Parks for People Projects - The Trust for Public Land

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Barre Town Forest

Over 100 years ago, Millstone Hill was the site of more than 75 small independent quarry operations that fostered the town of Barre’s growth and prosperity in the 19th century. read more »

Barton Creek Greenbelt

Between 1992 and 1999 TPL has helped conserve many acres of the Barton Creek greenbelt, which begins at Barton Springs, near Austin, Texas, creating a large metropolitan park. read more »

Bear River Massacre Site

In January, 1863, U.S. volunteer soldiers attacked the winter camp of the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, slaughtering as many as 350 men, women, and children in what is believed to be the largest massacre of Native American people in U.S. history. read more »

Beaucatcher Overlook Park

In the 19th century, Asheville's boys and girls went to separate schools on opposite sides of town. Local storytellers say that mountain trails circling the city offered quiet places for young couples to meet, and thus Beaucatcher Mountain got its name. read more »

Bella Vista Park

For over six years, TPL worked in collaboration with the city of Oakland and the Friends of Bella Vista Park to transform this bleak asphalt playground into a beautiful green park. read more »

Bellwood Quarry/Westside Park

TPL preserved a 10-acre property at the entrance of Bellwood Quarry, which will be a new 300-acre park along Atlanta's Beltline. read more »

Bertha Port Park

Until recently, West Oakland's Bertha Port Park featured only a quarter-acre sandy lot, a single tree, and a forlorn blue statue of a dolphin. read more »

Bethany Beach Town Park

Stressed by vacation development, the Town of Bethany asked TPL to help protect the last large open space in town—one of the last places available for wildlife viewing and habitat protection. read more »

Betsy Ross School

At the Betsy Ross Elementary School, in the South Side Woodlawn neighborhood, officials had assembled all but a single lot for a new park, when they called on TPL for help with the complex final transaction. read more »

Bicentennial Park

Located in the city of Hawthorne, Bicentennial Park is a proposed park renovation that will transform unused and run-down tennis courts into a lively neighborhood park. read more »