Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
PRLS Related Links
The web links below may be of interest for students and professionals needing ready access to information or contacts in the field. State, national, and international professional associations are also listed.
Professional Associations
General Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) http://www.nrpa.org, which includes:
- Armed Forces Recreation Society (AFRS)
- American Park and Recreation Society (APRS)
- Citizen Branch (CB)
- Commercial Recreation and Tourism Section (CRTS)
- Leisure and Aging Section (LAS)
- National Aquatics Branch (NAB)
- National Society for Park Resources (NSPR)
- National Therapeutic Recreation Society (NTRS)
- Society of Park and Recreation Educators (SPRE)
- Student Branch (SB)
Virginia Recreation and Park Society (VRPS) www.vrps.com/
World Leisure and Recreation Association (WLRA) www.worldleisure.org
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) www.aahperd.org, which includes:
- American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR) www.aahperd.org/aapar
- Council on Outdoor Education
Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resource Management
Association for Experiential Education (AEE) www.aee.org
International Association for Society and Natural Resources (IASNR) www.usu.edu/ianr/
National Association for Interpretation (NAI) www.interpnet.org
George Wright Society www.georgewright.org
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) www.nols.edu
Wilderness Education Association (WEA) www.ebl.org/wea
American Camp Association (ACA) www.acacamps.org
North American Association for Environmental Education www.naaee.org
Outward Bound www.outwardbound.org
The Student Conservation Association www.thesca.org
Therapeutic Recreation
American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) www.atra-tr.org
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) www.geron.org
National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification www.nctrc.org
Sport, Resort and Commercial Recreation
National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) www.nirsa.org
Resort and Commercial Recreation Association (RCRA) www.rcra.org
Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) www.ttra.com
Annual Meetings
Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium (NERR) www.esf.edu/nerr
International Symposium on Social Science and Resource Management www.issrm2007.org/
National Institute on Recreation Inclusion (NIRI) www.nrpa.org/