More than 1,000* groups nationwide support safe use of parks during COVID-19 outbreak
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) prepared the following statement in support of the safe use of parks and open spaces during the COVID-19 outbreak. As of March 27, 2020, more than 1,000* organizations have signed on to voice support.
Concerns about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak continue to grip our nation. As organizations that support the power of parks and open spaces as essential resources for health and wellness, we understand that people may have questions and concerns about visiting their local parks, trails or open spaces at this time.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has flagged mental health as a top concern associated with the COVID-19 outbreak. We recognize that physical distancing may take a toll on our mental health, especially during high-stress and anxiety-producing global public health emergencies. We also know that parks provide a connection to the outdoors and green space as well as opportunities for physical activity which studies demonstrate reduces stress and improves mental health.
We believe that many parks, trails and open spaces can continue to be used in a safe manner that allows people to enjoy the mental and physical health benefits these spaces provide. In all instances, we recommend people follow local, state and national ordinances and guidelines regarding the use of these spaces and recognize that these vary from community to community.
In places where there are no restrictions on the use of local parks, trails and open spaces, we encourage all users to follow these recommendations:
- Refrain from using parks or trails if they are exhibiting symptoms.
- Follow CDC’s guidance on personal hygiene prior to and during use of parks or trails.
- Prepare for limited access to public restrooms or water fountains.
- While on trails, warn other users of their presence and as they pass, and step aside to let others pass.
- Follow CDC guidance on the recommended size of social gatherings including outdoor picnicking, pick-up sports and other group hangouts, and maintain proper physical distance at all times.
- Observe CDC’s minimum recommended physical distancing of 6 feet from other individuals at all times. If this is not possible, users should find an alternate location or depart that space.
- Consult their local and state ordinances and guidelines for the most up to date recommendations on park and trail use.
We encourage local jurisdictions to keep parks, trails and open spaces accessible as long as it is safe to do so.
Our local parks, trails and open spaces have always served as places where people can find respite and seek peace and restoration. During this time of uncertainty, these places are needed now more than ever. Our nation’s park and recreation professionals are working hard to maintain these spaces and keep them safe, accessible and benefiting our communities during these challenging times. Let us all do our part to use them in a way that respects each other and public health guidance.
For more information about NRPA’s response to COVID-19 and available resources for park and recreation professionals, as well as download options for the infographic above, please see our Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) webpage.
Following are the park and recreation agencies, partners and like-minded organizations who have responded to support continued use of our parks and open spaces during the COVID-19 outbreak:
*This number was updated on March 27, 2020, to reflect the current number of organizations that support the safe use of parks and open spaces during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Park and Recreation AgenciesAberdeen Parks and Recreation Department Addison Park District Albemarle Parks & Recreation Amherst County Recreation & Parks Department Amherst Leisure Services & Supplemental Education Amherst NH Parks and Recreation Department Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks Anson County Parks and Recreation Apex Park and Recreation District Archbold Parks & Recreation Arlington Parks and Recreation Arundel Parks & Recreation Department Assumption Parish Recreation District No. 2 Auburn, Washington Augusta County Parks and Recreation Austin Parks Foundation Avery County Parks and Recreation, NC Baileyville Parks & Recreation Dept. Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District Baldwin City Recreation Commission Ballwin Parks and Recreation Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks Bangor Parks and Recreation Department Bartlett Park District Bartow County Parks & Recreation Department Bastrop County Batavia Park District Bay City Parks and Recreation Baytown Parks & Recreation Belton Parks and Recreation Belvidere Township Park District Bemidji Parks and Recreation Department Bend Park and Recreation District Bergen County Department of Parks & Recreation Berkeley Township Recreation Berks County Parks & Recreation Department Bernalillo County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Bernards Township Parks & Recreation Bismarck Parks and Recreation District Black Mountain Recreation and Parks Blanchard OK Parks and Recreation Bloomingdale Park District Boise Parks and Recreation Bolingbrook Park District Boone County Parks Borough of Chambersburg Recreation Department Borough of New Providence Borough of Phoenixville Borough of Somerville Boston Parks and Recreation Bourbonnais Township Park District Bozeman Parks and Recreation Bristol Parks Department Brooklyn Park Recreation and Parks Department Broward County Parks and Recreation Brown County Parks Buffalo Grove Park District Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Butler County (PA) Parks and Recreation Cabarrus County Active Living and Parks Caddo Parish Parks and Recreation Department Calumet Memorial Park District Calvert County Parks & Recreation Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority Cambridge Community Activities Program Campbell County, Virginia Parks and Recreation Department Canon City Area Recreation and Park District Canton Leisure Services Canton Park District (Illinois) Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation Carol Stream Park District Carson City Parks, Recreation and Open Space Cedar City Parks and Outdoor Facilities Centre Region Parks and Recreation Champaign County Forest Preserve District Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission Charleston Parks and Recreation Department Charlestown Parks and Recreation Department Chatham Co. Parks and Recreation Chatham County Parks and Recreation, NC Chehalem Park and Recreation District Cheney Recreation Commission Cherokee Recreation and Parks Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation Cincinnati Parks City of Aiken Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism City of Albuquerque Parks & Recreation Department City of Altus Parks & Recreation City of Anacortes Parks and Recreation City of Arcata Parks & Recreation City of Arvada Parks and Recreation City of Ashland Parks & Recreation City of Atlanta City of Atlanta Parks and Recreation City of Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department City of Auburn, Maine City of Bakersfield Recreation and Parks Department City of Bartlett, TN, Parks & Recreation Department City of Beaumont Parks & Recreation City of Beckley WV Parks and Recreation Department City of Bedford Parks & Recreation City of Bedford Parks and Recreation City of Belmont City of Bennettsville Tourism, Parks, & Recreation City of Bettendorf, Parks & Recreation City of Billings Parks and Recreation City of Binghamton Department of Parks & Recreation City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation City of Bloomington, Indiana Parks and Recreation City of Bluffdale City of Boiling Spring Lakes City of Bridgeport Parks and Recreation City of Brighton, Parks & Recreation, Colorado City of Brookfield City of Brookings Parks, Recreation and Forestry Dept. City of Brooksville Parks & Recreation Department City of Buckeye, AZ - Parks and Recreation City of Buckhannon City of Burlington City of Burlington, NJ Recreation Department City of Burnsville Parks & Recreation City of Cabot Parks and Recreation City of Camas City of Cameron Parks & Recreation City of Cartersville Parks and Recreation City of Cedar Hill Parks & Recreation City of Charlevoix Recreation City of Chaska, MN Parks & Recreation City of Chattanooga Parks and Open Spaces City of Chelan Washington Department of Parks & Recreation City of Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation City of Columbia Parks and Recreation City of Cookeville Department of Leisure Services City of Corpus Christi City of Cortland Youth Bureau City of Cottage Grove Parks and Recreation City of DeBary Parks and Recreation City of Decatur Active Living City of Delaware Parks and Natural Resources City of Derby, Kansas Parks City of Destin Parks and Recreation City of Dillon City of Duluth - Parks and Recreation City of Dunn Parks and Recreation City of Edgewater City of Edina Parks and Recreation City of Edwardville Parks and Rec Department City of El Paso Parks and Recreation City of Ephrata Parks and Recreation Department City of Evanston Parks, Recreation and Community Services City of Fairfield (Ohio) Parks & Recreation Department City of Faribault MN Parks and Recreation City of Farmington Missouri Parks and Recreation City of Findlay Recreation City of Fircrest Parks & Recreation Department City of Fishers Parks and Recreation City of Fort Dodge Iowa Parks, Recreation and Forestry City of Fountain Parks and Recreation City of Framingham, MA, Parks & Recreation Department City of Frederick Parks and Recreation Department City of Fruita, Colorado City of Garland (TX) Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts City of Gastonia Parks and Recreation