From launching an effort toward the largest collaborative land return between a nonprofit and a tribal nation in U.S. history to helping a new generation of land conservation professionals forge the path of the future, we celebrated some incredible milestones and successes in 2023. In case you missed any, here’s a quick look back at a few of the biggest.
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A luncheon held for community supporters at South Oak Cliff Renaissance Park (405 E Overton Rd, Dallas, TX 75216), on November 18, 2021.
Diane Regas, CEO of TPL
Actor hikes near Foster Park Residence Campground in Ventura, California.
P.S. 384 after renovation Photo: TPL staff
Gloria Reid hiking above Big Avalanche Ravine and Sierra Butte in Tahoe National Forest, CA. Sierra Crest III, Northern Sierra Partnership, NSP, Truckee Donner Land Trust, USFS, Sierra Pacific Industries, Sierra Checkerboard.
Panorama Park in Colorado Springs, includes a playground with seven distinct by connected play areas for climbing, swinging, sliding, sand play, sensory retreat, play mounds, and a toddler area. The spinner is one of many features designed to be accessible to people with and without physical disabilities. Photo: Olivedia Productions
Studies show that easy access to parks is associated with increased
physical activity and lower body mass index. Photo: Adair Rutledge
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A high view of two bicyclists riding past an old train station along the Legacy Trail in Sarasota, Florida. Photo: Darcy Kiefel
Ribbon cutting ceremony at PS98Q in Queens, NY, on Sept. 29, 2022.
Chairrman Lopez and Ken Lucero at the Califorina State Capital Building in October 2023 for the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and TPL partnership announcement. Photo: Alejandra Rubio
A saguaro cactus stands in the the Arizona desert beneath the Milky Way.
Chief Impact Officer Luis Benitez visits with schoolchildren at a TPL schoolyard in Dallas, Texas. Photo: Talus Films
More info coming. Story Mill Connecter Trail, Bozeman, MT. Northern Pacific/Story Mill Historic District. Young girls hold a bond sign reading Parks and Trails, Vote Yes. Bozeman Parks & Trails Bond, Conservation Finance, ConFin.
We are collaborating with the Penobscot Nation to permanently restore nearly 30,000 acres to the Penobscot Nation, while creating much-needed public access to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
In September, TPL introduced Dr. Pooja Tandon as TPL’s new health director.
Melrose Cypress Pond at Natchez National Historical Park, Adams County, Mississippi/NPS
Harvey and Gladys Nyland Property, San Juan Bautista, California Photo: TPL staff
Hikers of the Long Trail hikers take a break at the Rolston Rest shelter. Photo: Kurt Budliger
Fivemile Creek, Oak Cliff, Dallas TX 75224
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