Stories, ideas, and inspiration from the parks, gardens, and trails that make your community special.
Cover of Land and People 2019: A little girl plays with her hula hoop on the playground.
The Trust for Public Land just released the 2019 ParkScore® index—ranking the 100 largest U.S. cities by park system.
Long distance trail expert and author Liz Thomas took a city thru-hiking tour of New York City. She walked over 200 miles through all five boroughs—a route connecting more than a hundred New York playgrounds built by The Trust for Public Land.
Long distance trail expert and author Liz Thomas begins her city thru-hiking tour of New York City. She’ll be hiking 175 miles through all 5 boroughs—a route connecting more than a hundred NYC playgrounds built by The Trust for Public Land.
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16 hours 41 min ago.Purchase of Bethel forestland completes 3,500-acre conservation area
The 978-acre Bethel Community Forest will have 13 miles of recreation trails and connect to a larger swath of land between the town and the Sunday River ski area.
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RT @G_InTheCity: Congratulations Jon @tpl_org looks forward to helping you achieve the #10MinWalk to a quality park goal for all #SanJose r…
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RT @Counselorlife26: A Huge Thank You to @rubendiazjr @Salamancajr80 & @tpl_org for our beautiful new playground. Without you these smiles…
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We love it when we're able to help turn a “wild idea” into a reality. Congratulations to our partners,… https://t.co/xWnGiEVbRB