Department City of Glenwood Springs Parks & Recreation City of Goldsboro Parks and Recreation Department City of Goodlettsville Parks and Recreation City of Grand Junction, Colorado City of Grants Pass Parks and Recreation City of Grapevine Parks and Recreation City of Great Falls MT Park and Recreation City of Greeley Culture, Parks, and Recreation City of Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department City of Greenville Parks & Recreation City of Greenville Parks and Recreation City of Greenville, South Carolina City of Groton Parks and Recreation City of Grove City Parks and Recreation Department City of Hampton, GA City of Hardeeville Parks, Recreation & Tourism City of Henderson Parks and Recreation City of Hutchinson, Kansas City of Hutto Parks and Recreation City of Idaho Falls City of Joplin Parks and Recreation City of Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation Department City of Kent Parks City of Kerman Parks and Recreation City of Kettering City of King, NC Parks and Recreation Department City of Lake Jackson Parks & Rec City of Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation City of Lamar Parks and Recreation City of Las Vegas City of Leander Parks and Recreation City of Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation City of Lindsborg, Kansas City of Little Canada Parks & Recreation City of Little Rock Parks & Recreation City of Loveland Parks & Recreation City of Lowell City of Lynchburg Parks and Recreation City of Manassas, Virginia City of Marietta Parks, Recreation & Facilities City of Marion Parks and Recreation (Iowa) City of Maryville MO, Parks and Recreation City of McAllen Parks & Recreation City of McPherson Public Lands & Facilities City of Memphis Parks and Neighborhoods City of Mesa Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities Department City of Mesquite Parks City of Millbrae Recreation City of Miramar Parks and Recreation City of Mission Viejo Recreation & Community Services City of Mitchell Parks and Recreation City of Moberly Parks and Recreation City of Morristown City of Mountain View City of Mt. Washington Parks and Recreation City of Muskogee Parks and Recreation City of Napa Parks and Recreation City of New Bedford, Ma Parks Recreation & Beaches City of New Castle Parks and Recreation City of New Ulm MN Park & Recreation Department City of Newburyport Parks Department City of Norco, Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services City of Norman, Oklahoma Parks and Recreation Department City of North Little Rock Parks and Recreation City of North Myrtle Beach Parks & Recreation City of North Ridgeville Parks and Recreation City of Northampton Parks & Recreation City of Norwalk Recreation and Parks Department City of Oak Ridge, TN Recreation & Parks City of Oconomowoc Parks, Recreation and Forestry City of Ottumwa Parks and Recreation City of Owensville, Missouri City of Pelham Parks and Recreation City of Pensacola, Parks and Recreation City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department City of Plant City Parks & Recreation Department City of Pocatello Parks & Recreation Department City of Portsmouth Parks, Recreation & Tourism City of Post Falls City of Prairie Village, KS City of Prescott Recreation Services Department City of Raymore, Missouri City of Reno Parks and Recreation City of Richardson Parks and Recreation Department City of Ripley Parks and Recreation City of Robbinsdale Recreation, Parks & Facilities City of Rochester Hills Parks and Natural Resources City of Rockville Recreation and Parks City of Rutland: Recreation and Parks City of Sammamish City of San Luis Obispo Parks & Recreation Dept. City of San Marcos Parks & Recreation City of San Ramon Parks & Community Services City of Sanford Parks and Recreation Department City of Sanford Parks Department City of Sanford, Florida City of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Dept. City of Sequim City of Seymour Parks and Recreation City of Shakopee City of Sioux Falls City of Solon Parks and Recreation City of South Bend Venues Parks & Arts City of South Lake Tahoe City of Sparks City of St. George Park, Trail and Cemetery City of St. Joseph Parks, Recreation & Civic Facilities Department City of Sumter City of Sun Prairie Parks, Recreation & Forestry City of Tea, SD - Tea Park & Recreation City of Temecula City of Texarkana Texas Parks City of Thibodaux Parks & Recreation Department City of Toledo Parks, Recreation and Forestry City of Tualatin, Parks and Recreation Department City of Tulsa Parks and Recreation City of Tupelo Parks and Recreation City of Van Buren, Arkansas City of Virginia MN City of Washington Parks & Recreation Department City of Watervliet City of Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department City of Waukesha (WI) Parks, Recreation & Forestry City of Westerville, Ohio Parks and Recreation City of Wheeling Parks & Recreation City of Whitefish Parks and Recreation Department