The Great Lakes Park Training Institute (GLPTI), the longest running training conference for park professionals in the nation, will be held February 26-29, 2024, at Pokagon State Park in northeastern Indiana. GLPTI features educational sessions, networking opportunities, and social events in a unique and relaxed… Read More »2024 Great Lakes Park Training Institute
The Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands is concluding its 30th anniversary year in 2023. The celebration activities included publishing all the many contributions of Eppley and the National Center on Accessibility (NCA) on IU’s Scholar Works https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/, as well as the training delivered… Read More »Eppley Concludes 30th Anniversary Year with Plans for 2024
For this post in the Blast from the Past series, we wanted to talk about the founding father of the modern Eppley Institute: Dr. Garret Eppley whose life’s work and generous donation, as well as the history of the National Center on Accessibility, and how… Read More »Blast From the Past: Dr. Garret Eppley
Collecting Meaningful Feedback from Visitors to Parks, Trails and Facilities Often, as park agencies, we survey recreation participants and the public in general but understanding the experience of the visitor to a park, cyclists on a trail, or social activities in a recreation center is… Read More »Understanding User Experiences
Eppley Institute and the U.S. Play Coalition hosted a Play Date mini conference at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest on August 11, part of a summer series for children’s play advocates, teachers, museum staffers, public librarians, architects, parks and recreation employees, and construction businesspeople. The… Read More »The Wild Side of Play