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True-blue conservation in Maine

July 12, 2019

Around this time of year, a strange condition starts to spread among the inhabitants of central Maine. During long summer days outside, their mouths turn blue. Along with slower-than-average hiking speed and a repetitive stooping motion, the tinted teeth can only mean one thing: wild...

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Recipes for your next barbecue, from growers we know and love

July 1, 2019

Don’t show up empty-handed to your Fourth of July festivities! Check out our collection of fresh summer recipes from growers we've met while protecting farms and gardens all over the country. Whether you’re pitching in for a potluck or taking charge of the full menu, we've got you covered with...

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Five threats to the Pacific Crest Trail, and how we’re fighting back

June 28, 2019 | 2 comments

UPDATE: Great news! We're proud to announce we've protected 17 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail at Trinity Divide in Northern California, closing one of the largest gaps in public ownership along the entire trail....

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Notes on (saving) camp

June 17, 2019 | 9 comments

Picture this: you’re ten years old again, and you’ve just endured nine whole months of fifth grade. But you did it! You made it to the end of the school year, and you’re ready to trade in homework and math class for a few precious months of sleeping in, swimming pools, and best of all?...

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The mother-daughter duo making great strides on the North Country Trail

May 30, 2019 | 3 comments

Laurie and Andrea Kass are on a mission. The mother-daughter duo from Marquette, Michigan, aim to hike at least 100 miles on the North Country Trail this year. “When we first started hiking together a few years ago, Andrea could go maybe a half-mile—a mile, tops,” says Laurie. “Now she’s up to...

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On these trails, it's not whether you win or lose—it's how you run the race

March 28, 2019

Ever watch the Olympics on TV? You notice how nervous tension builds before a race: In the moments just before the starting gun, the camera pans across the resolute faces of the athletes arranged on the line, taking big deep breaths to steady themselves. “On your mark …” and stillness descends...

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Savanna State Forest Addition

The Trust for Public Land recently announced the protection of over 170 acres on the Mississippi River in North Central Minnesota as part of its ongoing Mississippi Headwaters Program. The recently protected land is over 170 acres of mixed hardwood forest with approximately 1.25 miles of undeveloped frontage on the Mississippi River.

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Conservation won big in DC this week, but the fight to #SaveLWCF continues

February 15, 2019 | 5 comments

Great news from Capitol Hill: this week, the Senate passed S.47, the Natural Resources Management Act. It’s a complex package of bills addressing all kinds of projects and priorities for keeping our public lands healthy, whole, and open for people to explore—from funding search-and-rescue...

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Photo of hikers at Bull Lake in California

Trinity Divide

The Trust for Public Land, the Pacific Crest Trail Association, and the U.S. Forest Service have teamed up to close the largest gap in public ownership along this world-famous trek—over 16 square miles of forests, alpine lakes, and lush meadows in the remote Trinity Mountains of Northern California.

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Maple Creek Additions to Choice WMA

In two separate acquisitions, The Trust for Public Land has added 480 acres to the Choice Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and protected a mile of Heritage Brook Trout stream, Maple Creek. Bluffs with oak savannah overlook the South Fork of the Root River—one of the best trout streams in the Midwest. Species calling the land home including deer and turkey, and the WMA provides excellent opportunities for public hunting, fishing, hiking, and wildlife observation.

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