What to Watch: 'Rebels With a Cause'
June 10, 2013: In Rebels With a Cause, independent filmmakers Nancy Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto tell the forgotten story of the battle to save the iconic Northern California coastline. read more »
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40th Anniversary Gala
June 3, 2013: Sam Waterston will host The Trust for Public Land's 40th Anniversary Gala on September 17, 2013 read more »
Message in a bottle
May 2, 2013: A conversation with Darrell Price, program director at YouthBuild Newark, an educational program for at-risk teens that is teaching youth groups to install those bins at Trust for Public Land parks in New Jersey. read more »
The Economic Benefits of Clean Ohio Fund Conservation Report
March 27, 2013: The Trust for Public Land conducted an economic analysis of the return on Ohio’s investment in land conservation through the Clean Ohio Fund and found that every $1 invested in land conservation returned $4 in natural goods and services to the Ohio economy. read more »
Buffalo Soldier
March 25, 2013: The first African American Colonel in the United States Army, Young lead the Buffalo Soldiers, the United States’ first black cavalry. read more »
What the QueensWay would do for Queens
February 22, 2013: We recently sat down with Adrian Benepe to get his take on the proposed QueensWay rails-to-trails project, a three and a half mile defunct railroad that could become a bustling bicycle and recreation path—and a treasure for the Queens community. read more »
Heaven Sent
February 11, 2013: It’s nine o’clock in the morning in eastern Los Angeles and the California sun is shining bright. Excitement fills the air at Before the Bell Rings Child Care as twelve small children pack their wagons with snacks, toys, and balls for the short walk to their new playground at El Sereno Arroyo Park. read more »
Green Team Grows New Schoolyard
February 7, 2013: Last summer, The Trust for Public Land unveiled the latest in a series of re-imagined school playgrounds designed "for kids by kids.” We sat down with Taura McMeekin, a fifth grade teacher and the school’s environmental education leader, to hear how her class has been digging its new “green yard.” read more »
Of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen
December 21, 2012: Santa’s reindeer have a tough job, what with flying the world’s circumference in a single night. read more »
10 Winter Playgrounds
December 13, 2012: Our favorite thing about winter? Snow! From snowball fights in frosty fields to sledding, skiing, and snowshoeing, we love to play in fresh powder. Many of the parks and natural spaces we’ve protected--or are working to conserve--are best explored when blanketed in white. So grab your coat and mittens and enjoy one of our favorite winter playgrounds this season. And don’t forget the hot chocolate. read more »
