The National Recreation and Parks Association

Explore various funding options available to park and recreation agencies. 

Learn how City of Lake Charles, Louisiana, is rebuilding through programs and partnerships.

Discover how this growing and thriving Texas community is meeting the needs of its residents.

The beginning of the year presents an opportunity to explore innovative ideas and assess current operations.

Explore how park and recreation agencies are pursuing and utilizing funding to enhance service to their communities. 

Learn how a growing emphasis on cost recovery threatens the accessibility and sustainability of public services.

Learn why having a comprehensive gift acceptance policy is essential for any organization that accepts donations.

Planning and preparing for a large-scale event is a complex and multifaceted challenge.

NRPA has tools to connect agencies with a suite of grants and fundraising resources to help communities achieve their goals.

To fully engage our ability to help our communities, we have to be willing to change how we look at the field.

Known for his generosity, kindness and thoughtfulness, Powell was always eager to help others. 

NRPA members from across the world come together to help enrich the field of parks and recreation through myriad networking groups and volunteer opportunities.

For more than two decades, Garrett Warfield, Ph.D., has been working in research and evaluation, including in the nonprofit, education, business and government sectors.

82% of U.S. adults — the equivalent of more than 276 million people — visited a local park or recreation facility at least once within the past year.

Discover how parks and recreation can act as an antidote to loneliness.

Learn how City of Perris (California) increased equitable park access through Enchanted Hills Community Park.

With assistance from community members, Grand Forks (North Dakota) Parks District transformed an overgrown lot into a thriving prairie.

In the case of Shaw v. Town of Garner, Plaintiff brought a wrongful termination action against Defendant Town and town officials.

While handicap-accessible restrooms were a huge step forward in the 1990s, the time for additional inclusion and accessibility is now, especially as states are adopting new legislation. 

The use of structural I-beam engineering allows a fabric-cladded facility to be customized to the optimal dimensions needed for specific activities.

Despite being recognized as the primary method to reach the standard of “best value for the public,” the public-bid process does not always deliver best value.

Outdoor recreation programming at Pearland (Texas) Parks and Recreation seeks to capitalize on the innate nocturnal curiosity and guide participants into a better understanding and appreciation of nature by offering a host of night-based programs.