• A view of Napa Valley from Oat Hill Mine Trail
    Trust for Public Land archive

    Wine-country conservation: bold start, sweet finish?

    We're working to add nearly 1,000 acres to Robert Louis Stevenson State Park.

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  • Coastal bluffs, ocean, and fog
    Terray Sylvester

    The Kashia return to the coast

    After 150 years, a California tribe is reunited with its ancestral home.

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  • A peak in King, Washington
    Mailbox peak -- King, Washington
    Sean Munson

    Speaking up for public lands: how to write a letter to your representatives

    If you really want to make an impression, there’s a lot to be said for doing it the old-fashioned way.

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  • The Equipo Verde participates in a clean up day at an LA Green Alley as a part of the Avalon Green Alleys program.
    The Equipo Verde participates in a clean up day at an LA Green Alley as a part of the Avalon Green Alleys program.
    Annie Bang

    Meet the Equipo Verde: allies for alleys

    They're turning an alleyway in South Los Angeles into a walkable, bikeable, beautiful public resource.

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  • Newark Riverfront Park at dusk
    Newark Riverfront Park at dusk
    Colin Cooke

    In the federal budget battle, cuts to park funding might not be obvious

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  • People enjoying the bridge in South Chickamauga
    People enjoying the bridge in South Chickamauga
    TPL archives

    Chattanooga bridges the greenway gap

    "Now there's true connectivity into neighborhoods. This is a big deal."

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July 14, 2017

Take it “SLO” along the Central California Coast

San Luis Obispo—or SLO, as it’s known to locals—is a town of about 50,000 people tucked into the rolling hills on the Central California ...
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Excavations at Burnt Corn Pueblo
July 11, 2017

The archaeological mystery in the ruins of a Southwestern pueblo

Imagine you lived early in the 14 th century, in what we now call New Mexico. Long before Europeans ever set foot here, you might have made ...
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Point Arena Lighthouse
July 5, 2017

On the California coast, a small town gains a monumental advantage

July 10 is the last day to submit your comments on the national ...
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A woman in a hammock by a riverbank
June 23, 2017

Six summer picks in Georgia’s Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area is metro Atlanta’s lifeline to the great outdoors. Stretching from Lake Lanier in the ...
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Buchanan Mall Park
June 19, 2017

Seeds of change grow in this San Francisco park

Tyrone Mullins grew up with a park nearby—but it was no place for kids. Covering a five-block stretch in San Francisco’s Fillmore District ...
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June 8, 2017

All across the country, budget cuts put conservation at risk

When it comes to the federal budget, it’s easy to get lost in the numbers. But behind every proposed cut are real communities—including ...
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June 1, 2017

A Vermont town takes matters—and a mountain—into its own hands

Mount Ascutney rises 3,000 feet above the town of West Windsor, Vermont. For generations, the ski resort at its base was the community’s ...
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May 24, 2017

The perfect day in a winning city

Despite their reputation for Midwestern politeness, residents of St. Paul and Minneapolis are locked in an intense rivalry—and it's not a ...
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Kids at a schoolyard in Fresno
May 22, 2017

In Fresno, advocates unlock a new source of a park space

We admit it: we’re park nerds here at The Trust for Public Land. So we’re excited to release this year’s ParkScore® ...
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Snoqualmie Falls
May 22, 2017

Solving the puzzle of sustainable growth in the real Twin Peaks

It’s a big week for fans of the TV show Twin Peaks: after a 25-year hiatus, the series returned to the small screen for a third ...
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Denver skyline from Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
May 12, 2017

When the park across the street is a world away

There's a big blank spot on the map of the Denver metro. In the city’s northeast corner, the grid ends abruptly in an open prairie. Instead ...
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Stonington High School crew
May 8, 2017

A Connecticut town asks: what happens when we all pull together?

In the sport of crew, rowers talk about finding their “swing”—the blissful state when every athlete in the boat is working together in ...
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Rue Mapp rafting
May 4, 2017

Rue Mapp on changing the face of the outdoors

We were honored to welcome Rue Mapp to our annual conference of volunteers last week. Mapp is the founder of ...
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Land&People magazine spring/summer 2017
May 1, 2017

What does adventure mean to you?

Whether it’s on the summit of a distant mountain or at the top of the jungle gym in your neighborhood park, adventure awaits us all in the ...
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April 24, 2017

How have you taken action on public lands?

Our friends and supporters know public lands are at a turning point ...
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A view of Napa Valley from Oat Hill Mine Trail
April 11, 2017

Wine-country conservation: bold start, sweet finish?

Mention California’s Napa Valley and most people think wine country, not wilderness. But beyond the vineyards and tasting rooms you’ll also ...
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April 6, 2017

Your need for nature is more than a feeling

There’s something about time spent in nature that makes us feel better. Whether it’s a quick stroll around the block to think through a ...
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Monarch butterflies in flight
March 27, 2017

A Texas refuge welcomes butterflies on the move

Familiar but striking, delicate yet tough, monarch butterflies endure of one nature’s most grueling voyages, fluttering thousands of miles ...
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Portraits for Public Lands
March 21, 2017

Portraits put the human side of public lands policy in focus

If you’ve been following the news, you know that public lands are facing unprecedented threats . But ...
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March 14, 2017

Talking L.A. parks with a Hollywood original

Los Angeles residents relish the natural beauty of their beaches and mountains, but too many families live too far from a park to make ...
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Newark Riverfront Park at dusk
March 13, 2017

In the federal budget battle, cuts to park funding might not be obvious

All eyes are on Washington, D. C., this week in anticipation of the release of a first draft of the federal budget. Early reports hint at ...
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Cliff on a lake
March 7, 2017

This photographer's muse is the landscape he loves

Jim Brandenburg has traveled to the ends of the earth as a photographer on assignment for National Geographic. He’s photographed ...
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Paddling along the shoreline on Hayden Island
March 3, 2017

In Oregon, an island park honors a conservation trailblazer

Conservationist, environmental lawyer, transportation expert, scholar, athlete, outdoorswoman … Gail Achterman was many things, but her ...
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A hiker on a high mountain trail
February 23, 2017

Up for a challenge? Consider the Continental Divide—the over, around, and thru-hike

Thanks in part to movies Wild and A ...
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February 13, 2017

How one kid found his sport—in 'The Call of the Wild'

It all started with The Call of the Wild . Spencer Bruggeman was 11 when he read Jack London’s classic tale about a sled dog in ...
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