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Dr. Myron Floyd: Nature Matters for Black Lives

July 25, 2021 access to nature, antiracism in the outdoors, Black outdoor recreation, College of Natural Resources, connection to nature, diversity in nature, greenspace, Myron Floyd, National Recreation Foundation, North Carolina State University

Dr. Myron Floyd is an NRF trustee, dean of the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State University, and a member of The North Face Explore Fund Council, a group working towards increased access to outdoor

NRF Welcomes Three New Trustees

November 30, 2020 Air Alliance Houston, Bakeyah Nelson, Karen Stewart-Ramos, Kim Moore Bailey, National Recreation Foundation, NRF, Sophie Twichell, Youth Outside

In Spring 2020, the National Recreation Foundation (NRF) partnered with Koya Leadership Partners, a leading executive search firm that works exclusively with nonprofit clients, to launch a wide-ranging public search for

CR photo — Caitlin plants native rainforest trees alongside her students while working as an environmental educator in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Meet Caitlin Reilly, NRF’s New Hartsoe Fellow

September 9, 2020 Caitlin Reilly, Charles E. Hartsoe Fellow, Davidson College, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, National Recreation Foundation, North Carolina State University

Caitlin Reilly has joined our team as the newest National Recreation Foundation (NRF) Charles E. Hartsoe Fellow. Caitlin is a current M.S. student in the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management at North

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:

Sophie Twichell, NRF's Executive Director

Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

March 24, 2020 coronavirus, COVID-19, National Recreation Foundation, pandemic, Sophie Twichell

Dear NRF Grantees, As our world grapples with the unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19, we want to express our deep concern and support for our grantees. Please know how grateful the National Recreation

NRF Hartsoe Fellow, Ryan Zwart, Says Goodbye

August 5, 2019 ABC Park, Asheville, Elliott Donnelley Youth Center, Georgia FIRST Robotics, Hartsoe Fellow, Montreat College, National Recreation Foundation, North Carolina, outdoor adventure, outdoor education, Ryan Zwart, Tony Mobley

Dear National Recreation Foundation Trustees, Grantees and Staff, It has been a great pleasure to work with the Foundation and interact with you all over the course of the last four years. I am incredibly grateful for