Our public lands not only encourage people to connect to the outdoors. Did you know that green spaces have the power to lower air temperature, absorb flood waters, capture carbon, and ultimately serve as a xxxxxx against climate change?
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Neighborhoods without green space face more intense heat, but adding even a little vegetation can make a difference in cooling the area! Our analysis of 14,000 cities and towns found that areas within a 10-minute walk of a park can be up to 6 degrees cooler than those farther away. This matters because extreme heat is now the deadliest weather hazard, causing more fatalities than floods, cold snaps, tornadoes, hurricanes, and more.Â
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Investing in our public lands is a necessity as climate change outpaces our ability to adapt to warmer climates. Power our effort to use every last dollar of this $100,000 matching gift opportunity—make your gift in celebration of National Public Lands Day now.
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Help us combat climate change while making public lands more accessible—your gift will be DOUBLED >>