Fee: $15/PRPS Member; $20/Non member
Fee include full day of education, lunch, and .25 CEUs.
Registration Deadline: Monday, April 28
Frick Environmental Center 2005 Beechwood Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Join us for this in-person learning and networking event. The Urban Exchange is designed to bring together regional, urban, and suburban parks and recreation professionals, champions, and volunteers to address issues around the role of parks for neighborhoods and communities. State and local speakers will share their experiences and findings to start and facilitate discussions, idea-sharing, and networking about issues and opportunities inherent to urban and suburban parks and communities.
9:00 am Arrival, Check-in and Networking
9:30 am Welcome, Introductions, Overview, Agenda
9:45 am General Session: Self Care for Public Employees – Kelley Kelley, CONNECT
10:30 am Break
10:45 am General Session: Blind Tennis – Dr. Jennifer Roth, Carlow University
11:30 am Lunch
12:15 pm Tour of Sensory Classroom – Brandon Riley, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
1:15 pm Break
1:30 pm Round Table Discussions (Two 35-Minute Sessions)
* Climbing Access in Public Parks – SWPACC and Climb Pittsburgh
* Sensory Classroom/Track Chair program – James Brown, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
* Hockey for Everyone – Broke Bossong, Allegheny County Parks & Events
* Certified Forest Therapist/Forest Bathing – Kathryn Hunninen and Patricia Himes, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
*The Power of Empathy - Matthew Yohe and Allegra Elson, Vibrant Pittsburgh
2:50 pm Overview of CEUs, Evaluation, and Resources
3:00 pm Depart
This event is possible through funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Bureau of Recreation and Conservation and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.
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Starts At
05/05/2025 9:00 AM
Ends At
05/05/2025 3:00 PM