Features
The Opioid Crisis
How park agencies are partnering with public health organizations, school districts and law enforcement to help children and families cope with this epidemic.
Safe Routes to Parks
After piloting the Safe Routes to Parks Action Framework in eight communities, see what themes have emerged.
Parks and Recreation: A Champion for Youth Health
Commit to Health has demonstrated the lifesaving potential of parks and how critical the role they play is in the communities they serve.
Additional Articles
We See You
It's been a particularly difficult school year for many of our high school and college-age summer employees. So, how can we let them know, "We see you!"
Recognizing Parks and Recreation’s Role in Economic Development
Report defines the role of parks and recreation in economic development and lays out a strategy to further grow this relationship.
Park Pulse: Americans Use Local Parks to Relieve Stress
Gathering with friends, family or pets at a local park among Americans’ top stress busters.
Recreation Therapy and the Role of Parks
Recreation therapy, therapeutic recreation — synonymous terms; yet, to many people, they mean vastly different things. Let's make some clarifications.
Increasing Activity and Engagement at Hemme Station Park
A new park in California includes aesthetic and design features that will pay tribute to an old rail line.
Let’s Get ‘Ag-vocating’
From gardening programs to a program that has a red barn as a logo, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is “ag-vocating” for the field of agriculture and the role it plays in the community.
Park Purpose Challenge to Wireless Communications Facility
Could the construction of a wireless telecommunications facility in a public park be considered a proper park purpose?
Honesty and Transparency in Parks and Recreation
How do you cultivate a culture of honesty within the workplace?
Lively Parks, Healthy People
Cities where parks, recreation and trails play a vital role in the lives of their residents are vibrant places to live and are, therefore, attractive to businesses and residents.
Introducing the Health and Wellness Advisory Panel’s Newest Members
Welcome to the newest members of NRPA’s Health and Wellness Advisory Panel.
Meet Me at the Park Earth Month Winners Announced
Learn which 15 park projects were selected to each receive a $20,000 grant.
What’s the Buzz? Celebrating Pollinators This June
NRPA is partnering with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation on the #Parks4Pollinators Photo Contest.
NRPA’s Public Policy Team on Capitol Hill
NRPA’s public policy team has been hard at work on Capitol Hill on some of the hottest debates happening right now in Congress.
Navigating Indianapolis’ ‘Circle City’
Take advantage of one of the Off-Site Institutes (OSI) or Mobile Workshops that we’ve expanded for the 2018 NRPA Annual Conference.
Parks & Recreation Crossword: 2018, June
Test your park and recreation knowledge and download NRPA's monthly crossword puzzle!
We’ve Got You Covered!
Member Benefit: NRPA Insurance Programs, sponsored by K&K Insurance, are the one-stop shop for park and recreation organizations.
The 2018 Gold Medal Awards Finalists
AAPRA, in partnership with NRPA, is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2018 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management.
Member Spotlight: Patrick Wesley
Wesley has devoted his career to parks and recreation, and currently serves as assistant director at Shreveport Public Assembly & Recreation in Louisiana.
A Shade Structure for Every Occasion
Whether you have a small park or an entire complex, there is one common factor — shade.
Learn to Ride Adaptive
Community members in Austin, Texas, who have cognitive and physical disabilities, have a new way to stay healthy and active.
Our Hand-Picked Health and Wellness Sessions
Here are our top choices for sessions that will help you engage your community, partners and stakeholders in your health and wellness offerings.