The Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands held its first Value of Play Conference at IU Bloomington April 16 to 18, 2024. Over 225 people attended the 3-day learning event as part of a community of play professionals. Over 50 sessions were scheduled with… Read More »First Value of Play Conference at IU Bloomington Successful
The Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands will continue its discount of online interpretation courses with 20% discounts on interpretation courses purchased through May 31, 2024, in the Eppley Center catalog. The Eppley Interpretation courses include topics such as foundations of interpretation, roving and… Read More »Eppley Continues Online Interpretation Training Course Discount Through 5/31/24
Colleen Durkin-Blackburn and Kate Wiltz were joined by Ray Bloomer of the National Park Service in Tennessee’s Fall Creek Falls State Park in early April. Their mission: spreading awareness about the disability community and the ways in which parks and recreation sites can remove barriers… Read More »Eppley’s National Center on Accessibility Conducts Training for Tennessee Outdoor Recreation Professionals
Competency Check: Facility Asset Management is a foundational competency for parks, recreation, and public lands organizations. Stewarding the lands, infrastructure, buildings, and outdoor recreation facilities on public lands is, in many cases, why the agency exists. Everyone almost always agrees that the management of these… Read More »Gain a Certificate in Facility Asset Management Best Practices from Eppley at a discount!
As spring arrives, the public usually begins to access parks, outdoor recreation areas, and protected areas. We know that many more Americans took to the Great Outdoors starting in 2020 resulting in a record number of visits, 168.1 million participants according to the Outdoor Industry… Read More »Eppley’s Online Interpretation Training Courses Discounted