The Trust for Public Land - California
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The Trust for Public Land’s first office opened in San Francisco in 1973 with a dozen staff and a new model for land conservation. Today, TPL’s work in California has expanded to reflect the tremendous diversity of the state’s communities and landscapes, from the high Sierra to inner-city Los Angeles. The more than 350,000 acres of land preserved through TPL projects encompass century-old working ranches, vibrant urban parks, and critical wildlife habitat—with the goal of providing every Californian with easy access to the places that make the state special.
TPL conserves the very best of California: inspirational beauty, clean water, healthy natural systems, and the opportunity for all Californians to play outside in places they love. Our work takes us to every part of the state, but we focus our resources in four program areas where there is both great opportunity, and very real need.
09/19/13: New York City and The Trust for Public Land today announced a unique partnership to build up to 40 new school playgrounds that will include green infrastructure to capture stormwater.....read more »
09/04/13: An 8-acre parcel of hillside land in the east bay City of El Cerrito will be protected from development and added as a link between two large, urban natural areas, The Trust for Public.....read more »
07/30/13: The Trust for Public Land and Cox Communications announced that Javier Hernandez, Arne Johanson and Barbara Palan have been selected as the finalists.....read more »
Los Angeles State Historic Park provides an extraordinary opportunity for recreation and education in the heart of Los Angeles.
Hike Cahuenga Peak, home of the Hollywood Sign and soon to be new addition to Griffith Park.
A marvelous privately-maintained but publicly-accessible garden, begun on an abandoned hillside over fifty years ago by a local resident, Grace Marchant.
A spectacular coastal property, Ellwood Mesa is home to a variety of flora and fauna, as well as some 60,000 migratory butterflies. It's also a sanctuary for hikers, joggers, birders, artists, and families.
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