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National Recreation Foundation Welcomes New Trustees

June 26, 2020 Chicago CRED, Darryl Taylor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Gary Hall, Jose Gonzalez, Latino Outdoors, LBC Action, Lee Storey, Lila Leff, Martin LeBlanc, Myron Floyd, Nadja West, National Recreation Foundation, North Carolina State University, NRF, Siebert Williams Shank, Sophie Twichell, TSL Law Group, Umoja Student Development Corporation

We are pleased to announce the election of five new trustees to the National Recreation Foundation (NRF) Board of Trustees:

A Field At Risk

June 8, 2020 COVID-19, environmental education, Lawrence Hall of Science, outdoor science education

Environmental and Outdoor Science Education Organizations Face Threat of Shrinking by More than Half Due to COVID-19 University of California at Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science recently released a policy brief

A lonely park bench somewhere (source: Pixabay)

Can I Visit the Park While Social Distancing?

June 3, 2020 nature, NRPA, pandemic, recreation, youth

A New York Times article covered an issue on many Americans’ minds. That is, can we exercise outside while still social distancing? Health professionals and scientists weighed in to give us the answers to these

In Solidarity

June 1, 2020

NRF Welcomes New Trustee, Dr. Darryl Taylor

April 16, 2020 Cranbrook, Darryl Taylor, Detroit, Horizons-Upward Bound

Dr. Darryl L. Taylor from Detroit, Michigan is the newest member of National Recreation Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Taylor has a deeply anchored passion for helping youth from under-resourced communities

We Need Nature and Recreation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 28, 2020 biological anthropologist, Children & Nature Network, coronavirus, COVID-19, National Recreation and Park Association, nature, Nature, Culture and Human Health Network, Northwestern University, NRPA, outdoors, pandemic, Pritzker, recreation, shelter-in-place, Teresa H Horton

The arrival of coronavirus on our shores has resulted in an enormous upheaval of our everyday lives. It's never been more important for us to stay active and find respite outdoors. As an expert on the human health