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. 

Annual Conference Registration Now Open!!

Click here to register online. 

 September 26-29 

 Click Here to Register for "Rec the Capital" Geocaching 2010! 

September 25-26, Salem, Oregon

Click Here for more details about the event.

 National Park Service

Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program Grants

Applications Accepted Until August 1, 2010

Please Click Here for More Information. 

 Oregonians for Water, Parks and Wildlife

Click the link above to see how you can help support a continuation of lottery dollars to support water, parks and wildlife in Oregon.  It will provide over $50 million dollars a year to support parks in Oregon.   Start supporting this measure today! 

                  ORPA Spring Magazine (click image)

ORPA Spring Web Articles    (click on Link to download)

Economic Impact - Albany Parks and Recreation

Aquatics Alternatives

Facility Needs Assessment

Turf Drainage

Baby Boomers

Forest Grove New Facility

ORPA Scholarship Opportunities

Do you want to advance your professional development and further your career?  ORPA wants to help.  Please click on the links below for application forms and more information.

Gene Herlocker Professional Development Grant

     ORPA Trainings - Mark Your Calendar!

Click the above link to learn more about ORPA's effort to get children outside! 

2009 ORPA Annual Award Winners

Click here for the 2009 ORPA Annual Award winners recognized at the ORPA Conference in Seaside 

  COOL STUFF:

(ORPA and Park Related things that are worth a look!)

• State Parks 2010 Calendar  (featuring winning photos from the 2009 Click It contest.) - Download Here