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Who We Are...
Members of the Park and Natural Resource Management Section (PNRMS) are professionals working to provide the public with safe and enjoyable recreation venues. We are responsible for planning, designing, developing, maintaining and managing natural resources and physical recreation resources that are used by the public. We represent government entities that hold trust to the public lands that provide the space to explore, enrich and rejuvenate the lives of the people we serve. We look to the future, learn from the past and strive to enrich each person’s recreation experience. The Park and Natural Resource Management Section is a dedicated network of professionals ready to give, share and help YOU!
   
2008 David L. Lambert Scholarship & Form
 Word Document
2005 Recipient: Dave LeMar APRP, Elmhurst Park District
2008 Park Professional of the Year Nomination Form
Word Document
2006 Recipient: Dan Caraher
2008 Meeting Schedule
January 24, 5:00 PM in the MIPE Suite
April 10, 1:00 PM, Location TBA
July 10, 1:00 PM, Location TBA
October 9, 1:00 PM, Location TBA
Correspondence
2006 Meeting Schedule
By-Laws (as of 1/22/04)
MIPE Website
Who Should Join...
Although the Park Section primarily serves those working in
park management, any IPRA member interested in parks management
may join and participate in the section.
- Federal: National Park Service, Forest Service, Fish
and Wildlife Service, and Corps of Engineers
- State: Department of Conservation (state parks and forests)
- Local: Park Districts, Conservation Districts, City
Park and Recreation Departments
- College and University: Instructors and Students
Members have positions such as Chief Administrators, Parks
Superintendents, Area Supervisors, Crew Leaders, Program Specialists,
Landscape Architects, Naturalists, and Park Police/Rangers
to name a few.
Parks and natural resource management is a challenging, multifaceted
profession. The section works to unify and strengthen our
professional welfare and status.
Our Goals...
to represent a unified professional concern for effective
management, awareness and use of Illinois parks and natural
resources.
- to achieve and maintain the highest level of professionalism
attainable for parks management personnel
- to promote association among colleagues representing
a variety of federal, state, county, and municipal park
and open space agencies and the private sector.
- to act as a network for information exchange among members.
Education And Benefits For You...
A primary function of the PNRMS is to share park resource
management related information. As a member, you can take
advantage of a multitude of educational opportunities.
The section sponsors workshops throughout the year and plays
an active role at the Illinois Park and Recreation mid-year
forum and state conference by conducting several educational
sessions on parks and natural resource management. It also
annually sponsors an intensive three-day institute for park
operations designed to develop management and human relations
techniques among park personnel.
A joint purchasing co-op is offered to obtain item commonly
used such as custodial supplies, pool supplies, office supplies
and turf supplies.
Our Governing Board...
The PNRMS board, elected by members, is composed of a director,
director- elect, secretary, treasurer, past-director, and
one representative from northern, southern, and metro regions.
This policy-making board is sensitive to its members' professional
needs and encourages participation in the committees designated
for specific concerns: workshop, scholarship, membership,
nominations, elections, publications, and awards/honors.
2008 PNRMS Board
Director: Michael J. Sletten, River Forest Park District
Director-Elect: Jessie Felix, West Chicago Park District
Secretary: Cameron Bettin, Plainfield Park District
Treasurer: Michael Tully, Lake County Forest Preserve
Northern Rep: Thomas M. Kalousek, Winnebago County Forest Preserve District
Central Rep: Open
Southern Rep: Kevin L. Brown, Collinsville Area Recreation District
Metro Rep 1: Jon F. Carlson, Bartlett Park District
Metro Rep 2: Ron Sperl, Wheaton Park District
Past Director: Keith Nietzke, Village of Round Lake
IPRA Board Rep: Richard M. Schram, Winnetka Park District
We Meet Regularly...
Six section meetings are held during the year throughout the
state. Section members are urged to participate in the section
so that their professional needs may be heard. You will have
an exceptional opportunity to interact with individuals already
in the profession.
Get Involved In A Special Project...
Frequently special projects are initiated and funded. These
activities include publications, research and lobbying. Members
are encouraged in initiate and participate in ventures which
promote the mission of park and natural resource management.
Our strength lies in the participation of members like
you who are eager to enhance and unify the parks profession.
The Section and IPRA...
The Park Section members have direct representation on the
IPRA Board since the section director serves as an IPRA board
member. The section director helps determine and establish
standards and professional goals for the leisure service field
and park section members.
A member of the Park Section also is represented on the IPRA
Council of Sections to communicate and coordinate the needs
of the parks section with other sections representing IPRA.
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