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The Zion Narrows Trail is protected forever
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A playground turnaround for Atlanta Public Schools
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Lauryn Wachs, The Nature Conservancy
Coming soon: a new state park in southern Colorado
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Volunteers planting trees in Dallas, TX.
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New parks in southern Dallas? “It’s about time!” residents say
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February 19, 2020
We’re standing up to attacks on national monuments. Are you with us?
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the news lately, you’ll know it’s been a challenging few weeks for the parks and public lands we share. At ...
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February 11, 2020
12 parks honoring Black history
For decades, we’ve preserved places that help tell the story of Black life in America—reminders of the lessons our history has to offer, ...
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February 5, 2020
A playground turnaround for Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta’s Kimberly Elementary is a school on the move. Back in 2017, the school found itself on the state “turnaround list” of schools with ...
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January 16, 2020
A civil rights icon's childhood home brings his past and presence alive
Martin Luther King Jr. was once just a kid—a bright, studious boy, but not too serious to chase his sisters around the backyard of the ...
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January 9, 2020
No joke: the National Park Service is hilarious on Instagram
If we could, we’d spend every day exploring America’s national parks. But even when we can’t get there in real life, we're probably ...
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December 31, 2019
A sport for “athletes of all kinds”
Even if you’re not big on resolutions, the New Year is an opportunity to look at our health habits through fresh eyes. If you’ve got ...
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December 19, 2019
Five interesting facts about the Zion Narrows
National park fans are celebrating some good news out of southern Utah: this week, The Trust for Public Land completed a years-long effort ...
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December 17, 2019
The Zion Narrows Trail is protected forever
Big news for national park fans: One of Zion National Park’s most iconic hikes, the Narrows Trail, is now permanently protected from ...
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December 12, 2019
Nature can help fight climate change … if we let it
Tomorrow is the last day of the United Nation’s 25 th annual Conference of the Parties, or COP25. For two weeks, delegates from nearly 200 ...
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December 10, 2019
12 ways you're helping us transform communities, in 2019 and beyond
In the years to come, we’ll keep working together to reimagine and realize the power of land for people to create stronger communities that ...
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November 27, 2019
The simple power of listening to nature
In the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, life moves only as fast as you can paddle your boat. Across 17,000 square miles of northern ...
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November 25, 2019
Pro athlete Manoah Ainuu helps new climbers learn the ropes
It’s not easy to get into rock climbing. Starting out means building strength, mastering knots, and—for some of us, anyway—conquering a ...
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November 19, 2019
Public art brings neighbors to the table in Boston
For artist Daniela Rivera, every walk through Boston’s Grove Hall neighborhood is a sonic adventure. “In a few blocks you’ll hear people ...
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November 14, 2019
In fast-growing Seattle metro, the need for parks is evergreen
The forested slopes of Cougar Mountain are a comforting backdrop to daily life in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah. Hitting the trail for an ...
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November 4, 2019
How Cleveland's river recovered from its trial by fire
This year, Clevelanders commemorated the 50th anniversary of the day the Cuyahoga River—which runs through the heart of the city—caught ...
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October 29, 2019
Seven years after Sandy, how cities are preparing for future storms
Hurricane Sandy roared over the New York City metro area seven years ago this week. Few who witnessed the storm’s power, or experienced its ...
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October 15, 2019
New parks in southern Dallas? “It’s about time!” residents say
For years, students at Dallas’s South Oak Cliff High School went to class in grim conditions. “The roof leaked, asbestos was everywhere, ...
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October 14, 2019
In New Hampshire, forest conservation pays for itself—and then some
There are a few reasons Bill Freedman likes fishing the Androscoggin River this time of year. “The bugs are down, the air is crisp, and the ...
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October 10, 2019
10 reasons parks are amazing
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September 26, 2019
Time is running out to avert climate catastrophe. Parks can help.
UPDATE: During this week's #ClimateStrikes, youth leaders are calling for climate action based in equity and justice. Find out how parks ...
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September 21, 2019
A town rallies to save its favorite pumpkin patch
Autumn officially begins on September 21—at least according to the calendar. But for generations of families in Windsor, Connecticut, it’s ...
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September 12, 2019
Coming soon: a new state park in southern Colorado
Juan De La Roca was ready to leave Colorado behind. For 25 years, he’d lived, worked, and played in the mountains around Denver and Boulder ...
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August 22, 2019
A new chapter for an ancient refuge in Hawai'i
The Waimea Valley has always been a place of refuge. Today, the lush canyon on the North Shore of O'ahu has a botanical garden and a shaded ...
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August 9, 2019
Inside Bozeman's a-maze-ing new park
Last month, we threw a great big party to celebrate the grand opening of the brand new Story Mill Community Park in Bozeman, Montana. The ...
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August 6, 2019
Green Schoolyards: The park access solution that’s hiding in plain sight
America has a park problem. Nature is essential for healthy, happy communities, but today, 100 million people in this country—a third of us ...
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Volunteers planting trees in Dallas, TX.
