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Conference
Greater & Greener 2024
Jun 21-25, 2024Seattle, WA
Join us for Greater & Greener 2024: An International Urban Parks Conference.
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Webinar
Fostering Youth Connection to Parks
Jun 18, 2024Virtual
A lifelong love of parks often starts in childhood or young adulthood. Park professionals can help to nurture this connection with nature and local parks throu…
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Peer Conversation
Green Gentrification: Exploring Lived Experiences
May 13, 2024Virtual
When the addition of a park or green space in a low-income community is perceived as causing unaffordability and displacement for long-time residents, the phen…
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Webinar
Planting Equitable and Resilient Urban Forests
Apr 29, 2024Virtual
The equitable distribution of trees throughout cities ensures that all neighborhoods have access to the multitude of health and climate resilience benefits of …
Webinar
Planning for Inclusive Growth with New Park Projects
Apr 18, 2024Virtual
City Parks Alliance, in partnership with Prevention Institute, is hosting a webinar that will focus on strategies for stabilizing communities when large-scale …
Peer Conversation
Funding Advocacy and Power Building for Park and Greenspace Equity
Apr 10, 2024Virtual
This event is open to representatives of grantmaking foundations only.
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Peer Conversation
Making Data Part of Your DNA: Operationalizing Data Processes
Feb 28, 2024Virtual - Register Below
In our data-driven world, we understand the importance of using data to make good decisions and effectively manage projects at our parks organizations. Maybe y…
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Webinar
Deploying Technology to Explore Park Usage and Impact
Jan 25, 2024Virtual
This webinar will explore how park leaders are deploying technology to measure and understand a range of issues in their park systems, including park usage pat…
Virtual Workshop
Developing High-Impact Park Partnerships
Dec 20, 2023Virtual
Partnerships involve mutual effort and investment to accomplish shared goals that are unattainable without such collaboration. Partnerships can be complex and …
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Peer Conversation
Engaging the Community in Park Equity Planning
Nov 7, 2023Virtual
Following the webinar about LA County’s Park Needs Assessment, this event will provide an opportunity to engage in dialogue about collaboration on park equity …
Webinar
Urban Park Grant Opportunity (ORLP) Technical Assistance
Oct 24, 2023Recording available
City Parks Alliance, in partnership with the National Park Service, is hosting an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) grant technical assistance webin…
Webinar
LA County’s Park Needs Assessment: A Case Study on Park Equity Collaboration
Sep 21, 2023Recording Available
This event will offer a case study of the Los Angeles Countywide Park Needs Assessment.
Peer Conversation
Conversation with Department of the Interior and Council on Environmental Quality Leaders
Sep 14, 2023Virtual
This event is open to representatives of grantmaking foundations only.
Virtual Workshop
Empowering the Community Through Authentic Engagement
Aug 10, 2023Virtual
Engaging diverse communities is an important part of what park leaders do. In this workshop, you’ll learn how you can build more authentic relationships and ce…
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Peer Conversation
Building Community Power to Advance Environmental Justice
Jul 13, 2023Virtual
In partnership with Prevention Institute, City Parks Alliance is hosting a peer conversation about advancing environmental justice in park and green space poli…
Webinar
Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Threats: Flooding, Biodiversity Loss, and Heat
Jun 15, 2023Recording available
As park professionals, we understand that climate change is not coming – it’s here. Many cities are facing one or more climate threats while also dealing with …
Park Study Tour
Park Study Tour: St. Louis, MO
Jun 1-3, 2023St. Louis, MO
This tour will focus on how cities can dramatically restore and conserve park grounds, as well as park partnerships and public access to parks.
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Peer Conversation
Understanding Park Use Through Technology Tools
May 17, 2023Virtual
Go deeper and join the discussion on using technology to measure park use at this peer conversation follow-up to our April webinar. Park leaders are taking adv…
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Webinar
Using Technology to Measure Park Use
Apr 19, 2023Recording Available
Technology tools are becoming more accessible and cost-effective in our increasingly digital world. Park leaders can take advantage of various technology tools…
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Peer Conversation
Using Transportation Funds to Create and Enhance Parks and Trails
Mar 21, 2023Virtual
We know that parks, greenspaces, and trails are critical for physical and mental health, community cohesion, and climate resilience. And yet these assets are t…
