NRPA's annual Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz, held each year in September, is a great way to educate your community about pollinators, gain knowledge about local species and make your parks more sustainable. Plus, you could win one of three $1,000 prizes or prize packs just for participating.
"A Choice Career: Parks and Recreation" is a powerful, interview-driven video that highlights real people and real stories, showcasing the diverse opportunities in the field.
Becoming a Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP) will not only keep your expertise fresh, but also help you achieve greater health, resilience and equity outcomes in your community.
Learn more about the 2026 NRPA Annual Conference, taking place September 29 - October, 1, 2026 in Philadelphia!
Open Space Radio is NRPA's monthly podcast that shares inspiring and engaging stories about community, connection, and the impact of local parks and recreation.
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Date of release: July 31, 2025
CEU: n/a
Interested parties MUST fill out an application and be accepted to Directors School before paying their deposit.
Please email education@nrpa.org with questions.
The Edroy Jenkins Networking Committee has planned several networking activities that are an additional cost. It is a flat fee of $75 to attend all or some of the events.
You must do two things to confirm your attendance:
1) Submit payment (can be combined with final payment in your NRPA Store cart).
2) Let us know which events you are planning on attending by filling out the Attendee Information Form linked in your email.
Directors School Networking Activities Sunday Night: Trivia (at hotel) Monday Night: Pins Mechanical Co. (bowling & pinball) Tuesday Night: Newport Aquarium
Thursday Night: Directors School Olympics (at hotel)
Diversity and cultural awareness explores the importance of developing a diverse, equitable, and ethical workplace. To instill an innovative and progressive workplace, it is important that leaders consider how to instill diversity into the organizational culture. This course will cover the following four areas:
· Designing an inclusive environment for your organization both internally and externally;
This course is one component of NRPA’s Leadership Certificate Program.
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CEUs: 0.1
CEUs: n/a
Date of release: December 19th, 2025
After completing the training course, learners will develop a deeper knowledge of the features of Microsoft Excel, including how to modify data within rows and columns, how to find missing or outlier data, how to write basic and more advanced formulas, how to analyze data in a table, how to create and understand pivot tables, how to use the "Analyze Data" feature, and how to conduct a more advanced analysis using the information shared in the course.
CEU: 0.1
Date of recording being released: June 2, 2025