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Matt C

@PowItsMatt

Community, Leadership, Engagement Parks & Rec 🤓. I also tweet about Music, Craft Beer, Sports and Outdoor Adventures. Views & grammar are mine!

 Apex and Raleigh, NC
Joined October 2008
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Super cool being a small part of this important project with a bunch of my former professors ! Great work @NCStateCNR and @NCRPA .
J. Aaron Hipp (@drhipp) profile pictureJ. Aaron Hipp@drhipp5 Oct 2021
Our @NCStateCNR @NCRPA work featured in @FuturityNews @NRPA_news today: Fewer people used city parks during first COVID-19 summer futurity.org/urban-parks-cov… @drktstevenson @jasonbocarro @scottogletree @kjlee_leisure @j_casper
Fewer people used city parks during first COVID-19 summer

Fewer people used city parks during first COVID-19 summer

Fewer people used urban parks during summer of 2020, a drop that more likely affected minorities and those from lower-income backgrounds.

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2️⃣ Days left to register for TEDxCollegePark! Tickets are FREE to everyone who wants attend! Registration closes Friday, March 12 at 5pm EST Join us, share, and invite everyone to help us spread the ideas of #AnEqualFuture Register at tedxcollegepark.com
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Last day of the 2020 #ncparkscon ! Thanks to the committee and everyone one else who made this happen! Here is your sneak peak at @NCRPA conference mission control.. aka my home office! #parks #recreation #ncrpa #ncrecre8 #professionaldevelopment #parkscon – at Apex, NC
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Peak because I live in Apex 🤣.. peek at the Peak of Good Living 😁 – at Apex, NC
Lets do this ! @NCRPA members are PUMPED to hear from @SaulPaul #NCParksCON
SaulPaul (@SaulPaul) profile pictureSaulPaul@SaulPaul7 Dec 2020
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@NCRPA Annual Conference is starting today! I'll be performing and keynoting during the virtual conference as parks and rec programs learn what they can do to #bethechange. #NCParksCon
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Thanks to all who joined us to kick off the 2020 @NCRPA #NCParksCon - a big thanks to @neelaybhatt @AlanSteinJr @Anthonyinparks @smithmgt1 @hatchdw @MayorJacques and everyone else for helping us make today successful! #ParksAndRec #MotivationMonday – at Apex, NC
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We are lucky to have @DiquanEdmonds on our team!
NC State College of Natural Resources (@NCStateCNR) profile pictureNC State College of Natural Resources@NCStateCNR11 Nov 2020
Often being the only person of color on the trail led @DiquanEdmonds '15 '19 to researching barriers African Americans experienced in nature. Now at the @NCRPA, he creates workshops around systemic racism in the outdoors. #ThinkAndDo ncst.at/CcP950ChFoG
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Scientists showing up to work at the WH on Jan 20 like
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Are you interested in making your community’s outdoor spaces more diverse, equitable, and inclusive? NCRPA and partners have developed a model resolution framework as a tool to help. Visit ncrpa.net/equity to learn more!
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High Fives! #2020Adw is off to a great start!
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Conference registration is open! Register early for the best savings opportunities. Even though we can't meet in person, the conference will be jam-packed with learning, networking, and team building! ncrpa.net/event/Conf2020 #parksandrec #parks #recreation #WeAreParksAndRec
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BRING THEM OUT CAUSE WE'RE MOVING ON
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Was recently interviewed by @DanielWWalton from @mxnews regarding the future of Esports and how Parks and Recreation departments are leading the way on multiple fronts. – at Apex, NC
Daniel Walton (@DanielWWalton) profile pictureDaniel Walton@DanielWWalton24 Aug 2020
Twelve-year-old me is vindicated: @mxnews let me write about video games. But for good reason! The @CityofAsheville Parks and Rec Department is using esports to keep residents engaged during COVID-19. #avlnews #coronavirusavl mountainx.com/living/ashevil…
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Wow, episode 8! Join me Wednesday for the next interview of @NCRPA’s Lunch with Leaders! – at Apex, NC
NC Recreation & Park Association (@NCRPA) profile pictureNC Recreation & Park Association@NCRPA24 Aug 2020
Join us Wednesday (8/26) on Facebook Live at 12:30pm for our next installment of Lunch with Leaders! This week we interview Stephen C. Bentley, Assistant Director with @raleighparks #Parks #Recreation #WeAreParksAndRec #leadership #Raleigh #Leaders
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Great work by advocates and professionals from across the country! The Land and Water Conservation Fund is now permanently and fully funded thanks to the Great American Outdoors Act being signed into law! – at Apex, NC
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Thank YOU for your years of calls, letters, emails, hill visits and social media posts — the Land and Water Conservation Fund is now permanently and fully funded thanks to the Great American Outdoors Act being signed into law! Together, we made history. #FundLWCF #GAOA
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"The rise in foot traffic is putting stress on both well-trodden parks and traditionally underused areas at a time when the economic impact of the pandemic is also threatening them." Stir-Crazy New Yorkers Discovered an Idyllic Spot. Will They Trample It? nyti.ms/30Nspig
Stir-Crazy New Yorkers Discovered an Idyllic Spot. Will They Trample It? (Published 2020)

Stir-Crazy New Yorkers Discovered an Idyllic Spot. Will They Trample It? (Published 2020)

During the pandemic, people are venturing deeper into the city’s forests, wetlands and grasslands, just as budget cuts threaten the spaces’ upkeep.

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As @NCparks re-open, park managers are facing new challenges like unchecked invasive plants and heavy visitation rates. Dr. Lincoln Larson breaks these challenges down ➡️ ncst.at/Iqg850AKuwT
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Landmark day for conservation & great outdoors! US House bipartisan 310-107 vote for Great American Outdoors Act, funds natlparks, public land maintenance, full & permanent funding of the LWCF, equitable allocation to Stateside Program. Senate already approved GAOA.
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Excited to interview the always engageing and insightful @jasonbocarro on another episode of #LunchWithLeaders this Wednesday on Facebook Live ( facebook.com/NCRPA) #leadership #ParksAndRec #parks #recreation #NCRPAconnected – at Apex, NC

NC Recreation & Park Association | Raleigh NC

NC Recreation & Park Association, Raleigh. 4,873 followers · 85 talking about this · 14 were here. The North Carolina Recreation & Park Association is a nonprofit education and advocacy organizatio...

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NC Recreation & Park Association (@NCRPA) profile pictureNC Recreation & Park Association@NCRPA13 Jul 2020
Join us on Facebook Live Wed (7/15) @ 12:30pm for our next installment of #LunchwithLeaders! Featuring @jasonbocarro Professor & University Scholar w/ the Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management in @NCStateCNR Watch @ facebook.com/ncrpa #Leadership #Parks #Recreation
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