Support emergency funding for local parks
The Trust for Public Land is leading a coalition of over 300 nonprofits, community groups, and companies calling for a $500 million investment in local parks to be included in the Build Back Better package.
Why now?
The pandemic is a wake-up call about the serious consequences of inequity across our society. Emergency funding for local parks is urgently needed to close the outdoor access gap that contributes to unacceptable disparities in health, climate resilience, and prosperity for too many people living in America.
If Congress doesn’t act soon, the current recession will make existing park inequities worse. Already 56 percent of park agencies have seen budget cuts this year, and 71 percent of local governments foresee significant future cuts. These cuts will mean lost jobs and economic activity. And reduced park services and postponed upgrades are already hurting communities at a time when equitable access to the outdoors has never been more important.
What can we accomplish?
This investment could fund over 1,000 new or upgraded parks where they’re needed most—a significant step toward our goal of ensuring that everyone has access to the outdoors. This critical funding could save 100,000 at-risk seasonal jobs or create 8,000 new ones, while generating $1.37 billion in economic activity.
Access Fund
Alliance for Infrastructure Reuse and Redevelopment (AIRR)
America Walks
American Heart Association
American Hiking Society
American Planning Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Landscape Architects
American Trails
American Walks
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Bell Helmets
Blackburn
Brown Girl Surf
Burton Snowboards
Camelbak
Children & Nature Network
City Parks Alliance
Clean Water Action
Collaboration of Regional Trail Initiatives
Conference House Association
Conservation Lands Foundation
Continental Divide Trail Coalition
Day One
GirlVentures
Giro Sport Design
Great Old Broads for Wilderness
Green Schoolyards America
GreenLatinos
Higher Ground
Hispanic Access Foundation
International Mountain Bicycling Association
KaBOOM!
Landforce
Latino Outdoors
League of Conservation Voters
National Association for Olmsted Parks
National League of Cities
National Parks Conservation Association
National Recreation and Park Association
National Wildlife Federation
Natural Areas Conservancy
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nature for All
Outdoor Afro
Outdoor Alliance
Outdoor Industry Association
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable
Outward Bound Adventures, Inc.
Parks & People Foundation
PeopleForBikes
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
REI Co-op
Seed Your Future
Seirus Innovation
SHARE Mountain Bike Club
Sierra Club
Society of American Foresters
Special Service for Groups/API Forward Movement
SPUR
Streams & Valleys
The Praxis Project
The Trust for Public Land
The Venture Out Project
The Watershed Project
The Wilderness Society
Vet Voice Foundation
Wilderness Inquiry
Winter Wildlands Alliance
World Urban Parks
YES Nature to Neighborhoods
A Philip Randolph Square Neighborhood Alliance
ActiveSGV
Akron Parks Collaborative
Anchorage Park Foundation
Angler's Covey
Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement
Austin Outside
Austin Parks Foundation
Austin Youth River Watch
Avid4 Adventure
Avonworth Community Park
Bernalillo Community Health Council
Big City Mountaineers
Big Reuse
Blunn Creek Partnership
Brightline Defense
Broadway Mall Association
Bronx River Alliance
Brookfield Civic Association
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy
Brooklyn Parks and Open Spaces Coalition
Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Building Bridges Across the River
Butler County
California Geographic Alliance
California Invasive Plant Council
California League of Conservation Voters
California Mountain Biking Coalition
California Outdoor Recreation Partnership
California Park & Recreation Society
Camp Ocean Pines
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood
Center for Climate Change and Health
Central Park Conservancy
Charles River Watershed Association
Charleston Parks Conservancy
Chelsea Waterside Park Association
Chispa Arizona
Circuit Trail Conservancy
City of Cripple Creek
City of Gilroy Parks and Recreation Commission
City Parks Foundation
ClimatePlan
COFEM Council of Mexican Federations
Community Nature Connection
Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association
Coney Island Beautification Project, Inc.
