Schoolyard before and after
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John,
Have you heard of the heat island
effect?
Whenever it's sunny, urban
areas often create heat islands, where asphalt roads, dark shingles on
rooftops and fresh asphalt on basketball courts drive up the
temperature to often dangerous levels.
A heat island is no place for a
child to play. But did you know that almost a third of the 50 million
public school students in the United States attend school in a heat
island?
The difference in temperature can be
dramatic, from 1.25 degrees to as much as 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer
than the surrounding town or city! That's why cities are often
so much hotter than the rural areas surrounding them.
The difference in temperature
doesn't relent when the sun sets either. In fact, it increases.
The extra heat generated by dark surfaces like asphalt schoolyards can
be up to 22 degrees at night.
And the difference in temperature
can be dangerous. It can be the difference between discomfort and
illness, or even death-especially for the elderly, children, and
people with existing health issues.
But with the support of Trust for
Public Land members like you, we're turning asphalt schoolyards
into vibrant, green spaces for more climate-resilient
communities-one Community Schoolyards space at a time.
As more intense heat waves and
stronger storms become the norm, Trust for Public Land's
Community Schoolyards initiative becomes more urgent every day. With
your continued support, we'll transform many more bare
schoolyards across the country into shady escapes for the whole
neighborhood.
Make a gift today and you'll
help our Community Schoolyards initiative provide landscaped gardens
and porous surfaces that absorb stormwater and help prevent chronic
flooding along with trees and other greenery to cool down dangerous
heat islands.
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John, Community
Schoolyards projects hold huge potential to transform our
communities' climate health, but this powerful, common-sense
solution needs your support!
Help Trust for Public Land with a
generous gift today so we can turn more asphalt schoolyards into green
wonderlands for climate-resilient communities.
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Sincerely,
Josh VanDavier Signature
Josh VanDavier
Associate Director, Digital
Membership
P.S. Fewer than one percent of
America's 90,000 public schoolyards are rich in green space,
leaving many children to play in seas of asphalt that bake under the
hot sun or flood during downpours. Our Community Schoolyards
initiative can transform thousands of schools and communities across
America, making park access more equitable and safer for the
surrounding community. But we need your support. Please make a gift
today!
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