Recreation Educational Services Division

  Now accepting Local Parks & Recreation

  (LPRF) Applications

Recreation Educational Services (RES) Division is now accepting applications for Local Parks and Recreation Fund grants to help communities create and expand parks and recreation services. The application deadline is June 29, 2012. For more information and grant application, click here.

Training on Accessibility: Recreation and Support Facilities

The 2010 ADA Accessibility Standards have been adopted and for the first time recreation facilities are specifically included. Standards for outdoor developed areas such as trails, campgrounds, picnic and viewing areas and beaches are close to being finalized. This 3-day training course conducted by the National Center on Accessibility will provide an overview of the new accessibility standards while emphasizing how design and construction affect people with disabilities and how people with disabilities function in park facilities. The workshop is FULL, if you wish to be added to the waiting list as slots come available, email tdec.res@tn.gov.

  2011-2012 Recreation Services Study

Recreation Educational Services (RES) recently conducted a survey of Parks and Recreation Departments across the State of Tennessee. The results will be published in a study on the services, salaries and inventories of local Parks and Recreation Departments to assist in future planning. The study will also allow each community compare their current standing in the areas of salaries, recreation programs and facilities, and land acreage with other communities comparable in population and budget. We anticipate the study to be available in April 2012.

Tennessee Greenways & Trails now on Facebook - Like Us!

The Greenways and Trails program is here to encourage Tennessee communities to save their special green spaces, to promote the volunteer spirit of Tennesseans and to work to preserve and conserve the natural and cultural resources that make each community in our state special.