Mission
The Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation Commission provides essential public services of regional economic stimulation, environmental stewardship, and social stability through healthful recreational and cultural programming and responsible stewardship of parks and open space.      

Ethics
Integrity
     • moral soundness in all business, staff, and client
       interactions;revealing steadfastness to truth, purpose,
       responsibility, and trust

Excellence
    • superior workmanship, highest professional conduct; 
     exceptional quality productions in all endeavors. 
      
Innovation 
     • nurturing personal and professional creativity; developing
       and introducing successful new concepts in program
       services design, content, and delivery

The Region
The municipalities of Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg and Stroud Township, Pennsylvania, along with the school districts of Stroudsburg Area and East Stroudsburg Area, created the Commission to plan, protect, and develop public recreation resources. As such, the Commission is responsible for implementing the Stroud Region Open Space and Recreation Plan, adopted in 2002.

The Commission
The Commission consists of eight members; two from each of the municipalities and one from each school district; it employs an Executive Director, Recreation Director, Receation Associate, and various seasonal programming staff; and coordinates many important contributions to the parks through its Volunteers in Parks program.