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Recent and archived press releases.
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 »
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 »
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 »
Just under twenty-two acres of land, known as the Hauser Farm, was conveyed to Aberdeen Township for a future park, The Trust for Public Land announced today. The $950,000 purchase was funded through a combination of public and private funding sources, ensuring the property will not be developed and instead will become parkland open to the public. read more »
A groundbreaking park rating system developed by The Trust for Public Land ranks San Francisco, Sacramento, Boston and New York as the nation's top city park systems. read more »
The Trust for Public Land today announced Anne Little as Virginia's 2012 Cox Conserves Hero. read more »
Today The Trust for Public Land unveiled the latest in a series of schoolyard playground parks designed "for kids by kids" at Public School 164, located in Borough Park, Brooklyn. read more »
In a major step forward for the “greening” of public spaces in Philadelphia, Mayor Michael A. Nutter formally announced today that the City and a national conservation group will partner with the School District to green as many as 10 school yards and recreation centers starting this spring. read more »
The County of Maui today announced that it purchased more than 64-acres of undeveloped shoreline at Paukūkalo, Wailuku. read more »
More than 5,700 acres of land along Seboeis Lake has been conserved south of Millinocket, the State of Maine and The Trust for Public Land announced today. The effort protects two miles of Seboeis Lake shoreline, completing conservation of more than 99 percent of the lake's 45-mile shoreline. read more »