Conservation Voters for Idaho
Conservation Voters New Mexico
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions
Court Square Civic Association
Creating Common Ground
David Brower Center
Destination Crenshaw
Draper Commons LLC
Drew Gardens
East Coast Greenway Alliance
East New York 4 Gardens Inc
Edgemere Coalition Community Garden
Elmhurst Supporters of Parks
Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Environmental Defense Center
Environmental Volunteers
Fairmount Park Conservancy
Fresh Creek Nature Association
Friends of 4 Parks Alliance
Friends of Alley Pond Park
Friends of Art Park Alliance
Friends of Astoria Heights Park
Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park
Friends of Carroll Park
Friends of Corlears Hook Park
Friends of Dallas Parks
Friends of Elton and Linwood Playgrounds
Friends of Five Wounds Trail
Friends of Governors Island
Friends of Inwood Hill Park
Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Friends of MacDonald Park
Friends of Mill Ridge Park
Friends of Pelham Bay Park
Friends of Sloan Canyon
Friends of St. Andrew's Playground
Friends of the East River Esplanade`
Friends of the High Line
Friends of the Los Angeles River
Friends of the Parks
Friends of the Public Garden
Friends of The Underline
Friends of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
Friends of Waterfront Seattle
Front Range Climbing Company
Georgia Bikes
Georgia Outdoor Recreation Coalition
Georgia Trails Alliance
Get Outdoors Nevada
Gilroy Parks and Recreation Commission
Girl Scouts of Greater New York
Great Rivers Greenway
Great Springs Project
Green Map System
Groundwork Richmond
GrowNYC
Guadalupe River Park Conservancy
HerpDigest
Hike for Life
Historic House Trust of New York City
Holden Forests & Gardens
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival
Hoosier Environmental Council
Houston Parks Board
Hudson River Park Friends
Hunters Point Parks Conservancy
Hutchinson River Restoration Project
Inclusion Outdoors
Jacob H. Schiff Playground Neighborhood Association
Kelly Street Garden
Klamath County
Lantern Camps
Leʻalani S. Boykin Consulting
Lewis H. Latimer House
Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc.
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust
Los Angeles Parks Foundation
Los Angeles River State Park Partners
Los Padres Forest Watch
Louisville Parks Foundation
Loving The Bronx
Lowelifes Respectable Citizens' Club
Lower East Side Ecology Center
Madison Square Park Conservancy
Marcus Garvey Park Alliance
Memphis River Parks Partnership
Metro Parks Tacoma
Minneapolis Parks Foundation
Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz
Nashville Parks Foundation
NatureLegacies
New York Building Congress
New York League of Conservation Voters
New York Restoration Project (NYRP)
New Yorkers for Parks
Newport Bay Conservancy
Newtown Creek Alliance
NJ Audubon
NYC Audubon
Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation
Old Stone House & Washington Park
Olympia Parks, Arts, and Recreation
Outdoor Advocacy Project
Outdoor Outreach
Parent Child Relationship Association
Park Pride
Pashek+MTR
Pease Park Conservancy
Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society
Philadelphia Parks Alliance
Phoenix Zones Initiative
Pike Peaks Climbers Alliance
Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance
Pistil Designs
Pogo Park
Portland Parks Conservancy
Portland Parks Foundation
Prospect Park Alliance
Randall's Island Park Alliance
Red Hook Conservancy
Redwood Empire Mountain Bike Alliance
Richland Parks and Recreation
River Heritage Conservancy, Inc.
Riverside Park Conservancy
Rock Creek Conservancy, Inc.
Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity (RISE)
Rocktown Adventures
Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI)
Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy
San Diego Mountain Biking Association
San Francisco Parks Alliance
San Jose Conservation Corps & Charter School
San Jose Parks Foundation
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Seattle Parks Foundation
South Yuba River Citizens League
Southern Nevada Conservancy
Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association
St. Andrew's Playground
Student Conservation Association
Tahoe Mountain Sports
Tehachapi Valley Recreation & Park District
Ten Strands
Texas Recreation and Park Society
The Bronx is Blooming
The New York Turtle & Tortoise Society
The Trail Foundation
Times Square Alliance
Trails and Open Space Coalition
Trinity Park Conservancy
UC Irvine Outdoor Adventures
Upper Green Side
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance
Victor Main Street (VMS) Program
Volunteers for Springfield Park, Inc
Washington Recreation and Parks Association
Washington Trails Association
Waterfront Alliance
West 80s Neighborhood Association
WildCare of Western New York
WOLF School
Youth Transportation Organization (Yoots)
