Recreation, Parks and Sport Management Research Guide

Official website for the International Association for Communication and Sport. IACS is an organization focused on the advancement of knowledge in the academic disciplines of communication and sport.

Official site for the Maryland State Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service.

Official website for the Maryland Recreation & Parks Association

NRPA is dedicated to educating professionals and the public on the essential nature of parks and recreation.

Official website for the North American Society for Sport Management. The mission of NASSM is to promote, stimulate, and encourage study, research, scholarly writing, and professional development in the area of sport management.

RIDB provides a user-friendly, web-based resource to citizens, offering a single point of access to information about recreational opportunities nationwide. RIDB represents an authoritative source of information and services for millions of visitors to federal lands, historic sites, museums, and other attractions/resources.

Recreation.gov is your one-stop shop for information about 2,500 federal areas with over 60,000 facilities and activities brought to you by 12 federal Participating Partners. Seven of these partner agencies including the Army Corps of Engineers, Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Archives.

National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties. It was created on August 25, 1916, by Congress through the National Park Service Organic Act.