Parks and Protected Areas | School of Community Resources and Development

written by Olivia Moran Williams, Working Learner

Every Thursday the School of Community Resources and Development (SCRD) hosts Parks, Recreation and Sport Management Major Fun Hour in the Civic Space Park on the Downtown Phoenix campus.

image of the sun setting over Grand Canyon National Park

Lessons learned from an outdoor adventure lab

Photo by Grace Atkinson, undergraduate student in Sustainability, minor in Parks and Protected Area Management

Kenya: The Role of Tourism and Park Management in Sustainable Community Development

In the summer of 2024 while most students were working or relaxing, 13 students from ASU opted to spend their time learning about sustainable tourism and park management in five national parks, conservancies and protected areas across Kenya. The study abroad trip was led by Profess

Student take part in study abroad in Kenya

SCRD Professor Leads a Study Abroad Trip to Kenyan Parks

Dr. Megha Budruk, alongside Marena Sampson, her PhD student, led a study abroad group to Kenya over the summer. Thirteen students from various majors in the School of Community Resources and Development as well as School of Life Sciences participated in this life-changing program.