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The Trust for Public Land, in partnership with the U.S. Navy, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Rayonier, today announced the permanent protection of more than 2,100 acres in the Dewatto Headwaters Forest along Hood Canal on the Kitsap Peninsula.
The Trust for Public Land today released the following statement in response to Governor Newsom's executive order to fight climate change in California.
The Trust for Public Land, together with the State of Utah and the U.S. Forest Service today announced the completion of a conservation project to secure permanent public access to two key trails, Orderville Gulch and Birch Hollow, that lead to the Zion Narrows trail in Zion National Park.
According to a Trust for Public Land analysis, on Election Day, voters across the country will have the opportunity to approve over $3.6 billion in new funding for parks and public lands. Following on the heels of unprecedented increases in visitation to public lands -- from neighborhood parks to national parks -- during the COVID-19 crisis, the 2020 election will give voters in 48 jurisdictions throughout the country an opportunity to weigh in on the value of outdoors spaces to their quality of life.
The Trust for Public Land and the U.S. Forest Service today announced the permanent protection of 84 acres on the upper Verde River by adding the land to the Prescott National Forest.
Today, 10 Minute Walk, a national effort led by The Trust for Public Land (TPL), announced $350,000 in funding to ten nonprofits across eight major metropolitan areas to bolster local efforts to ensure that 100% of people in U.S. cities have safe, easy access to a park by 2050.
The Trust for Public Land, Green Mountain Club and the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR), today announced the protection of Codding Hollow, adding 160.7 acres to Long Trail State Forest in Johnson and Waterville, Vermont.
A recent land acquisition protects the Kula water aquifer, habitat for endangered species, and community-based forest restoration opportunities. These lands are now protected in perpetuity thanks to federal, state, and non-profit partners.
During this public health crisis, data from The Trust for Public Land shows that over 100 million people in the U.S., including 28 million children, do not have access to a park within a 10-minute walk from home. For many of those that do have access, the quality of those parks is insufficient for community needs.
The Trust for Public Land today announced the permanent protection of over 2,600 acres of land at Bald Mountain Pond in Maine’s North Woods.
