NACPRO - The National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials

OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION LAUNCHES NEW WEB PORTAL - Oakland County’s new web portal is now online, highlighting recreation, tourism and conservation opportunities available to county residents, businesses and visitors.

BECOME INVOLVED WITH NATIONAL EE WEEK, APRIL 11-17, 2010 - Environmental Education Week connects educators with environmental resources to promote K-12 students’ understanding of the environment. We are reaching out to see if members of the National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials may be interested in becoming involved with National EE Week.

Parks’ Value More than Just Aesthetic

  Michael Kirschman, Division Director - Nature Preserves and Natural Resources for Mecklenburg County, NC recently published an article on the benefits of parks in the NACo Newsletter.  Michael is one of our NACPRO colleagues.  His article discusses the environmental, economic and health benefits of the county’s nature preserves.  He quantifies and reflects on how the county receives a significant return on investment in terms of water quality, air quality, tourism and other direct revenues.  He concludes that the Mecklenburg County park system provides a return on investment of nearly 350%, not including the water quality financial benefits and difficult to quantify health benefits.  Michael reports that this information was critical in Mecklenburg County last fall, despite the economic downturn, passing a $250 million park and recreation bond package, the largest in the state’s history.                       Archives

Nashville, TN  July 25, 2009

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