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 PRPS Weekly News

 

Greenways & Trails Summit Registration Guide Now Available

 

Take a Walk on the WILDS Side and experience the 2015 PA Greenways & Trail Summit on September 20-22 in Warren, PA.  The summit offers three days of educational sessions, mobile workshops, and networking opportunities.

 

Here are several Mobile Workshops to choose from:

  • Tour of ANF's Motorized Trails and Meet its Land Managers
  • Over the River and Through the Woods: Intersections of Engineering and Nature
  • Community Connections Working Side by Side
  • Experience the River of the Year: Conewango Creek
  • Enjoy 'til Your Hearts Content'
  • Lace Up and Breathe Deep: Hike the PA Wilds
  • ANF Chapter of NCT: Working Together to See You Down the Trail

Click here to download the registration guide for more information on the mobile workshops and educational sessions. Register Online now!

 

The Summit is funded in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 

 

The 2015 Greenways and Trails Summit logo was created by the Warren County Career Center and AllImage Graphics.

 

 

Request for Qualifications: Urban Parks & Recreation Consultant    

 

The Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society, Inc. is accepting proposals for a one-time contract to perform certain professional (consulting) services work involving developing urban recreation resources and best practices, and building capacity for urban parks and recreation in Pennsylvania.

 

Click here for the proposal information including specific requirements, the organization of the proposal, and proposal evaluation criteria.

 

Proposals must be received electronically by the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society, Inc. Attn: Tim Herd, Interim Executive Director at herd@prps.org

no later than August 17, 2015 at 4:00 pm ET. If additional information is needed, please contact Tim via email or by calling 814-234-4272.

 

 

Moves Made in the Senate on LWCF

 

Last Wednesday, there were significant developments on the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Reauthorization coming out of the U.S. Senate. LWCF is the federal source of many of our state grant funds for recreation, parks and conservation. The leadership of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee introduced a broad, 350-page energy reform bill which included permanent reauthorization of the LWCF. 

 

Key components of the LWCF language:

  • Bill maintains the 40 percent minimum funding of the federal land acquisition program with new conditions and guidance. 
  • Bill establishes a 40 percent minimum for "grants to states." This covers the State Assistance Program, but also Forest Legacy, Cooperative Endangered Species, and a "battlefields" program. So, while there would now be a guaranteed minimum appropriation for "stateside," the account is now made up of four individual programs.
  • Bill does NOT include dedicated or permanent funding - simply reauthorization of LWCF. 
  • Bill has nothing in it addressing the issue of state funding for parks in larger metropolitan (urban) areas. 
 Click here to learn the most recent updates about LWCF.

 

 

New Nature Playground Opened in Scranton

 

SCRANTON, PA - the nature playground features a beaver dam and bicycle trail and is unlike any other in the city or even the state.

 

The ribbon was cut Monday morning to open the Nay Aug Avenue natural play area. It's a trip to nature, right in the city. WNEP-TV (Moosic, Pa.)

 

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Fall Swimming Pool Workshops 

 

We are offering these workshops throughout September. For more information about these workshops, please click here. Register online at www.prps.org.

 

 

Schuylkill River Trail named 'Best Urban Trail' by USA Today Readers

 

Schuylkill River Trail named 'Best Urban Trail' by USA Today readers
Readers of USA Today have selected the Schuylkill River Trail as the "Best Urban Trail" in the newspaper's "10Best" series. The trail extends from Philadelphia to Pottsville, spanning five counties. Read more

 

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Save the Date! Fall Membership Meeting 11/18/15

 

The PRPS Fall Membership will be held on Wednesday, November 18, at the PSECU headquarters in Harrisburg. SWELL will be presenting all the tools for the Good For You Good For All branding and marketing campaign.

  

 

Conference Slide Show is back

 

The Conference slide show is coming back to the 2016 Conference. Please submit photos to Nicole Lynd at nlynd@prps.org. 

  

 

2016 PRPS Conference - Session Proposal Deadline is August 14, 2015 

 

Be a part of the 2016 PRPS Annual Conference in Seven Springs. The conference program committee is accepting educational session proposals through August 14, 2015.

 

Click here for the 2016 session proposal form.

 

For Conference Registration and Lodging fees, click here.

 

Vendor Marketing Opportunities

If you are interested in becoming a vendor, advertiser or sponsor at the PRPS Conference, click here for more information.  

 

  

 

PA Recreation & Park Society, Inc.
2131 Sandy Drive, State College, PA 16801
814-234-4272