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Gold Medal Finalists; State Park Videos

Jun 13, 2019

The Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Parks and Recreation are presented by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association, and proudly sponsored by Musco Lighting.

The Gold Medal Award honors communities throughout the United States that demonstrate excellence in long-range planning, resource management, and agency recognition. Awards are presented each year; the awards for the state park systems are presented biennially.

All the finalists for 2019, which includes state parks this year, plus more details may be found here. Congratulations to Florida, Maryland, Tennessee and Washington on being the state park systems finalists! The grand awards will be presented live at the opening session of the NRPA Conference in Baltimore on Tuesday, September 24.

Videos about their park system are included in the submissions as a part of their Gold Medal application. Click on the state for the video about their state park system:

Congratulations to each for the quality park services they provide!

More info on AAPRA: American Academy for Parks and Recreation Administration