Features
Is Your Park Ready for Its Close-Up?
Learn how to effectively promote your park and recreation agency through quality photography.
From Plans to Parks
Los Angeles County implements equity-focused community parks and recreation plans.
Miami-Dade County Parks: Achieving a Safe Reopening
Find out how a South Florida park and recreation agency overcame challenges to reopen at the height of the pandemic.
Additional Articles
Making the Case for Parks and Recreation
I invite all our park and recreation colleagues to think about your two to three most important goals each year.
Images Are a Window Into Your Community
As you market to local constituents, also consider promoting your park and recreation agency and community to a national audience.
Special Events in the Time of COVID-19
Howard County Recreation and Parks shares helpful tips for hosting special events during a pandemic.
COVID-19 and Parks and Recreation: One Year Later
NRPA developed a suite of resources to provide the profession with a clear pathway to advance climate-readiness, equity and overall well-being through parks and recreation.
Member Benefit: ADA in 2021 — An Old Topic That Is New Again!
Understand how to view the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.
The 2021 Agency Performance Review
This annual resource allows park and recreation professionals to make informed decisions and support a persuasive case for greater agency funding.
Get Outside This Spring and Summer With Parks and Recreation
Six in seven U.S. adults say that they are looking forward to outdoor activities this spring and summer.
More Public-Private Partnership Models
This column focuses on four frameworks that facilitate collaborative partnerships between park and recreation departments and private-sector partners.
Demystifying Advocacy in Parks and Recreation
Park and recreation professionals have an opportunity to ensure that major legislative packages reflect and invest in our shared priorities.
Bicultural Marketing and Closing the Gap
Equitable marketing is achievable and is proven only if an organization can close the gap in its community’s customer journey.
Revitalizing Parkland in Evanston, Wyoming
Park and recreation professionals at Evanston Parks and Recreation District are working to transform the underutilized space into a year-round outdoor recreational area for their community.
Environmental Review of State Park Highway Widening
In the case of Bair v. California Department of Transportation, plaintiffs allege that a proposed highway project through a state park failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Surviving Climate Issues on Sports Fields
Target Field head groundskeeper sheds light on the effects of weather on the field.
New York State Parks Activates FORCES
Volunteer program builds the next generation of park and recreation advocates.