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About Us
Credit: Troy Farmer
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national nonprofit that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, historic sites, rural lands, and other natural places. We work from the inner city to the wilderness, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.
The city parks leader
TPL is the go-to organization for communities seeking to protect special places and create close-to home-parks in and near cities. We believe that every child deserves a nearby place to play.
Leading in raising money for parks
The national leader at creating public funds for conservation, TPL has helped states, counties, and cities to generate more than $34 billion for local conservation. Every $1 invested in this program has yielded more than $2,000 in new public funds.
Full-service organization for the 21st century
TPL offers a range of conservation services to complete complex projects that otherwise would not get done. We've been described as the conservation organization for the 21st Century. TPL helps communities plan for growth, raise funds, acquire land, and renovate parks and playgrounds, and conducts conservation research. TPL accomplishes its mission by working in partnership with government agencies, local land trusts, and other nonprofits.
More than 3 million acres saved since 1972
Since 1972, TPL has completed more than 4,250 park and conservation projects in communities nationwide, including in Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The need has never been greater. Over the past 10 years, 3 acres of land have been lost to development every minute, while research has clearly shown that parks and recreation in nature are an essential prescription for our physical, community, environmental and economic health.