City of Wichita Park and Recreation Department City of Wichita Parks and Recreation City of Winona Parks & Recreation City of Wooster Parks and Recreation Divisions City of Wylie Parks and Recreation Department City of Ypsilanti Parks & Recreation City Parks of Clarksburg Clarke County Parks and Recreation Clark County Public Works - Parks and Lands Division Clarksville Parks and Recreation Clayton County Parks & Recreation Clover Parks and Recreation Coffeyville Recreation Comm Colchester Parks and Recreation Colerain Township Public Works Collier County Parks & Recreation Division Colorado Parks & Recreation Association Columbia Parks & Recreation Department Columbus Parks & Recreation Department Columbus Recreation and Parks Department Community Park District of La Grange Park Conejo Recreation & Park District Conway Parks and Rec. Dept. Conway Cordova Recreation & Park District County of Newberry Recreation & Parks County of San Diego Parks and Recreation Coventry Parks & Recreation Department Cranberry Township Parks and Recreation Crosslake Parks and Recreation Cross Plains Parks and Recreation Department Crystal Lake Park District Cullman Parks, Recreation, & Sports Tourism Dallas Park and Recreation Department Danvers Recreation Danville Parks and Recreation Dare County Parks & Recreation Darien Parks & Recreation Davidson County Parks and Recreation Department, NC Davie County Recreation and Parks De Soto Parks and Recreation Decatur Park District Deerfield Park District Denver Parks and Recreation Dept of Parks and Recreation, Moorestown, NJ Des Moines Parks and Recreation Desert Recreation District Dickinson Parks and Recreation Dover Township Recreation Draper Parks and Recreation Department Durango Parks and Recreation Department Durham Parks and Recreation Dyersburg Parks and Recreation East Greenwich Parks & Recreation East Hampton Parks and Recreation East Hanover Twp. Dauphin County Parks and Recreation Effingham Park District El Dorado Hills Community Services District El Paso County Parks, Colorado Elbert County Parks and Recreation Elk Grove Park District Emporia Recreation Commission Erie MetroParks Eudora Parks and Recreation Excelsior Springs Parks & Recreation Exeter Township Parks & Recreation Fair Oaks Recreation & Park District Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks and Recreation Falmouth Parks & Community Programs Fargo Park District Farmington Parks and Recreation Department (Maine) Fauquier County Parks & Recreation Ferguson Parks and Recreation Five Rivers MetroParks Fletcher Parks & Recreation Department Florence, Alabama Parks and Recreation Department Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Foss Park District Foster City Parks & Recreation Fox Crossing Parks & Recreation Department Fox Valley Park District Frankfort Park District Franklin-Simpson Parks & Recreation Freeport Park District Gadsden Parks and Recreation Galveston County Genesee County Department of Parks, Recreation & Forestry Geneva Park District Georgetown Parks and Recreation Georgetown-Scott County Parks and Recreation Glencoe Park District Glenview Park District Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism Golf Maine Park District Gorham Parks & Recreation Department Grand Vue Park Grapevine Parks and Recreation Grayslake Community Park District Great Bend Recreation Commission Great Neck Park District Great Rivers Greenway Greater Huntington Park & Recreation District Greater Muhlenberg Parks and Rec Groton Parks and Recreation Guilford County Gurnee Park District Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Haltom City, Texas Parks & Recreation Hancock Park District Hannibal Parks & Recreation Hanover County Parks and Recreation Hanover Park District Harford County Parks and Recreation Harnett County Parks and Recreation Harris County Precinct One Parks Hartford VT Parks & Recreation Havana Park District Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department Hendersonville Parks and Recreation Henrietta Parks and Recreation Hermiston Parks & Recreation Hesperia Recreation and Park District Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Higginsville, MO Parks & Recreation High Point Parks & Recreation, NC Highland Parks & Recreation Hilliard Recreation and Parks Department Hobart Parks Department Hoffman Estates Park District Hollis Park District Hopewell Recreation and Parks Houston Parks and Recreation Hudson Parks & Recreation Department Huntersville Parks and Recreation Hurricane City Leisure & Recreation Hutchinson Minnesota Parks and Recreation Hutch Rec. Indiana County Parks & Trails Indy Parks and Recreation Ivins City Parks and Recreation Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department Jacksonville, Il. Parks and Lakes Jaffrey NH Parks & Recreation Department Jamestown, ND - Parks and Recreation Jefferson City Parks & Recreation Department Jefferson County Parks & Recreation Commission Jefferson Township Parks and Recreation Department