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Each year, NRPA hosts its Park and Recreation Month Cover Contest. But before one story makes the cover of the July issue of Parks & Recreation magazine, countless submissions remind us just how...

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What does it take to increase the number of girls participating in sports? On this episode of Open Space Radio, we explore the obstacles, the breakthroughs, and how park and recreation professional...

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Two years ago, I walked into the NRPA Annual Conference in Atlanta as a Diversity Scholarship recipient, and walked out with a clearer sense of purpose, confidence and belonging in the park and...

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The table is not fancy. It folds in half, the net clips on and off, and the small white ball seems determined to escape at every opportunity. It sits in the community room of my parents’ condo, one...

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Pictured: An aerial shot of Carolyn Crayton Park at sunset with a river, lush green trees and buildings in Macon, Georgia. Photo by Marcus Jones. January is National Mentoring Month — a time to...

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