Land and Water
Credit: John Henley
Through our Land and Water initiative, we're protecting critical habitat for wildlife and plants, safeguarding water resources, and helping mitigate the effects of climate change. We work to keep water sources clean by protecting the land around the rivers, lakes, streams, and coastal waters that quench our thirst, feed our farms, offer up beauty, and welcome us to play. Our research shows that watershed protection is a cost-saver: strategic land conservation enables communities to spend less on water treatment and flood control.
We work with communities across the country to help balance the demands of growth with the need to protect wilderness and open space. Whether improving the water quality of a New Jersey bay, protecting Wyoming's wilderness from oil and gas development, or preserving public access to a beloved alpine trail, we're protecting our life-giving land and water resources for all to use and enjoy.
Explore some of our Land and Water projects below. Choose a state to get started.
In 2010, TPL and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation completed efforts to preserve this property, which is named for its distinctive copper beech trees. The land is both a critical water resource in the New Jersey Highlands and provides another link in a growing network of preserved lands.
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When 1,200 houses were proposed to be built on 1,035 acres of undisturbed open space, Draper City asked The Trust for Public Land for help saving the land, water resources, and public access to the rugged landscape.
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Cowell Ranch, the 4,000 acres of oak-studded hills flanking Mount Diablo,a fast-growing region of the state, were earmarked for urban development before TPL completed the $13-million deal to purchase and preserve the land in 2002.
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In December 2011, The Trust for Public Land added 261 acres to the Cranberry Mountain Wildlife
Management Area, expanding the park by more than a third.
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In 2002, TPL helped a New Jersey nonprofit acquire a 37-acre day camp to offer animal-assisted therapy for children exposed to domestic violence, emotional abuse, divorce, or drug or alcohol abuse.
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