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Books and Reports

1: 2009 Annual Report
TPL's 2009 Annual Report is now available. Download pdf here. (1MB)

2: New Book: The Conservation Program Handbook
Researched and written in response to requests from community leaders, this new publication includes all the information conservation professionals need to effectively and efficiently conserve local landscapes.

3: Wilmington Park Value Report
This new research study by TPL's Center for City Park Excellence explores the economic value of the parks and park programs of the city of Wilmington, Delaware.

4: City Parks Facts 2009 Report
This annual report published by TPL's Center for City Park Excellence offers park advocates a comprehensive set of data on national, state, county, regional, and municipal parks, and includes surprising and fun facts for the casual user, as well.

5: Conservation: An Investment That Pays
Conservation: An Investment That Pays can help agency personnel and community conservationists make the case for conservation as a long-term economic investment.

6: Chambers County Greenprint
Chambers County is experiencing new opportunities as development and economic growth march steadily east from Harris County. Without planning for growth, these same opportunities could jeopardize its rural character and natural assets. TPL facilitated a greenprinting project in Chambers County to create a vision for future growth and plan for protecting important natural resources.

7: Penobscot Valley Community Greenprint Report
Penobscot Valley Community Greenprint report identifies the characteristics of this rich gateway to the Great Northern Forest that make it special, sustain its quality of life, and attract people and businesses and uses mapping to prioritize strategies for protecting these parts of the landscape. 84 pages.

8: Changes to the Ranching Economy in the Okanogan Valley
Report: To better understand the pressures and changing landscape of ranching in the Okanogan Valley, TPL contracted with Headwaters Economics, a nonprofit research group based in Bozeman, Montana, to analyze landownership and ranching trends.

9: Measuring the Economic Value of a City Park System
The Trust for Public Land's Center for City Park Excellence gathered two dozen park experts and economists in Philadelphia for a colloquium to analyze how park systems economically benefit cities. While not every benefit can be easily quantified, this report examines seven major factors. 30 pages. (2009)

10: Downtown Minneapolis Park Space Initiative
In 2007, with funding provided by the McKnight Foundation, TPL joined the City of Minneapolis and several partners to study how existing park and open spaces can be more successful and financially viable. This report is the result of this study. 102 pages. (2009)

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