Jennings County Parks & Recreation Jerome Recreation District Johnson City Parks & Recreation Johnson County Park & Recreation District Johnston County Parks, Greenways and OpenSpace Jurupa Community Services District Kankakee Valley Park District Kansas City Parks and Recreation Kansas State Parks Kearney Park & Recreation Keller Williams Realty Greensboro North Kennebunk Parks & Recreation Kennett Area Park and Recreation Board (KAPRB) Kent Parks, Recreation & Community Services Kenton County Parks & Recreation (KY) Kernersville Parks & Recreation King George Parks and Recreation Kirkland Parks and Community Services Kirksville Parks and Recreation Kirkwood Parks and Recreation Lake County Indiana Parks and Recreation Department Lansdale Borough Laumeier Sculpture Park Lebanon Recreation & Parks Lehi City Parks Lenexa Parks and Recreation Lenoir Parks & Recreation Department Lewisburg, TN Parks and Recreation Lewisville Parks & Recreation Department Lexington Recreation and Community Programs Liberty Parks & Rec Lincoln County Parks and Recreation Lisle Park District Little Rock Parks & Recreation Lockport Township Park District Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services Louisville Parks and Recreation Lower Makefield Township, PA Lower Paxton Township Parks & Recreation Macomb Park District (Illinois) Manchester Parks, Recreation & Cemeteries Mansfield Parks and Recreation Maplewood Parks and Recreation Maricopa County Parks Marion County Parks and Recreation Commission Maryville-Alcoa-Blount County Parks & Recreation Mascoma Valley Parks & Recreation Maury County Parks and Recreation McPherson Park Department Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Department Medford Parks, Recreation & Facilities Medinah Park District Metro Parks and Recreation of Nashville and Davidson County MetroParks of Butler County Metroparks Toledo Middleton Public Lands, Recreation & Forestry Middletown Township Parks and Recreation Milford Recreation Department Millis Recreation Department Minot Park District Mission Parks & Recreation Missoula Parks and Recreation Mokena Community Park District Monroe County Parks Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Dept. Montour Area Recreation Commission Montrose Recreation District Mooresville Park & Recreation District Morehead City Parks and Recreation Department Morris Township Parks and Recreation Morton Park District Mount Vernon Recreation mParks Naperville Park District Nelson County Parks and Recreation Neptune Township Recreation New Albany Parks and Recreation New Bern Parks and Recreation New Brighton Parks & Recreation New Orleans City Park New Ulm Park and Recreation Newton Parks & Recreation Norridge Park District North Augusta Parks, Recreation, & Tourism North Kansas City Parks and Recreation North Tonawanda Youth, Recreation & Parks Northern Lehigh Recreation Authority Norway Maine Parks & Recreation Norwell Recreation Department Oak Brook Park District Oak Lawn Park District Oakland Beach & Rye Town Park Oakland County Parks and Recreation Oakland Parks, Recreation and Youth Development Ocean County Department of Parks & Recreation Ogden City Parks Ohio Township Parks and Recreation OKC Parks Olympia Parks, Arts, & Recreation Onondaga County Parks Onslow County Parks and Recreation Orange County Parks and Recreation Orangevale Recreation & Park District Oregon Park District Owensboro Parks & Recreation Paducah Parks and Recreation Parish of Caddo Parks and Recreation Park District of Forest Park Park District of Franklin Park Park District of Oak Park Pasco County Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources Pataskala Parks and Recreation Patterson Recreation & Community Services Pender County Parks and Recreation Peoria Park District Perinton Recreation & Parks Perkasie Borough Parks and Recreation Person County Recreation, Arts, and Parks Department Pierce County Parks Pine Level Parks and Recreation Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department Plainville Recreation Commission Pleasant Hill Parks & Recreation Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District Plymouth Parks & Recreation Portage Township Parks and Recreation Portland, Maine Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Department Prospect Heights Park District, IL Quincy Park District Quincy Recreation Department Radnor Township Parks & Recreation Readington Recreation Recreational Authority of Roseville & Eastpointe Redmond Area Park and Recreation District Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Reidsville Parks and Recreation River Trails Park District Riverton City Government Roanoke Parks and Recreation Rolling Meadows Park District Rose Hill Recreation Commission Roselle Park District Roseville Parks and Recreation Rumson Recreation Saint Peter Parks/Recreation & Leisure Services Salisbury Township Recreation Salt Creek Park District San Jose Parks Foundation Santa Clara County Parks Santa Clara, Utah