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Cook Park in the Vine City neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
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Just released: new data spurs movement to close the park equity divide
A groundbreaking new report reveals the extent of the park equity gap in America, and discusses strategies to close it.

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Help us transform this huge open space into Southern California’s newest coastal park
Thanks to an extraordinary gift from Newport Beach philanthropists Frank and Joann Randall, The Trust for Public Land leading a campaign to create an extraordinary public park at Banning Ranch.

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It's easy to see why the Zion Narrows Trail makes it onto many hikers' bucket lists: the 16-mile route winds down an ever-deepening slot canyon. At points, the trail disappears and hikers must wade in the river itself .
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From Ala Kahakai to Zion, 10 national parks where you’ve made a difference
This National Park Week, we’re thanking the people who make our parks great, and celebrating just a few of the important ways our Trust for Public Land community has made a difference over the years.

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Winter splendor: Eight places to savor the season

In the deep midwinter—the cold, dark stretch between the holidays and Groundhog Day—options for outdoor activity can feel limited. But ...

A family's commitment to the outdoors has lasting impact in New Jersey and beyond

Helen Paxton, a lifelong nature lover from Montclair, New Jersey, always considered herself a "pretty wimpy hiker," at least compared to ...

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Saving America’s forestlands one community forest at a time

For the past two decades, we've pioneered a movement that not only saves precious forestlands but also generates social and economic ...

Aerial photo of Downeast Lakes Community Forest in the fall

Community forest in Maine expands, ensuring access for generations to come

Two decades ago in Grand Lake Stream, Maine, a group of neighbors with virtually no experience in the conservation field got together to ...

Endangered no more: Ancient Alakoko Fishpond on Kauaʻi now protected

Cradled in a bend on the Hulēʻia River in the southeast corner of Kauaʻi , an ancient fishpond built 600 years ago ripples and glints in ...

With your support, we achieved big things in 2021

This past year, like the one before, has witnessed the continued challenges of a global pandemic, a worsening climate crisis, the fight for ...

Millions of acres of public land are blocked by private property. We’re changing that.

Each winter, Janet Drake ventures out from her home in Phoenix to hunt in the Sky Islands. This remote region of southern Arizona is named ...

Flexibility, entrepreneurship, and creativity: Celebrating the 10-Minute Walk™ grantees

We are celebrating the amazing work of the community-based organizations awarded with 10-Minute Walk grants by the Trust for Public ...

Q&A: How data helps close the park equity divide

Parks are essential for public health, climate resilience, and strong connected communities; however, 100 million people in the U.S.— ...

How a schoolyard renovation in Tacoma gives voice to its students

When Abby Sloan, principal of Jennie Reed Elementary School in Tacoma, Washington, talks about the problems with the existing schoolyard, ...

Autumn eye candy: Stunning spots to soak up fall color

Few sights dazzle the eye like a stunning display of autumn foliage, and fall is in full swing at Trust for Public Land–protected places ...

Saving the site of a little-known chapter in civil rights history

On a warm afternoon in early fall, red-tailed hawks swooped low over fields of soybean on Firetown Road in Simsbury, Connecticut. Four ...

Want healthier, more resilient communities? Start with their public schoolyards.

Imagine going to school or living in a neighborhood where you almost never glimpse a tree or garden. Then imagine living in a community ...

From their farm to your table: Root vegetable gratin recipe

When The Trust For Public Land helped a group of locals protect 121 acres in western Massachusetts for farming in 2010, we knew the land ...

Five ways you can support public lands

There’s no better way to explore the outdoors—and show your love for it—than ...

Dr. Howard Frumkin wears a green shirt and sits on lichen-covered rocks in front of a mountain vista

Welcome Howard Frumkin, our newest senior vice president

As wildfires, hurricanes, and a global pandemic continue to upend lives, the role of our environment—the places in which we live, work, ...

brightly colored play equipment and leafy green trees fill the Southwark School schoolyard

Community's many cultures weave through reimagined Philadelphia schoolyard

It’s hard to convey just how unwelcoming—OK, grim—the schoolyard at Southwark School was before ...

Announcing the winners of the 2021 Boeing Environmental Leadership Award

In 2021, The Trust for Public Land partnered with The Boeing Company to launch an Environment Leadership Award that recognizes ...

Lake Christine forest fire burns on Basalt Mountain in Colorado

A “new age” of wildfire: A conversation with Tony Cheng

Fires are once again ravaging forests and communities in the West. This month, we checked in with a wildfire expert at Colorado State ...

A teenager golfs at the Douglass 18 mini golf course in Chicago

It’s for the birdies: Chicago gets a new avian-themed mini-golf course

A Cooper’s hawk hovers over a mouse, a squirrel, and other prey. Nearby, a Baltimore oriole looks longingly at the berries that fuel its ...

New murals bring form and function to the fight for climate justice in Denver

When communities are able to safely come together to experience nature, they are healthier, stronger, more connected, and more ...

Aerial view of Urban Orchard in South Gate, California

Planting a fruitful future for the Los Angeles River

The Los Angeles River cuts a stick-straight line through the city of South Gate. Funneled into a broad concrete channel, crossed by the 710 ...

Ten places for unforgettable outdoor adventures along the Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian Trail is a solid contender for the title of America’s most famous footpath. The 2,190-mile route passes through 14 states ...

Two young women address a crowd at a park

This map shows the power of speaking up for parks and public lands

Summer vacation season is getting into full swing, and we’re looking forward to spending the longest days of the year outside with our ...

In a heat wave, parks are literally the coolest

It’s 2 o’clock on a hot summer afternoon. You’re getting ready to meet some friends at the park for a game of basketball. Which T-shirt ...

Just released: new data spurs movement to close the park equity divide

Help us transform this huge open space into Southern California’s newest coastal park

From Ala Kahakai to Zion, 10 national parks where you’ve made a difference