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It's all smiles at New Freedom Park in Denver, CO
The Trust for Public Land works to protect the places people care about and to create close-to-home parks—particularly in and near cities, where 85 percent of Americans live. Our goal is to ensure that every child has easy access to a safe place to play in nature. We also conserve working farms, ranches, and forests; lands of historical and cultural importance; rivers, streams, coasts, and watersheds; and other special places where people can experience nature close at hand.
Parks for People
Working in cities and suburbs across America to ensure that everyone enjoys close-to-home access to a park, playground, or natural area.
Our Land and Water
Working with communities to protect the land and water that keep us healthy, inspired, and connected with nature and each other.
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Since 1972, The Trust for Public Land has protected more than 3 million acres and completed more than 5,200 park and conservation projects.
Though they live along the Passaic River, many Newark residents hardly know it’s there: for decades, pollution and development have kept the people and the Passaic apart. But with the opening of Newark Riverfront Park, that’s starting to change.
