The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Office of Outdoor Recreation announced a groundbreaking partnership to establish the first Maryland Outdoor Equity Grant Fund and the program’s pilot round of grants. 

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) has released its third and final series of Single Sport Reports for 2024. 

JCC Association of North America, Jewish Federations of North America, and the Union for Reform Judaism announced the expansion of ElevatEd, the groundbreaking collaborative initiative intended to transform the field of early childhood Jewish education (ECJE). 

The U.S. Soccer Foundation announced that CBS Sports’ Kate Abdo has joined the U.S. Soccer Foundation as an Ambassador. 

SHAPE America - Society of Health and Physical Educators and BTS Spark announced a new partnership aimed at developing leadership skills among health and physical education professionals across the United States that align with the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child, and the Whole Culture Model (WSCC+C).

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) have announced the Puente Hills Landfill Park in the City of Industry (San Gabriel Valley), California, by the landscape architecture firm Studio-MLA and their client the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks & Recreation has won the ASLA/IFLA 2024 Global Impact Award.

The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), in partnership with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, announced the sixth annual Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz beginning Sept. 1, 2024. 

A new mini-pitch installed in honor of the late W. Robert Reum was officially unveiled at the Indian Boundary YMCA. 

On September 3, 1964, the most important and successful conservation program ever, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), was enacted into law. 

Eighty percent of U.S. adults agree it is important for local government officials to reflect the racial and/or ethnic makeup of the communities they serve, according to the latest National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Park Pulse poll.