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Dog parks where canines can romp freely without a tether are the fastest-growing segment of city parks, according to a study by the non-profit Trust for Public Land. read more »
For as long has he can remember, Steven Caldwell has been at once curious and fascinated by history — its places, its people and even the worn thoroughfares he has traveled. read more »
For years, park advocates have dreamed of turning a dormant railroad line on Chicago's Northwest Side into an elevated park that would stretch for nearly 3 miles and include a bike trail. read more »
The birds, plants and critters of the forest can breathe easier now that the project is fully funded, the property is under the protection of the National Parks Service, and threats of a housing development have been put to rest, said David Vasarhelyi of the Trust for Public Land. read more »
Chattanooga's dedicated greenway builders and advocates have remained energized, even in a sour economy, by a compelling vision of a greenway network that eventually will branch outward from the spine of the Riverwalk to key points throughout the community. read more »
The new section of the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway that officially opens Sunday is both a physical and a symbolic link. The 2.6-mile trail is a key piece in Chattanooga's grand plan to link Camp Jordan in East Ridge and the Tennessee Riverpark. Along the way, the winding, wooded trail passes sites of hidden history -- Indian habitation, anti-secessionist rebellion and Civil War clashes. read more »
Acquisition of 570 acres to establish a national wildlife refuge along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque has been approved, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today in Albuquerque. read more »
The nonprofit Trust for Public Land, which has raised $2.6 million for a facelift to City Park's entrance, has chosen its next project: Markey Park in Bywater, which could get up to $600,000 in improvements. The New Orleans Recreation Development Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an agreement with the San Francisco-based conservation group to oversee the work at the under-utilized playground. read more »
A ho’olaule’a was held here along the scenic stretch of coast… where land parcels in Kaiholena, Pao’o, and Lapakahi were recently purchased for preservation, protecting public access to this beautiful natural area. read more »
Voters Thursday overwhelmingly approved a $4.23 million bond to purchase 301 acres of open space near Darrow Pond, which supporters say will play an integral role in its regional water connection with New London. read more »
Two dumpsters full of greenery, with four more to come, add a bit of nature to the streets of a paved-over downtown neighborhood. Some scoff, but others are willing to give the 'parkmobiles' a go. read more »
This story actually started more than a dozen years ago when Minnesotans with foresight enough to realize this state needed to do more to protect our valuable natural resources began an effort to add a dedicated sales tax to our existing sales tax. The dedicated tax would go directly to the outdoors. read more »
An unusual collaboration between Green Diamond Resource Co. and The Trust for Public Land could eventually result in the permanent protection of 18,000 acres of forestland between Belfair and Shelton. read more »
The sun shone on Beth White and Ben Helphand on an August Sunday as they stood on a North Side viaduct, each with their feet planted in the middle of an abandoned railroad track. read more »
Three weeks before she died in September 2008, Nancy Russell insisted on one last trip to the Columbia River Gorge. read more »
