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The Trust for Public Land today issued the following response to the newly issued report from the International Panel on Climate Change on the role of conservation in combatting the climate crisis:
With back-to-school season approaching, The Trust for Public Land today released a new analysis showing that America’s public school grounds have the potential to solve the problem of park access for at least 19.6 million people, including 5.2 million children.
The Trust for Public Land released the following statement today on the introduction of the Climate Stewardship Act:
The Trust for Public Land, a national conservation non-profit organization, has donated approximately 3,000 acres within the boundaries of the Mendocino National Forest in Mendocino County, California.
In the summer of 2016, as the Fishtown Recreation Center was down to its final swing and the jungle gym was rusted and broken, the Trust for Public Land called a community meeting at the playground.
Do you remember your favorite childhood field trip or summer break excursion? Perhaps you lived for jumping in the lake and enjoying Fourth of July fireworks and cookouts. Did you sit around a fire pit singing songs at camp, explore the beach with family and friends, or lazily tube down the river during the dog days of summer? Would you be as healthy or active today without those experiences? Would you have the same appreciation for the world around you?
The Trust for Public Land and the Pacific Crest Trail Association today announced the historic conservation of more than 10,300 acres along Northern California’s Trinity Divide in the Klamath and Shasta-Trinity national forests, protecting 17 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail and securing one of the largest privately-owned segments along the trail.
Bill Lee, Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Government Relations at The Trust for Public Land, today issued the following statement regarding LWCF funding included in the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill:
The Trust for Public Land, MetLife Foundation, The Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr., the School Construction Authority, and the Department of Environmental Protection joined Accion Academy, The School of Performing Arts, and South Bronx Classical Charter School students and faculty June 25th to open a new, state-of-the-art green playground to serve the school and surrounding community, providing more than 36,500 residents a new park within a 10-minute walk of home.
The Trust for Public Land, Mahoosuc Pathways, the Northern Forest Center, and the Bethel community today announced the protection of 980 acres of forestland in Bethel. Located only two miles from the village center, the new Bethel Community Forest will support community and economic development in the Bethel area.
