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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!
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 picture.
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.
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:
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.
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!
Sincerely,
Kim Elliot
Director of Annual Giving
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