KIRO 7 and The Trust For Public Land Seek Nominations For Cox Conserves Heroes Program
The Trust for Public Land, in partnership with KIRO 7, today launched Western Washington’s fourth annual Cox Conserves Heroes program. read more »
2012 Press Releases
Central Arkansas Water announces The Trust for Public Land as 2012 Stakeholder of the Year
Central Arkansas Water presented its fourth Annual Crystal Water Drop Award for Stakeholder of the Year to the Trust for Public Land. This organization is a key participant in endeavors to protect the water quality of Lake Maumelle, the metropolitan community’s primary drinking water supply. read more »
Thirty-Two Community Gardens Turned Over to Local Land Trust
More than a decade after saving scores of community gardens from the auction block, The Trust for Public Land has signed over the deeds to 32 gardens to the Brooklyn Queens Land Trust, the organizations announced today. read more »
Voters Give Landslide Approval For Conservation Spending Nationwide
Across the nation, voters of all political leanings gave overwhelming approval yesterday to taxing themselves and spending money for new parks in their communities, The Trust for Public Land announced Wednesday. read more »
4,532 Acres added to Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge
A 4,532-acre North Country property and popular hunting and snowmobiling destination has been permanently protected as an addition to the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, The Trust for Public Land, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, andPlum Creek Timber Company announced today. The conservation purchase is the second phase of what partners expect to be more than 31,000 acres of conserved land in the Androscoggin Headwaters to sustain working timberlands, protect water quality and wildlife habitat, and expand public recreation lands. read more »
Agreement Would Conserve Portland’s Canco Woods
An agreement has been reached to conserve a popular urban woodland along Canco Road in Portland’s Back Cove neighborhood, The Trust for Public Land announced today. The nearly 13-acre Canco Woods is a private property that has been used for decades by the public, with consent from the landowner, as an urban wild space and neighborhood park. read more »
Key Canadian Border Property Protected
A critical Green Mountains wildlife link has been protected on the Vermont border with Canada, The Trust for Public Land and partners announced today. Known as Jackson Valley, the 935-acre landscape near the Town of Jay is an ecological keystone that will connect to more than 22,000 acres of protected forestland in the United States and Canada. read more »
Chattahoochee River Property Purchased as National Forest Addition
The Trust for Public Land has protected nearly 7 acres of Chattahoochee River frontage north of Helen, Ga., as an addition to the Chattahoochee National Forest. The property fronts more than 500 feet of the Chattahoochee River’s western bank, and it will now be available for public access to the river, also popular for trout fishing. read more »
Columbia Bottomlands added to San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
A critical block of Texas bottomland hardwood forest has been added to the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, The Trust for Public Land and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced today. read more »
Groundbreaking for Community Garden in San Rafael
Residents of San Rafael will be able to grow their own fruits and vegetables in a new community garden being developed in the city, The Trust for Public Land announced. read more »
Finalists Named for Atlanta’s Cox Conserves Heroes Program, Public Asked to Vote
Program to donate $15,000 to environmental nonprofits in Metro Atlanta read more »
Frank Church Wilderness Property Protected
The Trust for Public Land today announced the purchase of a critical 80-acre private property in the heart of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho. read more »
Hackmatack Named Chicago Region's First National Wildlife Refuge
Today, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the Interior Department had approved the addition of the Hackmatack refuge to the nation's system of National Wildlife Refuges. read more »
Highlands Purchase Expands Rockaway River Wildlife Management Area
The Trust for Public Land, State of New Jersey, Morris County, and Jefferson Township are pleased to announce that a 835-acre property, previously known as the Baker Firestone property, has been preserved and is in the process of being conveyed to the State of New Jersey and Jefferson Township. read more »
Michael Beanan Named Orange County's 2012 Cox Conserves Hero
Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land announced Michael Beanan as Orange County's 2012 Cox Conserves Hero. The program honors volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces. read more »
