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
A team of Eppley staff—including Project Manager Kate Wiltz, Research Scientist Kristy Anderson (PhD), Senior Program Manager Carolyn Waters (PhD), and Graduate Assistant Ross Edelstein—traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, for the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) Conference. According to Kate, this is the conference for interpreters,… Read More »Eppley Connects at the National Association for Interpretation Conference
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
Beginning later this month and carrying over into early next year, the Eppley institute’s staff will begin work in Eppley’s home state of Indiana. Partnering with Indiana State Parks at Spring Mill to help bring universal design principles and accessibility to the park, Eppley hopes… Read More »Eppley Secures Initial Partnership with Indiana State Parks: “The First of Many”