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A man casts with a fishing rod from a canoe on a pond
Photo credit: Jerry and Marcy Monkman
How to make conservation pay for itself
This fall, a small town in New Hampshire paid off the mortgage on their community forest ... and now, as one resident puts it, “All that’s left to do is figure out how we’re going to spend all this newfound wealth that our forest will bring in.”
 
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Three teenage girls plant a tree. A blue house is in the background.
Photo credit: Mark Graham for The Nature Conservancy
“It’s about time” for park equity in Dallas
Residents of the city's Oak Cliff neighborhood have big plans for the future—and they believe in the power of parks to help achieve the changes they envision.
 
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A close up of 2 toddlers legs in rainboots near a stack of pumpkins
Photo credit: Elisa Halstad
A town rallies to save its favorite pumpkin patch
The Brown family has opened their farm up to their community every autumn since 1978 for all the hallmarks of the season, from chowing down on apple cider donuts to wandering in a corn maze to hitching a hay ride—and of course, picking the perfect pumpkin. Now, it's protected from development forever.
 
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A toddler and her parents walk in a park
Photo credit: Annie Bang
Ten reasons parks are amazing
Thanks to everyone who joined for the second annual National Walk to a Park Day last week! We loved hearing from park fans across the country ... and we're proud to know so many of you stand with us as we work to make sure everyone in America has a great park within a 10-minute walk of home.
 
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Purple wildflowers with the Columbia River Gorge in the background
Photo credit: Peter Marbach
Help choose our 2020 membership card
It’s time to help pick The Trust for Public Land’s 2020 membership card! We have four stunning photos of incredible landscapes for you to choose from. One of the four will appear on next year’s membership card … but which one? We need all the votes by October 20, so please don’t wait … pick your favorite today!
 
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