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(The Center Square) – Outdoor recreation brought $11.2 billion into Wisconsin’s economy in 2023, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That’s 9.4% higher than ...
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to building strong, vibrant and resilient communities through the power of parks and recreation. NRPA advances this vision by investing in and championing the work of park and recreation professionals as a catalyst for positive change in ...
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the US Department of the Interior.The service manages all national parks; most national monuments; and other natural, historical, and recreational properties, with various title designations.
SHAPE America has had six previous names, most recently the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), and previously the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (AAHPER).
National Recreation Areas of the United States — managed by the United States Forest Service For U.S. National Park Service managed National Recreation Areas, see Category: National Park Service National Recreation Areas .
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation was planning the construction of Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) on the Colorado River in the late 1920s and saw the potential for recreation at the scenic area in Nevada and Arizona around the future Lake Mead, to then be the world's largest reservoir. The car was expanding access to travel in the growing Southwest ...
Transferred to U.S. Forest Service: Lake Texoma Recreation Area: April 18, 1946 June 30, 1949 Returned to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Millerton Lake Recreation Area May 22, 1945 November 1, 1957 Transferred to state of California; currently operated by the California Department of Water Resources: Shadow Mountain National Recreation Area ...
Leisure studies is a branch of the social sciences that focuses on understanding and analyzing leisure. Recreation and tourism are common topics of leisure research.. The National Recreation and Park Association is the national organization in the United States for leisure studies, and offers accreditation to many universities to offer courses of study (degree programs) in leisure studies.