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John,
As promised, here are the last two of the photos contending for a
spot on The Trust for Public Land's 2021 membership card -
and you can begin voting for your favorite today!
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The Trust for Public Land is committed to creating healthy, livable
communities, and so are you. Your membership support helps us create
community parks and protect public land all across the country. So
which of these five membership card images best represents what our
work means to you?
Voting is now open, so vote for the
card you'd be proud to carry in your wallet, by clicking or
tapping on the link.
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Katahdin Lake, ME
Pristine and scenic Katahdin Lake has been coveted by
conservationists for generations. Since 1921, when Maine Governor
Percival Baxter identified the Lake as a critical piece of the Park
that bears his name, this parcel of old growth forests and dramatic
vistas had eluded all conservation efforts. In December 2006, Katahdin
Lake finally became part of Baxter State Park. We helped local and
state agencies fulfill Baxter's vision by negotiating a complex
transaction and raising $14 million to protect the lake and the
surrounding landscape for anglers, paddlers, hikers, artists, and
nature lovers.
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Frogtown Farm and Park, MN
The diverse Frogtown community in St. Paul once had the city's
lowest amount of green space per child - and the highest
concentration of children. In 2013, we worked with the Amherst H.
Wilder Foundation to secure 12.7 acres for a hub to meet the
neighborhood's desire for health, recreation, local food, and a
connection to nature. Today, Frogtown Farm is one of the largest
contiguous urban demonstration farms in the country, and its 5 acres
feed thousands of people every year. Frogtown Park and Farm also
features St. Paul's first nature-based play area and is now
entirely open to the public.
And just in case you missed my
last email, here are the first two choices once again:
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Connecticut River
The 410-mile Connecticut River is New England's largest river,
draining a 7.2 million-acre watershed that supports fisheries,
farmlands, forests, and fresh water in four states: New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. While 89 percent of the
watershed is undeveloped, its lands and resources are under constant
threat of development. We have conserved more than 170,000 acres of
farmland, fisheries and community open spaces to support local food
production, habitat for native Eastern Brook Trout, and opportunities
for recreation, community forests and fresh water.
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Parks Unite Us
We believe parks are a community superpower, connecting people to the
outdoors and to one another, to our neighborhoods, and to the world.
When the pandemic shrunk life down to a six-foot radius, parks became
an essential part of how we coped. And yet today 100 million people
- including 28 million kids - don't have a park
within a 10-minute walk of home. Parks Unite Us is our campaign to
change that. Together we will connect more than 3 million people to
1,000 miles of trails and greenways and transform hundreds of asphalt
schoolyards into green community parks within a 10-minute walk of 6
million people.
We need all the votes by Sunday, October 11, so don't wait
... Pick your favorite today!
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Sincerely,
Kim Elliot
Director of Annual Giving
SUBMIT MY VOTE
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Photo Credit: Justin Spring
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