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Neema Irakiza fled her home country of Burundi and was forced to wander through two more African countries before she and her family found a home — and a garden — in Denver. read more »
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources officials today joined neighborhood and civic leaders in applauding two major Philadelphia projects that strengthen ties between the city's youth and the natural world expanding around them. read more »
New York City is taking a new approach to fighting stormwater runoff: Give it to a twelve-year-old for homework. read more »
The Trust for Public Land donated the outdoor exercise machines in association with Greenfield Sports Equipment, Inc. The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks placed the equipment at several parks where the community can greatly benefit from its placement. read more »
From his office window on Manufacturers Road, Jeff Bartlett can see the four lushly wooded hilltops of Stringer’s Ridge that rise just north of the North Shore cityscape. Bartlett, a marketing and social media coordinator at Rock/Creek Outfitters, is an avid trail runner, and like many other athletes who live or work in the downtown area, the 32-year-old finds solace on the dirt paths that wind along the ridgeline. read more »
Two large swaths of land were preserved this week in deals that will add nearly 200 acres to public lands. read more »
A 74-acre marsh and wetlands property along East Sandusky Bay will now be added to the Wyandot Wetland Meadows Preserve, a part of Erie MetroParks' East Sandusky Bay MetroPark. read more »
More than 129 acres in Rockaway and Boonton townships, which support critical water resources in the Highlands, are set to be preserved, the Trust for Public Land announced today. read more »
With the purchase of two private parcels, the Green Mountain National Forest has grown by 680 acres. read more »
Here are the people and organizations working hard to preserve the most special places of the West. read more »
A new study by The Trust for Public Land finds that for every $1 spent by the state through its Environmental Protection Fund, $7 in economic benefits are returned. read more »
The U.S. Forest Service announced today that Maine is getting more than $8 million for the conservation of nearly 12,000 on Crocker Mountain in Carrabassett Valley and close to 6,000 acres near Madrid on Orbeton Stream. Maine is the only state to receive two awards. read more »
More than 75 Orenco Woods neighbors celebrate with Trust for Public Land, City of Hillsboro and Metro on Jan 5 read more »
It appears a year's worth of fundraising is about to pay off in a big way. read more »
Jim Johnson stands at the lookout of Stringer's Ridge on a freshly cleared path sprinkled with wood chips. He leans over, scooping a handful of dirt from the path, which he is helping to build with his own money. read more »
