Welcome to the Online Home of ORPA!

ORPA, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization founded in 1954, provides advocacy, education and peer to peer networking for park and recreation professionals and agencies. 

Click here to register online. 

 September 26-29 

Salem Conference Center in downtown Salem 

The Conference hotel is the Phoenix Grand Hotel, connected to the conference center. Make your reservation by calling 1-877-540-7800 and telling them you are with the ORPA Conference. 

Click here to register now! 

Rec the Capital with ORPA!

September 25-26, Salem, Oregon

Join us for a day of recreation in Salem.  Choose from a 5K Run/Walk, a paddle on the Willamette River, a 10 or 36 mile bike ride, golfing or geocaching!  Entry fees are very affordable and every participant gets a wonderful "Rec the Capital" long-sleeved, high-tech fabric shirt. 

Click the links below for registration forms for each event.

5K Run/Walk - Sept 26th, 9:00 am

Geocaching - Sept 25-26  - details about geocaching event.

River Paddle - Sept 26th, 1:00 pm

Bike Ride - Sept 26th, 1:00 pm

Golfing - Sept 26th, 12:00

We look forward to seeing you in Salem as we "Rec the Capital"!

2010 ORPA Aquatics Institute

Enhancing Existing Facilities with Mike Shellito and the Energy Trust of Oregon

 This workshop will provide you with a variety of ideas to generate increased income, save operational costs, improve customer satisfaction and enhance or expand your existing pools and aquatics programs.   First, Mike Shellito will take you through a look at Branding, Customer/Guest Service, Marketing, Pricing and Programming as ways to invigorate your existing facilities. Second, the Energy Trust of Oregon will share the story of Dallas Aquatic Center and their successful efforts to dramatically improve energy use at their facility. Come learn how you can save money by improving energy practices at your facility. The information shared by Mike and the Energy Trust during the seminar will also benefit anyone looking towards building a new center.  Come, listen, hear and take away new ideas to implement at your own agency.

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Join us for the 2nd Annual Oregon Afterschool Conference! 

OregonASK and the Oregon Recreation & Park Association are continuing their successful collaboration to bring you a full day of training and opportunities specifically aimed at beforeschool and afterschool providers.  Join us and discover ideas that make a difference for afterschool programs and professionals!  Training will include a wide variety of topics appropriate for staff working directly with children and supervisors of programs too!

Your registration includes 6 hours of training plus lunch and a light snack in the morning and afternoon. An Oregon Registry approved certificate will be issued for all completed sessions. 

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     ORPA Trainings - Mark Your Calendar!

Click the above link to learn more about ORPA's effort to get children outside! 

  Measure 76 - Oregonians for Water, Parks and Wildlife

Click the link above to see how you can help support a continuation of lottery dollars to support water, parks and wildlife in Oregon.  It will provide over $50 million dollars a year to support parks in Oregon.   Start supporting this measure today! 

                   ORPA Spring Magazine (click image)

ORPA Spring Web Articles    (click on Link to download)

Economic Impact - Albany Parks and Recreation

Aquatics Alternatives

Facility Needs Assessment

Turf Drainage

Baby Boomers

Forest Grove New Facility