47th Annual Therapeutic Recreation Institute June 3-5, 2015 DoubleTree Resort, Lancaster, PA

Here are a few educational sessions being offered on Thursday, June 4.

• General Session: Programs for Heroes...Learn How to Enhance Quality of Life for Veterans
• When There Are No Words: Coping With Grief and Loss
• Science for Seniors - The Next Phase
• Wii-Hab: Use of Interactive Gaming in Inpatient Rehab 

Registration for the NRPA Congress is Open

Calling all PRPS/PTRS Golfers who like to golf for FUN!
  

This event will take place on June 2 at the Willow Valley Golf Course.

Invite and bring a friend to play!   

Play nine holes to support PTRS (www.ptrs.org) and the Arch Street Center (www.archstreetcenter.org) Click here for the information poster about the FUN Golf Evening and to register to golf.

Sponorships for a tee, hole and prizes are still available at $100.00 (includes two rounds of golf) or be a $25.00 block sponsor. Click here for the sponsorship letter to become a sponsor.

Did You Know?

If you are a member of NRPA you can access the NRPA Connect Open Forum. Click here to get started!

Every Kid in a Park Initiative

The initiative was launched in anticipation of the 100th birthday of the National Park Service in 2016. The National Parks are often called America's greatest idea - or the second greatest idea, after equality. Access to these and other great lands has not been equal.

To read more and find out the top 5 questions, click here.

Wildlife Leadership Academy Seeks Motivated Students to become Youth Conservation Ambassadors
  

The Wildlife Leadership Academy has opened its exclusive Youth Conservation Ambassador nomination process to the public and is currently seeking referrals of motivated students ages 14 to 17 to become Certified Conservation Ambassadors. Nominations will be accepted online. Click here to nominate a student! Nominations will be accepted through May 31, 2015.

 
Nominated students should have demonstrated interest in wildlife and/or fisheries conservation. Accepted nominees will become certified Conservation Ambassadors through attending one of four 5-day residential summer field schools which will focus on white-tailed deer, brook trout, ruffed grouse, or black bear. Students in each field school will gain extensive knowledge about wildlife and conservation, leadership experience, and communication skills. 

PA Land Trust Association Releases New, Expanded and Updated Publications

PALTA has published the new Trail Easements guide to complement its other trail guidance at ConservationTools.org: 

• Model Trail Easement Agreement and Commentary (3rd edition)
• Model Grant of Trail Easement and Commentary: A Short Form Alternative to the Model Trail Easement Agreement 

One more week to Register!

Get Outdoors PA Webinar: Using Social Media to promote your outdoor recreation programs

May 21

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Encourage greater participation in your programs today by registering for this webinar and learning the tricks of the trade in communication and promotion by social media!

REGISTER TODAY!   

Upcoming PRPS/PTRS Trainings

To register online for these workshops, click here.

May 11, 2015

No Health Without Mental Health

MossRehab, Elkins Park, PA 

Coming Soon...A webinar on background checks!

October 22, 2015

Resource Operations Workshop (registration not yet available)

Cabela's, Hamburg

Greenways & Trails Summit - Save the Date!