The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.

Our commitment to communities

Quality parks and green spaces are a fundamental requirement for sustaining healthy, equitable, resilient communities. That’s why we work alongside communities to create, protect, and advance the nature-rich places that are vital to human well-being. Explore our work below to learn more.

 

Equity

Everyone needs access to the benefits of nature. Working hand in hand with communities, we support the efforts of historically marginalized groups to create access to the outdoors by delivering park and green space solutions that energize their efforts and address wide-ranging challenges.

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Health

Everyone needs healthy communities. We create opportunities for all people to experience the physical and mental health benefits nature provides, from close-to-home parks to awe inspiring outdoor experiences.

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Climate

Everyone needs climate-smart communities. The parks we create and the lands we protect safeguard people from extreme heat, poor air and water quality, flooding, and sea level rise, making communities more resilient and prepared for change.

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Our Initiatives

 

Lands

We will generate more than $10 billion in funding for land protection and establish 500 protected places for public benefit, deploying innovative tools to advance community conservation goals.

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Parks

We will put a quality park within a 10-minute walk of five million people who currently lack access by creating new parks or transforming underutilized parks in the communities of greatest need and by activating local and national partnerships.

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Schoolyards

We will grow our schoolyards program to expand park access for nearly 6 million people across the country and open green schoolyards in 20 underserved school districts.

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Trails

We will connect more than 3 million people to 1,000 miles of local and national trails and greenways.

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Our strategic plan

Strategic Plan

We’ve set a powerful vision and ambitious goals for the next five years. Here’s what we’re going to accomplish by 2025.

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Equitable Communities Fund

The Equitable Communities Fund

Become a partner for equitable communities

Energizing communities through parks and open space to drive active social change. 

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