Parks for People Projects - The Trust for Public Land

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Parks for People Projects

Explore some of our parks projects. Choose a state to get started.

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East Boston Camps, MA

East Boston Camps

Less than an hour from the bustle of downtown Boston, this forest hideaway provides a peaceful refuge for foxes, otters, songbirds—and people. read more »

East Boston Greenway

In 1998, TPL transferred the first 1/2-mile of an abandoned corridor to the city, along with a small adjacent parcel, to become part of the East Boston Greenway. read more »

East River State Park

Construction plans for a major new waste-transfer station on the abandoned Eastern District Terminal property in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York were blocked by neighbors, and with the support of local and state politicians, TPL negotiated with the landowner to acquire two lots and create East River State Park—the core of a future seven-block park along the East River waterfront. read more »

El Capitan Ranch

In 2002, TPL protected the 2,500-acre El Capitan Ranch, nearly doubling state park land on California's Gaviota coast. read more »

El Sereno Arroyo Playground

El Sereno in East Los Angeles has one of the greatest concentrations of children under five in the county—but not nearly enough parks or playgrounds to serve them. read more »

Ellwood Mesa, Gaviota Coast

Ellwood Mesa

Ellwood Mesa is a 137-acre coastal bluff near the community of Goleta, north of Santa Barbara. TPL helped protect this property in 2005. read more »

Elm Court Park

TPL helped create this pocket park just outside its Montpelier office at Court and Elm, and donated a conservation easement over the park area to the Capital Area Land Trust, ensuring that even if the property is eventually sold, the park will remain open to the public. read more »

Elmhurst Street Playground

TPL led an eleven-year effort to fund-raise for, design, and construct the new Elmhurst Street playground on a trash-strewn vacant lot in the park-poor Codman Square neighborhood in Boston's Dorchester section. read more »

Enota Park

Enota Park will connect the Westview neighborhood to the Atlanta BeltLine. read more »

Ethel Walker Woods

In July 2007, TPL, in conjunction with partners and volunteers, permanently protected 335 acres of the Walker Woods. read more »