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A brand new eco-friendly playground opened today at a Cypress Hills school. Students at P.S. 65 started their day by running and climbing on the new equipment. read more »
A number of American cities are looking at innovative and creative ways to develop new park land for their residents in projects which can also help protect their local streams and rivers from the type of dirty water and even raw sewage overflow caused by heavy rainfalls. read more »
Dozens gathered Sunday to dedicate 355 acres of land encompassing former granite quarries that have been preserved as the Barre Town Forest. The effort to conserve the 355-acre forest was a partnership of local, state and federal organizations over several years. read more »
Thursday’s river outing marked a celebration after years of work to successfully complete the Mississippi Northwoods project, which brought private, nonprofit and government groups together to protect 2.7 miles of undeveloped river shoreline and 2,000 wooded acres. read more »
Recently, the children at P.S. 261 in Brooklyn were turned loose on the new playground at their school in the Boerum Hill neighborhood. And it was an instant hit, with swarms of kids running and playing. What the kids didn't know is that their playground is the first completely "green" school playground in New York City, the first of 40 such playgrounds which will be built in the city using the principles of "green infrastructure." read more »
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday for the new playground at P.S. 261 in Brooklyn, the first of 40 to be built in a partnership between the city and the Trust for Public Land. read more »
The first of 40 eco-friendly, stormwater-capturing playgrounds was unveiled in Brooklyn on September 19, and the rest are on their way to NYC schools soon. read more »
Now that Labor Day has come and gone, many parents have their hands full in the morning as they juggle getting ready for work and getting the kids off to school. And while their kids' schools mostly look the same as last spring, there are major differences in some of their playgrounds, which are being designed for new purposes. read more »
The 157-acre Rodeo Grounds Ranch, which once hosted the historic 4th of July Custer County Rodeo in the 1930’s, is now permanently protected, The Trust for Public Land announced today. The property, located just 5 miles north of the town of Stanley, Idaho, was one of the largest unprotected properties still remaining in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. read more »
Stringer's Ridge park set to open to the public on Saturday, September 7. read more »
Imagine the best view of downtown Chattanooga. Now go there. It lies within three miles of where 28,000 Chattanoogans live and where 47,000 employees work every day, according to Rick Wood, executive director of Chattanooga's Trust for Public Land. read more »
A 58-acre island on Lake Vermilion will be protected from development forever under an agreement announced today by the Trust for Public Land. read more »
Hoboken's new $10 million multi-use sports field at 1600 Park is officially open, 15 years after local a group of local residents first protested against developers building two-high rise developments on the empty land. read more »
Mayor Rahm Emanuel broke ground Tuesday on the Bloomingdale Trail, a decade-old plan to transform a 2.7-mile stretch of abandoned railroad right-of-way into a linear park akin to New York’s acclaimed High Line project. read more »
The fence is still up at Silverman Park, but behind it is a fitness zone. There is outdoor exercise equipment that can give a good resistance workout. read more »
