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Community Schoolyards™ projects are a shovel-ready solution to park access in America.
Hi John: If every public schoolyard in America functioned as a shared outdoor space, 20 million more people would have access to a park within a 10-minute walk from home.
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The schoolyard solution to America's park equity problem
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Nearly every day, millions of children across the U.S. go to recess on unwelcoming asphalt playgrounds that offer little exposure to nature. Our Community Schoolyards™ projects transform these underutilized outdoor spaces into vibrant public parks—full of trees, shade, and places to play and enjoy the outdoors. And they offer these benefits to the whole community, closing the park equity gap for millions of people.
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Honoring diversity with Philly Community Schoolyard space
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A once grim paved schoolyard at Southwark School in Philadelphia is now a vehicle for community connection and a place where kids can activate their imaginations and play safely. In partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia, students adorned the park with a mural that celebrates their neighborhood's diverse cultural demographics and participated in STEAM education during the collaborative design process.
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Photo Credit: The Trust for Public Land staff
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Unlock the power of America's schoolyards
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There's an easy and affordable solution to America's park access problem hiding in plain sight: schoolyards. Lawmakers can tap into their potential and unlock the power of parks for millions of people. Congress must provide funding for Community Schoolyards projects to transform our nation's asphalt schoolyards into vibrant parks and connect 20 million people to the outdoors.
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Updates from across the country
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New York City schoolyards are packed with potential
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There are too many students in New York City who spend recess on schoolyards that look like parking lots, not playgrounds. We’ve already transformed more than 215 NYC playgrounds into vibrant green schoolyards that are open to the community outside of school hours, and we’ve set the bold goal of reaching another 100.
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Honuʻapo Ranch lands protected!
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With Kuahiwi Ranch, Ala Kahakai Trail Association, Ka ‘Ohana O Honu‘apo, and the Freeman Foundation, we protected 601 acres of pastureland at Honuʻapo as a working ranch. These lands are part of the storied landscape of Kaʻū—conserving precious farmland and cultural sites, perpetuating Kaʻū’s paniolo history, and supporting agricultural jobs.
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We believe in the power of the outdoors. Tell us why outside matters to you for a chance to have your quote featured in a future edition of Outside Matters.
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Land for Maine’s future is funded!
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Maine lawmakers included $40 million for land conservation in the state’s newest budget, one of the largest cash infusions to the Land for Maine’s Future program since it started more than 30 years. The Trust for Public Land will continue to work hard to turn those dollars into protected green spaces for all Mainers—so that the healing power of nature is available to every one of us.
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Photo Credit: Jeremy Beeton
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Help increase park access for 28 million kids
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Today, 100 million people in America—including 28 million kids—don’t have a park close to home. Please make a generous, tax-deductible gift today to support The Trust for Public Land’s Community Schoolyards projects and all our critical work to close the park equity gap that exists in too many communities across the nation.
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