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Planning, Policy, and Environment
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  • 2025 – 2026 Workshop Registration Open!
    Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Urban and Municipal Park’s 2025 – 2026 workshop schedule is now posted. To learn more and register, visit our workshops page. From Dream to Green: Best Practices in Modern Day Park Planning 8:30am – 12:30pm Learn how to compile or update a Community Park System or Site Plan. We will review common components of plans, identify what is most meaningful for your organization, and provide time to brainstorm how to begin… Read More →
  • Register Now for Recreation and Camps: Including Youth with Disabilities Workshop
    Recreation and youth development professionals who run day camps, afterschool programs, and enrichment classes can develop accessible programs for youth with disabilities! Erin Fogarty, MS, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, is offering workshops on approaches to include youth with disabilities in recreation and camp programming. These workshops will equip staff with recommended practices, accommodations, and resources to ensure youth of all abilities are included. Certificates of completion provided to attendees. For questions: contact Erin Fogarty, Disability… Read More →

Check out our online courses on AgriLife Learn for the Pros in Parks Series 

Classes are also available individually for each topic:  

This bundle contains four online courses. 

We are excited to work collaboratively with our colleagues in Nutrition, Ag Economics, and Early Childcare on Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s Working on Wellness Environment’s Program. Learn more about WOW-E at wowe.tamu.edu 

AgriLife Extension has recently released John Crompton’s Parkland Dedication: Optimizing an Underutilized Resource. As communities continue to manage fast-growing populations and land development, local leaders need tools to address the associated and inherent need to proportionally increase park and green infrastructure. The publication guides professionals through the principles and evolution of parkland dedication, calculating the amount of a parkland dedication, and political considerations.

Grab your copy here today!