Scotland County Parks and Recreation Seattle Parks and Recreation Seminole County Leisure Services Shawnee County Parks + Recreation Shawnee, Kansas Parks & Recreation Department Shreveport Parks & Recreation Shrewsbury Parks & Recreation Si View Metropolitan Park District Silver Spring Township Parks & Rec Skokie Park District Slippery Rock Area Parks & Recreation Smithfield Parks & Recreation Snohomish County Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department Solon Iowa Parks and Recreation Solon Parks and Recreation Department South Burlington Recreation and Parks South Kingstown Parks and Recreation Southern Pines Recreation & Parks Springettsbury Township Parks & Recreation Springfield Park District Springfield-Greene County Park Board Stafford Recreation Commission St. Clair County Parks and Recreation Sterling Park District Stratford CT Recreation Streamwood Park District Suffolk Parks and Recreation Superior Township Parks & Recreation Susquehanna Township Parks and Recreation Tarpon Springs Recreation Tellico Village Recreation Department Temple Recreation Department Tennessee State Parks The City of Cibolo Parks and Recreation The City of Frederick Parks & Recreation Department The City of Wilmington Department of Parks & Recreation The Morton Arboretum The Town of Rye Park and Beach Three Rivers Park District Tinley Park-Park District Tonganoxie Recreation Commission Torrington Parks and Recreation Department Town of Bethlehem, NY Town of Bloomfield - Leisure Services Town of Carbondale Parks & Recreation Department Town of Carrabassett Valley Recreation Department Town of Colchester Parks & Recreation Department (VT) Town of Cornelius PARC Department Town of Cramerton Parks and Recreation Department Town of Davidson Parks & Recreation Town of Durham Parks & Recreation Dept. Town of Erie Parks and Recreation Town of Erwin Parks and Recreation Town of Exeter Parks and Recreation Town of Fort Kent Recreation and Parks Department Town of Greenville Parks, Recreation and Forestry Town of Hope Mills Parks and Recreation Department Town of Jamestown Parks & Recreation Town of Kenly Parks & Recreation Town of LaGrange Parks & Recreation Town of Leland, North Carolina Town of Lincoln - Parks and Recreation Department Town of Marshville Park and Recreation Town of Merrimack Parks & Recreation Department Town of Mt. Pleasant Recreation and Parks Town of Parma - Hilton-Parma Parks and Recreation Town of Plattsburgh Parks & Recreation Town of Plymouth - Parks Town of Prescott Valley Town of Siler City Parks and Recreation Department Town of Skowhegan Parks & Recreation Town of Southwest Ranches Town of Stallings, North Carolina Town of Superior Colorado Town of Superior, Colorado Parks, Recreation and Open Space Town of Town of Tonawanda Youth, Parks & Recreation Town of Vienna Parks & Recreation, VA Town of Wakefield Town of Wells Parks & Recreation Department Town of Wickenburg Parks, Recreation and Facilities Town of Woodbury Parks and Recreation Department Town of Zebulon Parks & Recreation Township of Byram Township of Piscataway Recreation Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Tucson Parks and Recreation Tukwila Parks and Recreation Turner County Parks & Recreation Turner Recreation Commission Upper Arlington Parks & Recreation Upper Merion Township Parks & Recreation Urbana Park District Valdese Parks and Recreation Department Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District Valparaiso Indiana Parks Vancouver Parks and Recreation; Vancouver, Washington Vandalia Parks & Recreation Department Venice Park District Vermilion City Parks Department Vernon Hills Park District Village of Cross Plains Village of Elm Grove Village of Lake in the Hills Village of Maple Bluff Village of Park Forest Recreation, Parks & Community Health Village of South Elgin Parks & Recreation Department Vincennes Parks and Recreation Department Walla Walla Parks & Recreation Warminster Township Parks & Recreation Warren County Parks and Recreation Department Warrenville Park District Washington County Washington County, MD Parks and Recreation Washington Park District - Washington, IL Washington Township Recreation Center Washington, MO Parks & Recreation Waukegan Park District Waukesha County Parks Waxhaw Parks & Recreation Department Waynesboro Parks and Recreation Wellsboro Department of Parks & Recreation West Chicago Park District West Fargo Park District West Lafayette Parks and Recreation West Springfield Park and Recreation Department West St Paul Parks & Recreation Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation Wheeling Park District Widefield Parks and Recreation Wilbraham Parks & Recreation Department Willamalane Park and Recreation District Willington Parks & Recreation Williston Parks & Recreation District Williston Recreation & Parks Wilmette Park District Windham Parks and Recreation Winfield Recreation Commission Winnetka Park District Wood Dale Park District Woodridge Park District Wrangell Parks & Recreation Wyandotte County/Kansas City Parks and Recreation Yancey County Parks & Recreation |
