Cort Jones

3 days ago | nrpa.org | Cort Jones |Cara Myers

Tags: Urban Parks and Recreation, Trends and News, Operations, Environmental Resilience, Podcasts Happy Earth Month! On today’s episode, we’re excited to share a collaboration with NRPA’s new podcast, Guardians of Greenspaces. Guardians of Greenspaces is a podcast focused on conservation from a park and recreation maintenance lens.

1 month ago | nrpa.org | Cort Jones |Cara Myers

Tags: Urban Parks and Recreation, Trends and News, Health and Wellness, Youth Sports , Girls in Sport , Podcasts On this episode of Open Space Radio, we explore the critical role that parks and recreation plays in advancing sports opportunities for all youth — especially girls. Providing these opportunities is more than just fairness; it’s about giving girls the opportunities and support they need to succeed, both on and off the field.

Nov 8, 2024 | nrpa.org | Cort Jones

Tags: Urban Parks and Recreation, Trends and News, Social Equity, NRPA Annual Conference, Health and Wellness, Conservation, Podcasts Pictured: Bernita Reese (left) and Ali Rhodes (right) during our live podcast recording session at the 2024 NRPA Annual Conference in Atlanta. Photo by Caught in the Moment Photography. On this episode of Open Space Radio, I’m excited to share our collab episode with GovLove Podcast, which we recorded live in October at the 2024 NRPA Annual Conference.

Oct 24, 2023 | nrpa.org | Cort Jones

Tags: Urban Parks and Recreation, Trends and News, Social Equity, NRPA Annual Conference, Careers and Professional Development, PodcastsPictured: Chris Bass, CPRP, and Thamara Velasco, CYSA, at the 2023 NRPA Annual Conference in Dallas. Earlier this month I joined nearly 9,000 other people who are passionate about parks and recreation in Dallas at the 2023 NRPA Annual Conference.

Sep 12, 2023 | nrpa.org | Cort Jones

Tags: Urban Parks and Recreation, Trends and News, Social Equity, Health and Wellness, Conservation, PodcastsI was recently pulling some of the Open Space Radio statistics for a presentation to NRPA staff, and while I was presenting, I kept thinking to myself, “The numbers are great, it’s important to track these kinds of metrics.