Finalists Named for Arizona's Cox Conserves Heroes Program, Voting Open
01/23/2012Finalists for Arizona's Cox Conserves Heroes program were announced today. A total of $15,000 will be donated to local environmental nonprofits. read more »
Press Releases
Recent and archived press releases.
Two Federal Grants Announced for Maine Forest Projects
01/19/2012Federal grants totaling $8.73 million have been awarded to the Maine Department of Conservation (MDOC) and will be used to conserve two unique forest properties in Franklin County. read more »
Wenatchee Foothills Land Permanently Protected
01/18/2012The Trust for Public Land and the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust today announced the permanent protection of The Clennon Property, 52 acres of undeveloped land in Broadview Canyon at the edge of the Wenatchee Foothills. read more »
Trail Access to Coconino National Forest Protected
01/17/2012The final phase of the 139-acre Packard Ranch property has been protected, The Trust for Public Land and United States Forest Service announced today. read more »
Madison Valley Ranch Land Permanently Protected
01/05/2012The Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with the Montana Land Reliance (MLR) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), today announced the permanent protection from development of 1,406 acres of ranchland in the heart of the Madison Valley. read more »
Thirty-Two Community Gardens Turned Over to Local Land Trust
01/04/2012More 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 »
Walpole Citizens Group Launches Effort to Save Sunny Rock Farm
01/03/2012A newly formed group of Walpole residents, called "Citizens for Sunny Rock Farm," has formed to lead the effort to save 74 acres of Sunny Rock Farm, located on North and Fisher Streets, for the benefit of the Walpole community. read more »
Ashland Woods Protected for Voorhees Township
01/03/2012Nearly 20-acres of forested property south of John T. Hale, Sr. Memorial Park in Voorhees Township has been purchased for conservation, the Township, The Trust for Public Land, and Camden County announced today. read more »
Land and Reservoir Acquired for New Weehawken Public Park
12/28/2011Located on the Palisades above the New Jersey entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel, a 14.4-acre reservoir—the largest privately-owned undeveloped property remaining in Weehawken—will anchor a new public park, the Township of Weehawken, the City of Union City, the State of New Jersey, and The Trust for Public Land announced today. read more »
Early Christmas for Stringer's Ridge
12/22/2011North Chattanooga resident Jim Johnson has made a $50,000 gift to The Trust for Public Land, formally initiating phase two of the Stringer's Ridge park project, the construction of a nearly 10-mile trail system. read more »