Additional Supporters1% for the Planet 7 Lakes Alliance 8 80 Cities AEOE Agassiz Environmental Learning Center Aishling Forest School Akron Parks Collaborative Alabama Recreation and Parks Association Alabama State Parks All Star Graphics Allegheny Trail Alliance Alliance for a Healthier Generation Alliance for Childhood America Walks American Academy for Park & Recreation Administration American Canyon Community and Parks Foundation American Hiking Society American Institute of Architects American Public Health Association American Society of Landscape Architects American Trails America's State Parks Amherst NH Parks and Recreation Department Aquatic-USA.com Ariel Foundation Park Arizona Association for Environmental Education Arizona Heritage Alliance Arizona Parks and Recreation Association Arkansas Environmental Education Association Arkansas Recreation and Parks Association Association of Nature Center Administrators Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) Audubon Naturalist Society Avid4 Adventure Balboa Park Conservancy BCI Burke BELL+GIRO Billion Oyster Project Bismarck Recreation Council Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Boone County Conservation District Boston Society of Landscape Architects Brambleton Community Association Brio2 Solutions Britton Industries Inc. Brown People Camping Buffalo Bayou Partnership Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy California Bicycle Coalition California Invasive Plant Council California Mountain Biking Coalition California Outdoor Engagement Coalition California Park & Recreation Society California ReLeaf California State Parks Foundation CamelBak Camp Ocean Pines Camp Unalayee Capital Region Land Conservancy Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Casey Community Center Chandler Park Conservancy Charles River Conservancy Chattanooga Audubon Society at Audubon Acres Cheyenne Greenway Foundation Children & Nature Network Choose Outdoors City of Colorado Springs City Parks Alliance City Parks Foundation ClimatePlan Colorado Public Health/Parks & Recreation Collaborative Conejo Open Space Foundation Connecticut Recreations and Parks Association, Inc. County Park Friends - Santa Cruz Cre8Play Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association Crowder Lake University Park David Brower Center Denton Parks Foundation Department of Adventure Education, Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO) Department of Recreation Administration CSU Fresno Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism at the University of Illinois Detroit Greenways Coalition Disabled Sports USA Discovery Park Community Alliance Dog Park Concepts and Consulting, Inc. Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy Dover, Kohl & Partners Town Planning Dr. Brandy N. Kelly Pryor Dragonfly Trails Network DuMor Earth Discovery Institute East Coast Greenway Alliance Echo Canyon River Expeditions Elevate Youth Elings Park Foundation Emerald Necklace Conservancy Environmental Learning Center Environmental Volunteers envision SYNERGY Esplanade Association Explore Kentucky Initiative Fairmount Park Conservancy Fantasy Sport Research Specialists FAU ELRM Adult Community Education First Descents Florida Recreation and Park Association, Inc. Flybird Experience Frick Park Clay Court Tennis Club Friends of Cascade Springs Nature Preserve, Inc. Friends of Fort Lawton Historic District Friends of Grand Rapids Parks Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks Friends of Patterson Park Friends of the Anacortes Community Forest Lands Friends of the Wissahickon Friends of Washington Grove Inc. Fryeburg Recreation Dept. Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association Georgia Recreation and Park Association Gerber Leisure Products Get Outdoors Nevada GirlTrek.org GirlVentures GLVT GP RED Grapevine Parks and Recreation Green Halo Scholars Greenfields Outdoor Fitness Greening Youth Foundation GreenLatinos GreenPlay Greensboro Downtown Parks, Inc. Greenways for Nashville Guadalupe River Park Conservancy Harris County Precinct 2 Health & Technology Partners Healthy Networks Design and Research Highlands Center for Natural History Hike for Life Hills For Everyone Hunterdon Land Trust Idaho Business for the Outdoors Illinois Association of Park Districts Illinois Park and Recreation Association Indian American CEO Council (IACEO) Indiana Park & Recreation Assoc. Indiana University Outdoor Adventures Indianapolis Greenways Partnership Inland Northwest Land Conservancy Institute for Urban Parks International Bird Rescue International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA) Iowa Bicycle Coalition IslandWood Jesse Martineau Productions John Balicki & Associates, LLC Journal of Leisure Research KABOOM! Kansas Recreation and Park Association Kennett Area Park Authority Kentucky