced in 2023.
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NRPA and CAPRA are proud to announce the accreditation of 15 agencies and the reaccreditation of 31 agencies.
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After being closed for nearly 10 years, the City of Globe (Arizona) Community Center Pool reopened following a transformative renovation.
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Findings indicate that perceived quality of life runs directly parallel with high-quality park and recreation opportunities.
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Learn more about the professional development opportunities that an NRPA membership provides.
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Explore how NRPA's new online tool, combined with reports, provides data from a health and wellness perspective, demonstrating that parks and recreation is essential.
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Each month, through a poll of 1,000 U.S. residents focused on park and recreation issues, NRPA Park Pulse helps tell the park and recreation story. Questions span from the serious to the more lighthearted.
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The Outdoors For All Act outlines a world where everyone has the opportunity to experience the benefits of the outdoors.
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Learn how food banks and park and recreation agencies can partner to advance community health and well-being.
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Learn how park and recreation professionals benefit from developing diverse competencies.
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Learn how park and recreation professionals can use creative strategies to prioritize sustainability in their fleet management operations.
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The cases of City of Barbourville v. Hoskins and McGuire v. New Orleans City Park Improvement Association indicate liability is generally the exception rather than the rule for public parks and recreation.
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Learn how El Centro created a feasibility study and master plan for a new aquatics center that would provide a year-round aquatics experience to Imperial County.
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Pearland (Texas) Parks and Recreation has offered adaptive recreation for nearly 15 years.
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