The Trust for Public Land - 2012 Press Releases
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The Trust for Public Land, a national non-profit conservation organization, today announced a $2.84 million grant from the Colorado Health Foundation to create new parks and playgrounds in parts of the Denver metro area which need more places for families and children to play. read more »
Today, The Trust for Public Land and the U.S. Forest Service announced that 177 acres of land near the Kirkwood Ski Area will be protected by adding it to the Eldorado National Forest in the Sierra Nevada. The Martin Meadows parcel fronts on California State Highway 88 just east of Silver Lake providing gorgeous scenery along the route. read more »
Two more acres will be added to the Lost Corner Preserve today, completing long-standing plans to forever protect the forested land in the city of Sandy Springs. read more »
Forest Run Wildlife Preserve Area in Ross Township, southeast of the City of Hamilton, is getting considerably larger, thanks to a conservation purchase by The Trust for Public Land. The 255-acre Timberman Ridge property is being added to the existing 82-acre property located north of New London Road, MetroParks of Butler County and The Trust for Public Land announced today. The combined properties will be known as Forest Run MetroPark. read more »
With the recent protection of 376 acres of land, a total of 1,269 acres has been protected surrounding Prickett Lake and added to the Ottawa National Forest, The Trust for Public Land and U.S. Forest Service announced today. The property is immediately adjacent to the iconic Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness. read more »
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today dedicated the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque, making it the first urban refuge in the Southwest and one of a handful across the nation. Salazar was joined by Senator Jeff Bingaman, Representative Martin Heinrich, Bernalillo County Commissioner Art De La Cruz, and other local stakeholders and partners, including The Trust for Public Land. read more »
Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land announced Sally Nelson as San Diego’s 2012 Cox Conserves Hero. Sponsored locally by Think Blue San Diego and radio partners KYXY 96.5 and Energy 103.7 FM, Cox Conserves Heroes honors volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces. read more »
The final phase of a four-year effort to protect timber land in the northern Sierra Nevada from development has been completed, two conservation organizations and California's largest timber company announced today. read more »
New York’s Environmental Protection Fund supports industries that generate approximately $40 billion annually for the State’s economy and sustain hundreds of thousands of jobs, according to a new analysis released today. read more »
The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, a nonprofit health and human service agency that provides mental health, education, housing, aging and community programs in the east metro, has reached terms with The Trust for Public Land for its approximate 12-acre property in the Frogtown neighborhood of Saint Paul. read more »
The first $7 million in corporate support has been pledged to build the Bloomingdale in Chicago, The Trust for Public Land announced today. read more »
Today the Trust for Public Land and the USDA Forest Service announced the completion of the transfer of 901 acres of Trust for Public Land owned property within the boundaries of the Oconee National Forest to the Forest Service. read more »
Adrian Benepe, New York City’s Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the past decade, will become Senior Vice President of City Park Development at The Trust for Public Land, the leading conservation organization for creating parks and playgrounds in cities across America. read more »
The Trust for Public Land and the Chicago Park District today extended a grant agreement to aid civic engagement and stewardship of The Bloomingdale, a nearly three-mile recreational trail and park system. read more »
A significant portion of historic Buffalo Hill Farm, the former summer home of Dr. Elliott P. Joslin and Elizabeth D. Joslin, has been permanently conserved for agricultural purposes, The Trust for Public Land and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced today. read more »
