Quitman Street Community Playground Construction Kicks Off
06/16/2011Quitman Street Community School kindergarteners joined members of the community today to celebrate this summer's expansion of the Central Ward school's playground. read more »
2011 Press Releases
Critical Wetlands Conserved Next to Gott Fen Nature Preserve
06/16/2011Conservation of 55 acres east of the existing Gott Fen State Nature Preserve will more than double protected fen and wetlands in the watershed, The Trust for Public Land, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, the Ohio EPA, and the City of Streetsboro announced today. read more »
San Francisco's Newest Playground Opens in Hayes Valley
06/11/2011Residents of Hayes Valley today officially reopened a playground which has been completely redesigned and rebuilt by The Trust for Public Land, the City Department of Recreation and Parks, and five local corporations. read more »
New Playground for Queens Public School, Jamaica Community
06/07/2011Today P.S. 116 students celebrated the new community playground they helped design in Jamaica. The new playground, created in partnership with Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC initiative, will be available to the school's 837 students and to families from the surrounding community. read more »
Spring Hill Farm Conservation Protects Aurora Wetlands
06/02/2011The anticipated conservation of the 153-acre Spring Hill Farm has been completed, and the City of Aurora will manage it as a city-owned recreational area and Nature Preserve adjoining the Aurora Audubon State Nature Preserve, The Trust for Public Land, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, the Ohio EPA, and the City of Aurora announced today. read more »
Nominations Sought for Bay Area's Cox Conserves Heroes
06/01/2011KTVU Channel 2, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), today launched San Francisco Bay Area's 2011 Cox Conserves Heroes, a national awards program to honor and celebrate conservation in everyday life. read more »
Land for New Summit County Natural Area Protected
05/31/2011More than 137 acres in the Tinker's Creek Headwaters will become a new Metro Parks, Serving Ohio's Summit County natural area. read more »
Asphalt lot transformed into a student-designed play space at P.S. 33
05/25/2011Today P.S. 33 students celebrated the new community playground they helped design in Queens Village. The new playground, created in partnership with Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC initiative, will be available to the school's 1,000 students and to families from the surrounding community. read more »
State Grant Approved For Upper Devereux Slough Acquisition
05/19/2011The Trust for Public Land today received approval for $3 million from the California Coastal Conservancy to help buy 63 acres at the eastern gateway to the Gaviota Coast near the University of California at Santa Barbara. read more »
Agreement Would Protect Darrow Land in East Lyme
05/18/2011TPL has reached an agreement to purchase 301 acres known as the Darrow property for conservation, drinking water, and watershed protection. The land is adjacent to the town's Aquifer Protection Area, and its protection will help safeguard clean drinking water for East Lyme. read more »
New Public Access to Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area
05/11/2011Sixty-one undeveloped acres along scenic Rockaway Valley Road in Boonton Township, New Jersey, have been conserved and will offer new public access to Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area. read more »
Intact Resaca Battlefield one of very few conserved
05/11/2011Authentically clad soldiers will converge on the original Resaca conflict site in Gordon County, Georgia, to commemorate the 147th anniversary of a turning point in the Civil War, the first major battle in General William Sherman's March to the Sea and the eventual burning of Atlanta. The reenactment is one of few to occur on an original battle site. read more »
Cox Conserves Heroes Seeks Nominations for San Diego Environmental Heroes
05/06/2011Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), today launched San Diego's third annual Cox Conserves Heroes program. read more »
Marc Matsil Takes Helm of TPL's New York State Office
05/03/2011Marc Matsil has returned to New York City as the new director of The Trust for Public Land's New York State office. Born in Brooklyn, Matsil is the former Natural Resources Group chief for the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. read more »
Face of Sierra Buttes Protected
05/02/2011The craggy face of the iconic Sierra Buttes north of Truckee will be protected for the public as a result of a major purchase finalized this week. read more »
