This spring, Eppley Institute’s staff began a collaboration with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s team to plan, design, and deliver professional development focused on interpretation for Oregon State Park rangers. In June, Eppley staff traveled to Oregon to deliver the workshops, which took place in… Read More »Oregon State Parks Interpretation 101 Workshops
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
The Playground Maintenance Technician (PMT) training program is the most comprehensive, long-standing maintenance and inspection training program in the country. It teaches systems, process, and best practices in proactive maintenance. The Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands at Indiana University, in collaboration with the… Read More »INSTRUCTORS NEEDED for the Playground Maintenance Technician Program
Indiana University’s Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands is the new home for the U.S. Play Coalition and Conference on the Value of Play. This nationally recognized program is relocating from the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management at Clemson University to Eppley.… Read More »The US Play Coalition 2023 Play Date Tour
Imagine walking through a park as a child and feeling the excitement of discovering a new playground—its features standing tall, low, some level to the ground, and even curving, with colors that shout out to you as the sunlight beams bright. At that moment as… Read More »An Invitation from Dr. Toni Moyer, Eppley’s New PMT Program Coordinator