This workshop is designed for parks and recreation field staff, public works maintenance personnel, natural resource technicians, school maintenance staff, park resource students and park professionals.

This year's offerings are:

Track 1 - Chain Saw Applications Training

Track 2 - Playground Maintenance

Track 3 - Vehicle & Trailering Laws of PA-CDL Update 

 

Mark Your Calendars! DCNR Grant Workshops will

be held in November

November 5 - Prosser Hall, Camp Hill

November 6 - Montgomery County Fire Academy, Conshohocken

November 18 - Pine Township Recreation Center, Wexford

November 19 - Region 6: TBD (Northwest)

November 20 - Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke

November 21 - Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, State College 
 

More information will be available soon!

 

PRPS Conference Update 

 

A big THANK YOU to the following 2015 PRPS Conference Silver Sponsors: General Recreation, Inc., Boyce Associates & 84 Lumber Company. Your continued support of PRPS and its members is greatly appreciated!

 

Don't forget to "LIKE" the PRPS Conference Facebook page, follow us on Twitter @prpsconference and Instagram @prpsconference for up-to-date conference news!   

  

 

Art in Parks - Last Week to Submit Your Story!

 

This fall, the Art Association of Harrisburg (AAH) is hosting a park and recreation themed exhibit, September 12 through October 16, 2014.  In order to educate exhibit visitors on how park and recreation departments have used art to enhance their parks, PRPS is accepting case studies from agencies that have success stories to share. The case studies will be mounted and displayed at the exhibit. Broadcast your organization's good work by completing this Case Study Template (tips included)! Submit your case studies to Emily Gates at egates@prps.org by Monday, August 25th.

 

 

To view the PRPS Calendar, click here.

Online Registration is available for the Swimming Pool Workshops, CPSI Course and Exam, and Resource Operations.

 

September 16, 2014 - Cranberry Township

September 18, 2014 - Mechanicsburg

September 25, 2014 - Plymouth Meeting

 

Swimming Pool Management 101 Workshops

September 16, 2014 - Mechanicsburg

September 17, 2014  - Cranberry Township

September 23, 2014 - Plymouth Meeting

 

PA Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator Exams

September 17, 2014 - Mechanicsburg

September 18, 2014 - Cranberry Township

September 24, 2014 - Plymouth Meeting

 

October 15, 2014 - Cabela's, Hamburg

 

Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course and Exam

December 2-4, 2014 - Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey, Harrisburg

 

For a list of other training and upcoming events outside PRPS, click here.