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.
 Registration Now Open for ORPA 2012 Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) Course!
Click here for Registration Brochure
CPSI Scholarships available for ORPA members. Click here for scholarship application.
Thank you to our CPSI Sponsors for supporting this course!
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 Do you have a story or information to share with ORPA?
ORPA is seeking submissions for the Spring 2012 Oregon Parks and Recreation Magazine. The magazine will be published in late March, mailed to all ORPA members and posted on our website. If you have an article you would like to submit for review, please send it and any accompanying pictures and/or graphics to roberta@orpa.org by January 25, 2012. Pictures and graphics should be as high resolution as possible and should be accompanied by any necessary copyright information. Articles should be 750-1000 words in length and should be informative and not strictly commercial in content. Ideas for articles include stories on special events or celebrations hosted by your agency, new projects or programs your agency has undertaken and other stories of statewide general interest.
ORPA 2012 Trainings & Events - Register Today and/or Mark Your Calendar!
SPRINT Inclusion Workshop - Register Now!
January 27, 2012, Woodburn, OR
Download Registration Flyer
February 7, 2012, Springfield, OR
How to Recognize and Respond to People with Mental Health Challenges
February 15, 2012, Salem, OR
Oregon Outdoor Recreation Rendezvous - Register Now!
February 15-16, Mt Hood, OR
February 17, 2012, Springfield, OR
SPRINT Partnerships/Volunteers Workshop
March 6, 2012
NRS Nature Play Workshop
April 26, 2012, Beaverton, OR
Certified Playground Safety Inspector Course & Exam (CPSI) - Register Now!
May 2-4, 2012, Tigard, OR
CPSI Scholarships Available for ORPA Members
Aquatics Facility Operator Certification Course & Exam (AFO)
May 10-11, 2012, Beaverton, OR
SOAR Spring Workshop
May 15, 2012, Salem, OR
SPRINT Summer Youth Leadership Training
June 2, 2012
ORPA Annual Conference
September 9-11, 2012, Medford, OR
ORPA 2011 Legislative Session Final Report
What happened during the 2011 session that you need to know? Find out here in ORPA's final report.
Download Report
Congratulations to Portland Parks & Recreation!
2011 National Recreation & Park Association Gold Medal Award Winner
for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management.
Resources from Previous Trainings:
Download ORPA Fall 2011 Magazine
Download ORPA Spring 2011 Magazine
In partnership with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, City of Eugene and the Bend Park and Recreation District, ORPA has developed an interactive website, www.outdoorseekers.com designed to get kids and their parents outside. This exciting program encourages kids to fulfill the ten activities listed in the Oregon Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights. (Find out more on the bill of rights here. ) Kids can download a passport to check off their ten activities, then turn it in for a prize! The website allows them to find parks and activities close to home. Click here to find out more about becoming a partner in Outdoor Seekers and get your agency involved today!
Click the above link for information on the Oregon Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights.
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