Features
The ABCs of Free Public Wi-Fi: LA Parks — Technology Innovators
What's needed to be able to offer this 'utility' to park visitors.
Making Smart Parks
Doing so goes far beyond just giving connected generations what they want.
Zika and Parks: What You Need to Know
The Zika virus threatens to move swiftly across the United States — parks can play a role in helping to curb its spread.
Project Management in Parks and Recreation
Every project has unique challenges either in design, implementation, funding or construction but is an investment in the future to help to create and maintain a sense of community and identity.
The ‘Hard Skills’ of Park and Recreation Leadership
Becoming an effective leader takes work, but the payoff is in improved service to your communities.
Additional Articles
Jump in
Before jumping into pool season, some simple suggestions to help make the trip to the community pool the safe, most fun it can be.
Tech Edition: Edward Krafcik
Edward Krafcik, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development at Soofa.
How Much Do You Know About Your Agency’s Facilities?
NRPA's new Facility Market Reports offer you more detailed insights about the constituents you serve.
Member Spotlight: Alex McKinney
Alex McKinney, Recreation Supervisor, Outdoor Recreation School, Three Rivers Park District
Are You Keeping Your Community Safe?
Perform quality background screenings of volunteers and employees by using the Background Investigation Bureau (BIB).
Professional Development
NRPA is dedicated to providing learning opportunities to advance the development of best practices and resources that make parks and recreation indispensable elements of American communities.
Notable News
Stay up to date on what’s happening in parks and recreation with the latest news from around the field.
From the Director’s Chair
Gain insight from high-level park and recreation professionals on how they tackle various weighty issues.
Taking Parks and Recreation to the Community
The Oakland County Parks Mobile Recreation Program logs many miles each summer bringing recreation to its community.
Turf Field Cancer Risk Environmental Review
Environmental review under state or federal law, as illustrated by the court opinion in he case of Sierra Club v. City and County of San Francisco, is generally more procedural than substantive.
Lightning Safety and Indoor Pools: To Clear or Not to Clear
Should indoor pools be cleared during a lightning storms?
Coach Cortney and the StarrFire Girls: Raising Awareness and Promoting Greatness in D.C.
Instilling confidence and changing lives through dance.
Recipe for an Aster: Prairie Restoration in Chicago
From small patches of original prairie land - remnants - land managers are learning the ingredients needed for prairie restoration.
Curbing the Spread of the Zika Virus
Congress needs to properly fund CDC efforts to study and eradicate the Zika virus.
Why Isn’t There a Nature Place for Kids in Every Park?
It's an opportunity to connect kids to nature.
From Leadership to Zika
The variety of ways park and recreation professionals are called on to lead.
Put Me in, Coach
Some insights from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association's annual Sports, Fitness and Leisure Activities Topline Participation Report into the recreational activities of US residents.