Richard Louve coined this phrase “No Child Left Inside” in his recent book Last Child in the Woods as he explored the necessity for children to experience nature and natural play. Hundreds of recreation professionals from around the country are taking the message of the benefits of parks and recreation to Capitol Hill today.
Over 20 recreation professionals from Illinois traveled to Washington D.C. to attend the National […]
Kudos to the folks at the National Recreation and Park Association for the new blog they just launched. It’s great to see other park and recreation associations catching on to this “new phenomenon” known as blogging. NRPA has also started a seperate blog for the National Legislative Forum.
Check these blogs out when you […]
The Illinois Park and Recreation Association is holding a two-day workshop, Train the Trainer with Ruby Newell-Legner, on March 20-21 at the Rolling Meadows Park District.
Human Resource or training specialists and supervisors in charge of making sure their staff is trained will benefit from this program. This workshop is not only for trainers! Whether you’re […]
The Illinois Park and Recreation Association will be hosting the March 13-15 NPSI (National Playground Safety Institute) Course and Exam. Click here for full information and to register.
Online registration is now available for the March 27-28 AFO Course and Exam, hosted by the Illinois Park and Recreation Association. Click here for full information and to register!
Did you attend the 2007 IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference? If so, please take a few minutes to share your comments. Your feedback will help us to make the 2008 IAPD/IPRA Soaring to New Heights Conference even better! Click here to begin.
According to the National Recreation and Park Association, the President’s budget request for 2008 proposes a significant increase for the operational budget of the National Park Service, but as in previous years, the proposed budget continues to offer little good news and some very bad news for state and local parks and recreation.
On the positive […]
Over 400 new pictures from the annual confernece have been added to the Illinois Park and Recreation Association’s photo gallery! There are some really nice pictures from the educational seminars, exhibition hall, socials and more. Check it out by clicking here!
Thanks again to everyone for attending the 2007 conference and supporting parks and […]
Although this has nothing really to do with IPRA or advancing your career in parks and recreation…this offer is too good to pass up!
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District has a few tickets to the upcoming Josh Groban concert at the United Center and would like to offer them to fellow IPRA members.
Ticket price is $65 each […]
Pictures are now online from the 2007 Soaring to New Heights Conference! Click here to view the photos from our Flickr site. More pictures will be added soon when the pictures from the professional photographer are added.
Pictured above from left to right: Chairman Bill McAdam, Oswegoland Park District; Debbie Carlson, River Trails Park […]