Equity at the Center With the launch of our strategic plan — We Are Parks And Recreation — NRPA has explicitly placed equity at the center of everything we do. Read more

Equity Is Not a State of Mind Park and recreation professionals advocate for their community members by bringing attention to racial, economic and health inequities that exist in their communities. Read more

Great Expectations: Financially Balancing Quality Programming and Equity Using business acumen coupled with a cost recovery plan, the services park and recreation professionals provide can be equally accessible and available to all people. Read more

NRPA Life Trustee Eugene Young Passes Away From working as a summer camp counselor to the longest-serving superintendent in East Baton Rouge Parish in history, Young spent 57 years working to make life better through parks and recreation. Read more

2020 NRPA Annual Conference: A Virtual Experience Not only will the virtual conference bring park and recreation professionals and advocates together as a community, but it will also serve as a platform for networking and exchanging ideas in new and imaginative ways. Read more

Connect Hot Topics An NRPA Member asks the community to share ideas on special events during the COVID-19 pandemic to help keep their community engaged and safe. Read more

Member Benefit: Technology's Role in Safer Recreation Working as a complement to registration systems, ePACT was ready to take on the rapidly changing, complex challenges organizations would face as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more

NRPA Engagement with Parks Report Every year, the NRPA Research team surveys 1,000 U.S. adults to better understand how people connect with parks and recreation, the results from which serve as the basis for the NRPA Engagement with Parks Report. Read more

Equitable Access to Parks and Recreation Is Vital to Communities Everywhere A large majority of U.S. adults say it's important for people to have fair and just access to high-quality park and recreation programs, services and facilities that create healthy, resilient and economically vibrant communities. Read more

The Role of Parks and Open Spaces in Reducing Taxes Taking a closer look at the economic costs and benefits of parks and open spaces that have largely been ignored in planning studies in the past. Read more

Local Access Is an Equity Issue The NRPA public policy and advocacy team's goal is to help increase the positive impact on our communities by advancing an accessible, inclusive, welcoming and memorable parks experience for everyone. Read more

Integrating Equity, Social Justice and Inclusion Practices Park and recreation programs have played a historic role in our country’s struggle toward social equality and civil rights. Read more

Moving Forward: Making Racial Equity Real The Forest Preserves of Cook County, Illinois addresses institutionalized racism by examining how it has impacted the patterns of investment in and stewardship of the preserves. Read more

Park Law Enforcement Civil Rights Claims In the case of Risse v. Porter, the plaintiff asserts a number of federal civil rights claims against the defendants, including a violation of the plaintiff's First Amendment rights. Read more

Meet the Donors: 2020 Parks Build Community Project Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the slow reopening of our nation, the Orlando, Florida, Parks Build Community Grand Avenue Park project continues to move forward. Read more