Features
For the Love of Water Trails
Create a water trail and provide new recreational opportunities for your community.
Greener Parks for Cleaner Waters
Philadelphia parks are crucial to the city’s water management system.
Take It to the Bank
Mitigation banking allows parks to restore streams and wetlands at no cost to taxpayers.
Water Is Life to Parks
NRPA's vice president of conservation and parks shares his thoughts on the critical importance of water to parks, communities and life itself.
Additional Articles
Water, Water Everywhere
Water is often taken for granted, but it’s critical to so many factors of life, including recreation. These numbers show the value of water for American recreation and the larger U.S. economy.
Professional Development Planner
Enhance your knowledge and advance in your profession through training opportunities with NRPA.
2013 Gold Medal Finalists Announced
AAPRA and NRPA applaud the finalists for the 2013 National Gold Medal Awards.
NRPA’s Online Community Forums Discuss Water Conservation
What is your agency doing to conserve water in your operations?
Your Keynote Speaker: Jeremy Gutsche, Innovation Expert
The keynote speaker for NRPA’s upcoming 2013 Congress and Exposition sees a lot of promising trends in the future of parks and recreation.
The Personal Benefits of Parks
Spreading the word on the importance of parks to vibrant communities.
A Black Swan Song for Unpaid Interns
How to determine when interns and volunteers should be given paid positions.
From Gravel Lot to Garden of Possibilities
A Midwest agency transforms an abandoned property into a community garden for all.
Obesity Prevention for Youth and Special Populations
A Kansas agency provides kids with fun, lasting lessons on nutrition.
Administration of Emergency Seizure Medication Discontinued
A park district in Illinois decides against agreeing to administer a certain seizure medication to camp participants. Do would-be participants who now cannot join in have a case?
Water Resources Development Act Providing Opportunities for Parks and Recreation
New legislation offers promise for wetland and waterfront parks.
Trends in a Changing Environment
Get ahead of the curve on the top five trends affecting parks and recreation.
More Than a Feeling
How and why emotional connections with wildlife contributes to effectively managing parks and open space.
Briefly Noted
Stay on top of the latest in parks and recreation with this listing of announcements from around the industry.
Green Infrastructure in Atlanta
A former abandoned lot in Georgia’s capital city gets new life as a critical component of the municipal flood-control plan.
Sandy Ground
A group of New Jersey firefighters pays homage to the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting by building one playground in memory of each victim.
Every Park Is a Water Park
Managing Editor Elizabeth Beard discusses many essential ways that water ties all parks together.
Sally Jewell’s Top Four Park Priorities
NRPA CEO Barbara Tulipane discusses her meeting with new Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and reports good promise for the new departmental administration.