Resilient Parks, Resilient Communities
The parks and greenspace sector faces mounting stressors: a changing (and changed) climate, shifting weather patterns, intensifying heat, and, more recently, a global pandemic and a post-Helene reality where no city feels immune from climate impacts. Added to this are escalating economic and political pressures that affect both parks and the people who rely on them.
This year, under the theme Resilient Parks, Resilient Communities, we examine resilience with today’s realities in mind. Together, we will reflect on what has changed, how grassroots leadership and innovation have emerged in response, and how parks continue to strengthen and fortify our cities and communities—today and into the future.