A new year brings new opportunities to create hope for a healthy and vibrant future through action. Start here: urge Congress to defend our shared public lands. Then explore stories of others who share your love of the outdoors and desire to protect them for future generations. —Alana Fink, Trust for Public Land |
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Our public lands and green spaces are invaluable treasures. In its first term, the Trump administration significantly rolled back public land protections and threatened to open cherished spaces to drilling, mining, and industrial use. With threats to conservation funding and access on the horizon, we must ensure these irreplaceable lands remain safe, open, and accessible to all. Urge Congress to secure protections for parks, green spaces, and natural habitats nationwide! |
We accomplished incredible things together in 2024. Check out our annual report to learn how we're working towards a future where everyone has a place to gather, grow, and thrive outdoors. |
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Before joining forces to help the Baton Rouge parks department, Levar and Stanley were complete strangers. As members of a community advisory committee, they were tasked with gathering input from locals about current and future green spaces. The men come from very different backgrounds, and at first they weren’t sure how collaboration would go. Now they’re not just colleagues; they’re friends. That’s the power of parks. |
Trust for Public Land has been instrumental to the preservation of many places recognizing and commemorating the Black experience in America. Explore a roundup of sites we’ve had a hand in, from acquiring key properties in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s childhood neighborhood to protecting Emmett Till’s family home in Chicago. |
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Listen in as TPL team members share special moments from their favorite outdoor spaces on this month's episode of our People. Nature. Big Ideas. podcast. |
We are honoring Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray—the first Black person to earn a JSD from Yale and cofounder of the National Organization for Women—with the opening of the Pauli Murray Center in North Carolina. The center will serve as a vital space for education, community engagement, and activism. |
As we ring in the New Year, embrace hope for the future by creating a legacy with a charitable gift annuity (CGA). A CGA provides guaranteed income for life while making a meaningful gift to support our mission. You'll enjoy potential tax benefits and the knowledge that your generosity will ensure healthy, livable communities for generations to come. |
At 4,600 miles and passing through eight states, the North Country Trail is by far the longest national scenic trail in our country. Since 1990, TPL has completed more than 35 projects within a mile of the trail. We’re currently working on five more. |
Can You Guess Where This Is? |
From parks and pathways to playgrounds and preserved lands, find stunning TPL projects from coast to coast. Can you guess where this is and how it's associated with TPL's work? |
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We wanted to extend our deepest gratitude to you, Friend! Whether you gave time, money, or simply read our email updates, your commitment to our work as we wrapped up 2024 has been invaluable. We're looking ahead to 2025 with new projects and opportunities to make our world a better, healthier, and more inspiring place. We thank you for believing in a future where everyone has access to the great outdoors. |
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Advisory board members are TPL advocates, ambassadors, and donors that help increase our impact through philanthropy, advocacy, connections, and strategic guidance. |
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Was this issue of Outside Matters interesting to you? |
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Connecting everyone to the outdoors. We create parks and protect public land where they’re needed most so that everyone will have access to the benefits and joys of the outdoors for generations to come. |
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