Recreation and Park Society Killen Park, Killen, AL Lake Corriher Wilderness Park Landscape Structures Linn County Conservation Board Literacy for Environmental Justice Los Angeles River State Park Partners Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy Louisville Parks Foundation Magnolia Park/Pineview Place Civic Club - Houston Maine Audubon Maine Huts & Trails Maine Recreation and Parks Association Marine Park Alliance Maryland Recreation and Parks Association Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association McHenry County Conservation District Memorial Park Conservancy MENTOR Michigan Recreation and Park Association MIG, Inc. Mississippi Park Connection Mississippi Recreation and Park Association Missouri Park and Recreation Association Mon River Trails Conservancy Mount Royal Park - Les Amis de la Montagne National AfterSchool Association National Association for Olmsted Parks National Association of Park Foundations National Bike to School Day National Institute on Out-of-School Time National Playground Contractors Association, Inc. (NCPAI) National Wildlife Federation Natural Lands Natural Learning Initiative, College of Design, NC State University NC Friends of State Parks NC Recreation & Park Association NC Recreation Resources Service Nevada Recreation and Park Society New Jersey Audubon New Jersey Recreation and Park Association New Mexico Recreation and Park Association Nextdoor Nike Sports Complex, Naperville, Illinois Noqueman Trail Network North American Association for Environmental Education North Florida Land Trust Northland College Outdoor Education Department Norwalk River Valley Trail (NRVT) Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation Ohio Parks and Recreation Association Okefenokee Swamp Park Outdoor Chattanooga Outdoor Play Canada OutsidePR Outwild PA Forest Coalition Park People / Amis des Parcs Park Pride Park Pro Playgrounds Park Rx America ParkPro Tek Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, University of Utah Partners for Parks Pathfinder Ranch Pease Park Conservancy Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society PeopleForBikes Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever Physical Activity Research Center Piedmont Park Conservancy Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy PlayCore Polk County Conservation Prescott College Preservation Parks of Delaware County, Ohio PROS Consulting R.J. Thomas Mfg. Co./Pilot Rock Recreation Administration Degree - Humboldt State University Recreation Management Program Recreation Resource Management RELM Rino Consulting Solutions River Heritage Conservancy Road Runners Club of America Rock Creek Conservancy Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Sacramento State Aquatic Center Safe Routes Partnership San Diego Mountain Biking Association San Jose Parks Advocates SASAKI Associates Seed Your Future Shelby Farms Park Conservancy Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, Philadelphia, PA Sierra Club Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge Series Skulski Consulting South Carolina Recreation and Parks Association South Dakota Parks and Recreation Association South Portland Land Trust Southern Conservation Trust Sports and Fitness Industry Association Sports Backers Spotz Sunshine House Early Learning Academy Sustainable SITES Initiative Take Care Tahoe Taylor Siefker Williams Design Group Teens to Trails Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association Texas Recreation and Park Society The Academy of Leisure Sciences The Cultural Landscape Foundation The Currituck Club POA The Davey Tree Expert Company The Keystone Concept The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County The New York State Recreation and Park Society The Physical Activity Research Center (PARC) The Trail Foundation The Trust for Public Land The Wildlands Conservancy The Willow School Tinkergarten Trails Society of BC Tri-Town Young Men's Christian Association Trout Lake Nature Center Twig & Thread Consulting U.S. Green Building Council Untamed Mainer Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation Utah Recreation and Parks Association Utah Society for Environmental Education Vermont Recreation & Parks Association Vermont Systems Virginia Recreation and Park Society Vista Outdoor Wake Forest Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department WalkBoston Water Environment Federation Waterfront Alliance Waterloo Greenway Web of Life Field (WOLF) School West Virginia Recreation and Park Association Western Foothills Land Trust Wildernedge Wilderness Inquiry Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association (WPRA) Wolf River Greenway / Wolf River Conservancy World Urban Parks Wyoming Alliance for Environmental Education Wyoming Recreation and Parks Association YES Nature to Neighborhoods YMCA of San Francisco YMCA of the USA Youth Outside Zeager Bros., Inc. 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