OpenGov

AUGUST 11, 2023

July was Parks and Recreation month, and with it came the annual Trust for Public Land’s 2023 ParkScore rankings. This year, the City of Plano’s Parks and Recreation Department won […] The post The Best Park System in Texas: How the City of Plano Earned the Distinction Three Years in a Row appeared first on OpenGov.

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Park Leaders

JUNE 18, 2024

“Parks can be a great antidote to social isolation and mental health struggles. Yet the only way to do that effectively is to invest in our parks and make sure that the experience that people have when they go is positive and supportive of those health outcomes.” It only seemed right to have her join for a conversation.

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ParkTalk podcast

JANUARY 12, 2025

Kick off the 2025 State of the Park Districts theme of Shaping a Sustainable Future in Parks and Recreation in addition to hearing highlights of 2024 accomplishments, 2025 goals/plans, and an overview of the 2025 State of the Park District podcast.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JULY 21, 2022

The August issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s bonus episode of Open Space Radio, we’re diving deeper into one of this month’s feature stories, titled, “ Homelessness: How Can I Help? ” The article explores how homelessness continues to be a serious social and public health issue in the U.S.,

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Let's Talk Parks

JULY 15, 2020

I am so honored to have Debbie Trueblood, Executive Director of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association join us today. Debbie Trueblood, MSW, IOM, CAE is the Executive Director of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA). She is a board member for the National Association of Park Foundations.

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Let's Talk Parks

AUGUST 13, 2019

From developing program ideas, evaluating success, and managing teams, there’s so much to know when it comes to recreation programming. It’s one of the most rewarding elements of a parks and recreation career – to develop programs that make a difference in the community. Episode play icon. The post 1.21 The post 1.21

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

AUGUST 5, 2019

On today’s episode, we’re joined by two people who know a thing or two about advancing in the field of parks and recreation. Joining us are Michael Kalvort, CPRE, the Recreation Services Director for City of Boca Raton, Florida, and Hayley Herzing, NRPA’s Senior Manager of Membership.

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Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 6, 2025

A land conservancy can maintain and permanently protect vacant land that has natural, recreational, scenic, historical, or agricultural value. A land conservancy can maintain and permanently protect vacant land that has natural, recreational, scenic, historical, or agricultural value. What do urban land conservancies do?

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Sustainability and Environmental Resilience in Parks — Episode 163 On today’s episode of Open Space Radio, I’m excited to share our collab episode with GovLove Podcast, which we recorded live back in October at the 2024 NRPA Annual Conference. This was our first live episode recording — with an audience.

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ParkTalk podcast

MARCH 5, 2024

Western DuPage Special Recreation Association Inclusion Manager, Maddy Manden, and Naperville Park District Superintendent of Recreation, Jackie Gonzalez, join the podcast to discuss the partnership between WDSRA and Naperville Park District and the agencies’ efforts to provide recreational programs to the community and create an inclusive society.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

MAY 14, 2024

As you may recall, our final episode of 2023 was part one of our conversation around neurodiversity and parks and recreation. The inspiration for these episodes came from a 2023 NRPA Annual Conference session, “Neurodiversity and Inclusive Workplaces: Insights from Park and Recreation Professionals.” Share it with us !

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The January 2021 issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and this month’s issue features the highly anticipated cover story, “ Top Trends in Parks and Recreation 2021 ,” by Rich Dolesh, NRPA’s retired vice president of strategic initiatives and Parks & Recreation magazine’s editor at large.

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Careers in Government

APRIL 29, 2023

These jobs range from public health, administration, parks and recreation, and finance. Did you know that Santa Clara County has hundreds of available government jobs right now? No matter your background, there are plenty of available jobs you are qualified for today.

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Park Leaders

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Bathrooms in parks are rarely the focus of innovation, but I was eager to dive into this unexplored territory with guests Jessica Heinzelmann and Fletcher Wilson from Throne Labs. Together, they are revolutionizing bathrooms, transforming them from mundane necessities into seamless, data-driven experiences for park visitors.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

MARCH 29, 2022

What advice they would give young women in the field of parks and recreation. Some of their favorite stories and ideas that have come from the Women in Parks and Recreation Facebook group, and more! I encourage listeners to check out their newly launched website at WIPAR.org.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

DECEMBER 3, 2019

And, with so many park and recreation professionals having to wear multiple hats — sometimes in the course of a single day — anything that can efficiently simplify a task and save time is usually welcomed pretty warmly. A life hack is a clever tip or technique for accomplishing a familiar task more easily and efficiently.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Community development department functions thus contrast with several other public services such as police, public schools, and parks and recreation, which offer complex-yet-cogent services such as crime reduction, education, and recreation, respectively.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Luis is the president, CEO and founder of Parques de México and the National Association of Parks and Recreation Mexico, also known as ANPR. He has been instrumental in shaping the profession in Mexico through research, standards, data and advocacy, and is doing great work to promote the value of parks and recreation in Mexico.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

MARCH 9, 2021

And through it all, park and recreation professionals have come together in service of their communities, including taking on new roles and providing essential pandemic response services, while also continuing to deliver their already-life saving services and programs.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

MAY 19, 2020

Every day, in communities across the country, the people of parks and recreation are providing essential services and making their communities better places to live, work and play. He also shares an informative document that helps solidify why park and recreation professionals deserve to be celebrated.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

NRPA's Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA), is the only national accreditation of park and recreation agencies and is a valuable measure of an agency’s overall quality of operation, management and service to the community. Blog Post: What Does It Mean To Be a CAPRA Volunteer?

