Black laborers plant trees near a statue at Gettysburg National Military Park.

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Rethinking the CCC, Black Labor, and the History of Our Parks

The accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a Depression-era work program, were great and many. But the contributions of Black corps members are often left out of the story. This Black History Month—which has the theme African Americans and Labor—we look back at their struggle for recognition and equity.

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Growing Hope through Public Lands and Historic Preservation

Places make great storytellers, if we know how to listen. By preserving sites that are significant to Black history and culture in America, we get to hear and experience narratives of celebration and healing, hope and growth.

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A Sunken Garden Resurfaces

What’s old is new again as a west Chicago community brings a one-of-a-kind green space back to life.

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Parks Are Economic Engines

In the post-pandemic era when employers offer geographic mobility, municipal investments in parks and open spaces are key to attracting and retaining a diverse, happy, and healthy workforce.

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A white man and a Black man sit on a metal bench among green grass and trees outside an office building.

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Perfect Strangers: How Parks Foster Real Connections

In East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and eight other communities across the country, parks and community engagement are helping Americans find common ground.

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Read the latest insightful, inspirational, real-life stories that demonstrate the heart of our organization and the people who support us.

Meeting the Moment to Protect Public Lands

In moments of uncertainty, our values guide us. Like you, I’m following the news closely. Right now, America’s public lands and outdoor spaces—the places where we find solace, inspiration, hope, and connection—are facing challenges unlike any we’ve seen in generations. Rapid federal policy shifts, threats to funding, and mass layoffs and firings are putting countless critical conservation and community projects at risk. Against this backdrop, I want to reassure you that Trust for Public Land remains focused on its mission.

India Basin Waterfront Park: Built by Community

Because of an ambitious plan that involves residents in its visioning and construction India Basin Waterfront Park serves as a model for enhancing communities and reducing displacement.

Growing Hope through Public Lands and Historic Preservation

Places make great storytellers, if we know how to listen. By preserving sites that are significant to Black history and culture in American, we get to hear and experience narratives of celebration and healing, hope and growth.

Rethinking the CCC, Black Labor, and the History of Our Parks

The accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a Depression-era work program, were great and many. But the contributions of Black corps members are often left out of the story. This Black History Month—which has the theme African Americans and Labor—we look back at their struggle for recognition and equity.

Sears Sunken Garden Resurfaces

What’s old is new again as a west Chicago community brings a one-of-a-kind green space back to life.

Parks Are Economic Engines

In the post-pandemic era when employers offer geographic mobility, municipal investments in parks and open spaces are key to attracting and retaining a diverse, happy, and healthy workforce.

Perfect Strangers: How Parks Foster Real Connections

In East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and eight other communities across the country, parks and community engagement are helping Americans find common ground.

2024 Year in Review

Over the past 12 months, we've achieved some noteworthy goals and set plenty of exciting projects in motion. While we can’t shine a light on each and every win, here are several highlights from 2024.

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Texas’s Public Lands?

Every day, TPL takes meaningful steps toward safeguarding public lands in Washington and bringing residents and visitors closer to the outdoors and the land's history.

A Climber’s Legacy Lives on in Wyoming

For mountaineer Vaughn Fetzer, the challenges presented by Wyoming’s Wind River Range were the reason he returned to it again and again—as a beloved training ground. After he died in 2021, his friends knew exactly where to spread his ashes. Learn why this grand landscape meant so much to him.

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