• Martin Luther King National Historic Site in Atlanta, GA.
    Christopher T. Martin

    A civil rights icon's childhood home brings his past and presence alive

    We asked Atlantans what a visit to MLK's birth home means to them. 

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  • Children playing on play structure at Taggart Schoolyard in Philadelphia, PA.
    Jenna Stamm

    You should be proud

    Here's what we accomplished together in 2017.

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  • A rosy Mount Katahdin reflected in a placid Katahdin Lake at dawn, Early morning colors and mist on Katahdin Lake in Maine's Northern Forest. Mount Katahdin. Northern Forest Program., 2005, ME, Katahdin Lake, Natural Lands, Katahdin Lake, Forests | Lake | Mountains, Jerry and Marcy Monkman
    (c) Jerry and Marcy Monkman/EcoPhotography.com

    On the Appalachian Trail, a summit reached and a promise kept

    One man's journey along the storied route was more than just a walk in the woods. 

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  • Two brothers explore Savage Fen SNA, Sam Kochevar looks through binoculars while brother Jack stands behind looking at the view at Savage Fen Scientific and Natural Area in Savage, MN. Scott County, Credit River, Minnesota Valley State Trail., 2010, MN, Savage Fen Scientific and Natural Area, Natural Lands, Scott, Savage, Savage Fen Scientific and Natural Area, Children | Meadow | Recreation, ALLEN BRISSON-SMITH
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    A walk on the wild sidewalk: on safari with a city naturalist

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April 17, 2018

When private golf courses land in the rough, communities tee up public parks

In many parts of the country, golf courses are struggling to turn a profit: by some estimates, 800 have closed down in just the past decade ...
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April 12, 2018

Where some see a wasteland, desert people see a place worth protecting

What do you see when you look at a desert? An empty space? A forbidding wasteland? For some, the sun is too bright, the air too dry, and ...
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April 4, 2018

Rooted in community, New York City's gardens still thrive

In New York City, where backyards are rare, a community garden is more than a place to grow vegetables: it’s a place to play, get muddy, ...
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March 28, 2018

Earthly miracles: preserving a pilgrimage in New Mexico

The road to the village of Chimayo winds through the foothills of New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains. It’s usually a quiet highway, ...
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March 22, 2018

Which U.S. city is top dog for dog parks?

Here’s a trend that ought to set some tails wagging: since The Trust for Public Land first started keeping track in 2009, the number of ...
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March 19, 2018

400 years old, a Connecticut farm still feeds the hungry

Residents of Stonington, Connecticut, fought a long campaign to conserve Coogan Farm—a peaceful, rural property on the banks of the Mystic ...
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People ride a carousel made of bikes
March 15, 2018

A Minneapolis bike artist puts a new spin on the carousel

Brandon Brown’s approach to building bikes is as much a life philosophy as it is a principle of mechanics. “When your system is stiff, if ...
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A man drives a horse-drawn sled in the snow pulling logs
March 9, 2018

For a struggling timber town, the way out of the woods is through the forest

Rick Alger moved to the small New Hampshire town of Milan in 1964. He came for a job, but on weekends and summers he plied the trade that ...
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A neighborhood fills a valley in a photo taken from a hillside above it
March 1, 2018

Emerging from fire, a Ventura neighborhood is ready to celebrate its new park

The California city of Ventura was in the news in December when it got caught up in the massive Thomas Fire, which burned more than 280,000 ...
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A playground with City Hall in the background
February 23, 2018

This is not your average jungle gym

Sixty years ago, the activist Jane Jacobs was writing in part about San Francisco when she warned, “We are becoming too solemn about ...
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Monroe School
February 8, 2018

A landmark case comes to life on the new Civil Rights Trail

When she was in the third grade back in 1950, Linda Brown Thompson rode the school bus to Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, Kansas. Linda ...
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Aerial photo of a blue pool surrounded by palm trees
February 1, 2018

For Honolulu residents, reviving a forgotten spring is a labor of love

He punawai kahe wale ke aloha. Love is a spring that flows freely. — Hawaiian proverb Chris Cramer was finishing another day’s ...
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January 26, 2018

In a challenging year for conservation, locals are still protecting the land they love

From the attacks on national monuments to a proposal to sharply increase entrance fees for national parks, it’s been a year of sobering ...
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January 12, 2018

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 10, 2018

Pave paradise? Not on her watch

Two-dozen shouting children helped cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the White Oak Savanna ...
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January 8, 2018

Make outdoor exercise part of your winter routine

If you live near a Trust for Public Land Fitness Zone® area, you've got a great alternative to hitting the gym: you can get your workout in ...
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A man performs three exercises outside
January 2, 2018

A city park workout from a fitness pro

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 22, 2017

On the Appalachian Trail, a summit reached and a promise kept

Mount Katahdin marks the end of many long journeys. The 5,267-foot peak is Maine’s highest point, the summit of a formidably steep and ...
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A river flows through a mountain valley
December 18, 2017

Preserving the heart of Rocky Mountain ranching heritage

Highway 285 winds westward through the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains from Denver. At the Chaffee County line a sign declares, “Welcome ...
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December 7, 2017

You should be proud

If you love public lands as much as we do, you already know that 2017 was a tumultuous year in conservation. But no matter what the news ...
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Anna Pfaff blows snow off her fingers
November 29, 2017

9 questions with pro climber and outdoor advocate Anna Pfaff

Before she logged first ascents in the remote mountains of Nepal, Pakistan, India, Chile, and Colombia—and before her big sponsorships, her ...
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A heron on a dusky river
November 22, 2017

Sharing the land they love—just like dad would have wanted

Bud Baker always wanted a farm of his own. Growing up in Depression-era West Virginia, the son of factory workers at the Fenton Glass ...
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November 13, 2017

A lifetime of leadership—in good company

When it comes to creating parks and protecting land for people, we’re all in it together. The Trust for Public Land is proud to work with ...
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November 9, 2017

Summer camp memories linger at this new public wildlife area

To reach her favorite spot at Camp Whispering Hills, Allison Walker would coax a horse up the steep trail behind the barn. The climb zig- ...
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Land&People magazine Fall/Winter 2017
November 6, 2017

Swing by your mailbox—Land&People magazine is here

Every American deserves a great park within a 10-minute walk of home. It’s a belief we’ve championed for 45 years and the theme of the ...
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