Since January, the National Park Service has lost a quarter of its workforce, with more cuts expected. That means closed visitor centers, stalled maintenance, and fewer rangers to keep trails safe and open. This is not sustainable. Before members of Congress head home for the holidays, urge them to protect and invest in our parks and public lands. |
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🏔️ Today is International Mountain Day, and we're sharing the stories and slopes that connect us. In the film Inaccessible, follow athletes and public land advocates Griffin Post, Emilé Zynobia, and Eric Jackson deep into Montana's Crazy Mountains as they explore the limits of recreational access, what it means to feel belonging in the outdoors, and the effort to keep public lands open to all. |
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As the year closes, we're looking back with gratitude. Your partnership helped more people access the benefits and joys of outdoor spaces—places that make us healthier, happier, and more connected. Explore the parks, lands, trails, and schoolyards you helped make possible across the country. |
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This Giving Tuesday, LG helped shine a spotlight on our mission by lighting up Times Square with a message celebrating what supporters like you make possible. Together, we're creating a better life for all—one park, trail, and schoolyard at a time. |
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As the year comes to a close, People. Nature. Big Ideas. travels from St. Croix’s Maroon Sanctuary to new parks in Dallas and public lands nationwide—exploring resilience, transformation, and the power of place. See how people and nature together are shaping a big idea: a greener, more connected future for all. |
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In Outside Matters this year, you've read incredible success stories and celebrated public land victories. This is the kind of work we do every day, all across the country: protecting the places that matter from city parks to vast wilderness. But we can't do it with you, John! And from now until December 31, our partners at OXO are TRIPLING every gift, up to $150,000, to make your impact go further. |
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With year-end approaching, you can make a timely gift to Trust for Public Land and get immediate tax benefits, or name TPL as a remainder beneficiary of your DAF to help build vibrant, sustainable communities for generations to come. |
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From parks and pathways to playgrounds and preserved lands, find stunning TPL projects from coast to coast. Can you guess which state this transformed schoolyard is in and how it's associated with TPL's work? |
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Arch Daily: The Temperature of Inequality: Rethinking Urban Surfaces for a Changing Climate |
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Unofficial Networks: Ski Film Explores Hot-Button Topic of Public Lands Made Inaccessible by Private Property |
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Advisory board members are TPL advocates, ambassadors, and donors who 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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