Professional Organizations

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General Leisure/Recreation Organizations

Outdoor Recreation

Parks and Recreation

Sport Management

Therapeutic Recreation

Tourism Management

General Leisure/Recreation Organizations

• Academy of Leisure Sciences
• American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration
• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
• American Association for Leisure and Recreation (AALR)
• Australia and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies (ANZAL)
• Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance CAHPERD
• Canadian Association for Leisure Studies
• Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA)
• Leisurenet
• National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
• Society of Park and Recreation Educators (SPRE)
• World Lesiure and Recreation Association (WLRA)

Outdoor Recreation

• Bradford Woods Outdoor Education Center
• National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
• Wilderness Education Association (WEA)
  
  Association of Private Camps
  55 W. 42nd St.
  New York, NY 10036
  (317) 634-8401
  
  American Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
  1900 Association Dr.
  Reston, VA 22091
  (703) 476-3472
  
  American Association for Leisure and Recreation
  is an association of AAHPERD, see above.
  
  Council on Outdoor Education
  is an association of AAHPERD, see above.
  
  American Camping Association
  5000 State Road 67 North
  Martinsville, IN 46151
  (317) 342-8456 or (800) 442-CAMP
  
  Association for Experiential Education
  2305 Canyon Blvd.
  Boulder, CO 80302
  (303) 440-8844
  
  Canadian Camping Association
  1806 Avenue Rd.
  Suite 2
  Toronto, Ontario
  CANADA M5M 3Z1
  
  Christian Camping International
  P.O. Box 464
  Wheaton, IL 60189
  
  Coalition for Education in the Outdoors
  Park Center
  P.O. Box 2000
  Cortland, NY 13045
  (607) 753-4971
  
  National Association of Interpretation
  P.O. Box 1892
  Ft. Collins, CO 80522
  (370) 484-8283
  
  National Outdoor Leadership School
  288 Main St.
  Lander, WY 82520-3128
  (307) 332-6973
  e-mail address: admissions@nols.edu
  
  National Recreation and Park Association
  2275 S. Quincy St.
  Suite 300
  Arlington, VA 22206
  (703)820-4940
  
  Natural Science for Youth Foundation
  130 Azalea Dr.
  Roswell, GA 30075
  (770) 594-9367
  
  North American Association for Environmental Education
  P.O. Box 400
  Troy, OH 45373
  (513) 676-2514
  e-mail address: jthoreen@igc.apc.org
  
  The Outdoor Network
  P.O. Box 4129
  Boulder, CO 80306
  e-mail address: editor@outdoornetwork.com
  
  Outward Bound
  Route 9D R2 Box 280
  Garrison, NY 10524-9757
  (800) 243-8520 or (914) 424-4000
  
  Student Conservation Association
  % SCA Resource Assistant Program
  P.O. Box 550
  Charlestown, NH 03603
  (603) 543-1700
  
  Wilderness Education Association
  Department of Recreation Resources
  Colorado State University
  Ft. Collins, CO 80523
  (970) 223-6252
  e-mail address: wea@lamar.colostate.edu
  
  Women in Natural Resources
  Bowers Laboratory
  University of Idaho
  Moscow, ID 83844-1114
  (208) 885-6754
  
  

Parks and Recreation
 

Sport Management

• Associations
• International Sports Federations and Governing Bodies

Therapeutic Recreation

American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA)
P.O. Box 15215
Hattiesburg, MS 39404-5215
(800) 553-0304

National Therapeutic Recreation Society (NTRS)
22377 Belmont Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA 20148-4501
(703) 858-2151 (phone)
(703) 858-0794 (fax)
http://www.nrpa.org/branches/ntrs.htm (Website)

Recreation Therapists of Indiana
LaRue Carter Hospital
1315 West 10th
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 634-8401

The American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA)
362A Christopher Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879-3660
1-800-634-1603
E-mail:75352.122@Compuserve.com

American Association on Mental Retardation

Quebec Chapter of the American Association on Mental Retardation

The Gerontological Society of America and National Academy on Aging

Tourism Management

• Resort and Commercial Recreation Association (RCRA)