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Women’s History Month starts next month, and we thought it would be a good time to tackle a topic that has been on our episode wish list for a while now — women in parks and recreation. Parks and recreation, like many professions, was once a male-dominated industry.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

They’ll be in San Diego, California, sharing how park and recreation professionals are agents of change in their communities — particularly around how they influence and change health behaviors and how parks are a solution to many of our most pressing health and wellness challenges, like obesity, mental health issues and substance use.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JULY 5, 2022

It is officially our favorite month of the year here on Open Space Radio, and I’m so excited to celebrate Park and Recreation Month throughout July.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

MARCH 24, 2020

Disclaimer: Today’s episode was previously recorded and focuses on the importance of mentoring in parks and recreation. But, park and recreation agencies are closing this gap by offering one-on-one and group youth mentoring programs and helping at-risk youth gain access to quality mentors.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JUNE 29, 2021

As we continue to lift up stories of inclusion in celebration of Pride Month, my colleagues Allison Colman, NRPA’s director of health, and Teresa Morrisey, a program manager on NRPA’s Park Access team, recently published a blog post on the Open Space blog titled, “ A Pathway to Trans Inclusion in Youth Sports.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

Canton’s public safety, traffic management, parks and recreations, libraries, community centers, city hall, and housing authority have all benefited from a unique user experience. In 2020, the City of Canton, Ohio set out to build a better, safer, and more connected community. Today, the city is nearly there.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JUNE 13, 2023

As park and recreation professionals, you have the power to lead this charge through building inclusive, safe spaces, supporting your LGBTQ+ staff and community members, and creating a culture of belonging. On today’s episode, we’re looking back at some of our previous episodes discussing LGBTQ+ inclusion in parks and recreation.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

MARCH 10, 2020

As the gatekeepers of many of our nation’s public gathering spaces, park and recreation professionals are seeking answers to key questions as they prepare strategies around response and prevention in the coming days and weeks — especially in communities that are starting to document confirmed cases.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JANUARY 18, 2022

Two, I really enjoy learning about the innovative things happening in parks and recreation that are helping to create stronger, healthier, more resilient communities. Tune in to the full episode below to learn what the future of parks and recreation may look like in terms of programming, placemaking, financing and more.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

DECEMBER 17, 2024

about the power of parks and recreation? Episode 161 From Newcomer to Seasoned Professional: Navigating the NRPA Annual Conference Episode 162 Sustainability and Environmental Resilience in Parks Episode 163 Be sure to tune in to every episode here !

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JUNE 17, 2021

The July issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, which not only means it’s time for a bonus episode, it also means that we’re only a few days away from July, and Park and Recreation Month is extremely close. How Cosumnes CSD’s parks are helping the Phommavong family “find bearing in life.”

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

AUGUST 10, 2021

Park and Recreation Month — which is obviously the best month in the park and recreation profession, just wrapped up at the end of July, and I’m excited to share one of the many things we did this year on today’s episode. A day like today you simply can't stay inside. Though rain may fall, on the trail you'll glide.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

MARCH 17, 2022

The April issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s bonus episode we’re diving into one of this month’s feature stories, “ Celebrating Earth Day.” Toolkit (Webinar on April 14, 2022) Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz NRPA Green Stormwater Infrastructure Certificate Program Related Links: Park.Change.

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Let's Talk Parks

MARCH 2, 2022

Thanks for your understanding Becky: Hello, everybody, and welcome back to Let’s Talk Parks. This is Becky Dunlap and Marissa Moravec joining you for a conversation around the state of jobs in parks and recreation. The Show [Transcript]. Note: The transcript below is an abbreviated version of the podcast.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Earlier this month I joined nearly 9,000 other people who are passionate about parks and recreation in Dallas at the 2023 NRPA Annual Conference. Tune in to our full conversation below. Related Links: NRPEMS website Follow NRPEMS on Instagram Follow NRPEMS on Facebook Connect with Chris on LinkedIn Connect with Thamara on LinkedIn

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MAY 2, 2023

If you’ve been following NRPA on social media, you may already be familiar with my guest today via some very fun, informational, and engaging Instagram reels that have been gracing your feeds for the last few months. Today I am so excited to be joined by my colleague and the amazing person behind all of NRPA’s social media content, Christina High.

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