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Celebrating Parks and Recreation’s Inaugural 30 Under 30 — February Bonus Episode

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

The February issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s episode, we’re diving deeper into this month’s cover story, “ 30 Under 30 for 2021.” We know from our work at NRPA that there are a lot of talented, passionate young professionals in the field of parks and recreation.

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Transit equity day, Sunday 2/4/24, in honor of Black History Month, Rosa Parks, and the significance of transportation history to African-American History

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Transit Equity Day in honor of Rosa Parks. Many transit authorities are providing free transit service on Sunday February 4th, in honor of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, spearheaded by Rosa Parks, which led to the desegregation of bus service in that city and led to changes throughout the South, through a process that sadly took many years.

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Tips for Advancing in the Field of Parks and Recreation — Episode 045

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

I think it’s fair to say that many times when people enter a career field, they do so with intentions of advancing in that career and continuing to progress, learn and grow. 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.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The bureaucratic approach Emphasis is quite rightly placed on mitigating these impacts and preparing to adapt our lives and livelihoods to climate change. However, it would be wrong to avoid thinking about how to improve our ability to respond to meteorological disasters when they occur. Was this not a disaster?

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Art has shaped our perception of landscapes, parks, and other public spaces for 200+ years in the United States alone, and longer in Europe (" ‘Nature’s Nation’: How American art shaped our environmental perspectives ," Princeton University Art Museum). Gene Harris Bandshell (amphitheater), Julia Davis Park, Boise, Idaho.