The annual Great Lakes Park Training (GLPTI) will return to Pokagon State Park near Angola, Indiana February 26-29, 2024. GLPTI, the longest continuously running training academy for park professionals in the nation, features educational sessions, networking opportunities, and social events in a unique and relaxed… Read More »2024 Great Lakes Park Training Institute to feature Women’s Leadership Program
2024 Conference on the Value of Play The Future of PlayApril 16-18, 2024 Bloomington, Indiana Indiana University’s Eppley Institute announces the next Play Conference that brings together leading play researchers, educators, health scientists, park and recreation professionals, landscape architects, designers, planners, business and community leaders, psychologists,… Read More »Play Coalition and Conference Update
The National Center on Accessibility (NCA) Program in the Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands is initiating a collaboration with Indiana State Parks and the AWS Foundation to assess and improve accessibility in northeastern Indiana state parks. Staff from the Eppley Institute will collaborate… Read More »Northeastern Indiana State Parks Accessibility Assessment Project
The Eppley Institute of Parks and Public Lands has started a multi-year collaboration with the United States Forest Service (USFS) to review and improve its National Accessibility Program over the next several years. With over 10,000 outdoor recreation areas in the USFS system, this project… Read More »Eppley Begins Work with USFS National Accessibility Program
Eppley’s online training in wilderness and wildlands management has deep roots in its partnership with the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center in Missoula, Montana. With a suite of over 30 online courses, the Eppley-Carhart Wilderness Management trainings explain and explore management approaches for our… Read More »Like Wild Things? Eppley has free courses for you!