Managing Urban Natural Areas for Fire and Other Threats
This panel dialogue will discuss managing urban natural areas to protect them from fire and other threats. Panelists will focus on creating resilient communiti…
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February , 2024
The Success and Evolution of Park Funding Partnerships
This panel dialogue will showcase successful park funding partnerships between government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector.Speakers w…
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February , 2024
Solving Multiple Policy Goals with Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Parks
As the largest natural areas in urban spaces, park systems can offer ideal potential sites for implementing green stormwater infrastructure. Despite alignment …
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February , 2024
Mayors Forum and Lunch
Join us for this true lunch and learn opportunity and have lunch with our mayors.Our 2024 Mayors Forum will explore the roles of parks as public venues that ca…
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February , 2024
Networking Break
Refresh and reinvigorate yourself, and discover our exhibitors' wonderful products and services in the Exhibition Hall.
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February , 2024
There’s Power in Your Story
Personal stories can be powerful tools for advocacy for parks and recreation. In this Peer Conversation, Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East …
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February , 2024
Finding Alignment Between Donors and Community
Since 2020, those who raise funding for parks have been increasingly thinking about how issues of equity, access, and belonging in public spaces may surface in…
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February , 2024
Park Master Plans: Lenses and Lessons from Toronto’s Island Park
Master plans are critical tools for policymakers and park practitioners, as well as essential documents for park partners for fund-raising, awareness, and advo…
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February , 2024
Wildlife (and Pest) Management for Climate Change
The pandemic and climate change are changing the way park practitioners need to manage conflicts with wildlife.In this Peer Conversation, you'll hear how one l…
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February , 2024
Using Green Infrastructure to Create Community Spaces
This Peer Conversation will discuss innovative solutions to stormwater management challenges. These solutions can serve as essential community gathering spaces…
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February , 2024
Protecting Your Vision Through Park Design, Construction, and Programming
Completing large-scale capital projects involves managing budgets, revising timelines, securing contractors, and countless other resource-intensive tasks. The …
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February , 2024
Building Lasting Connections Between Youth and Parks
Many people, especially young people, feel increasingly disconnected from nature. This disconnect is particularly prominent in underresourced, environmental ju…
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February , 2024
Solutions for Public Restrooms and Parks
Restrooms are the separation between the public sphere and private activities; thus, keeping certain people out of public restrooms serves to also keep them ou…
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February , 2024
Using Technology & Data to Enhance Accessibility
In this Innovation Round, participants will learn about projects and approaches to provide more equitable access to parks and public spaces. Speakers will shar…
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February , 2024
Using Trails & Greenways to Make Access More Equitable
This Peer Conversation will explore how community engagement, design solutions, and art can be used to make access to trails and greenway systems more equitabl…
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February , 2024
Equity in Practice: A Certificate Program to Advance Equity in Park and Recreation
Equity in Practice (EiP) is a three-certificate program offered by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) that aims to expand and deepen the work …
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February , 2024
Transit Solutions to Close the Park Equity Gap
Public transportation can be a solution to address the gap in community access to parks, trails, and green spaces both close and far from home. However, it req…
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February , 2024
Equitable Access to Outdoor Play and Learning
Recognizing the critical importance of play environments in family life and community development, this panel brings together design experts, play advocates, a…
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February , 2024
Design in Kinship
Join design professionals for this Peer Conversation about the value of pre-design relationship building. There is momentum in the field toward prioritizing pr…
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February , 2024
Partnerships for Large-Scale Urban Ecosystem Management
How can multi-party partnerships be used to manage large-scale urban ecosystems, and how are they funded? Discussion leaders will share examples of partnership…
