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Durham Turns a Railway into a Greenway
Built in the 1890s as a rail spur to downtown tobacco facilities, the Durham Belt Line extends along the...
Westcave Preserve, Texas
Austin may be the Lone Star State’s most forward-thinking city, but just outside town—in the hill country—Westcave Preserve takes...
Western New York Land Conservancy
Near the Lake Erie shore, the community of Eden boasts some of New York state’s most fertile soil. That’s...
Atlanta BeltLine
It’s the most comprehensive development effort ever undertaken in the City of Atlanta – transforming 22 miles of an...
Big Sur Land Trust
Created in 1978 to protect and nurture the lands of Monterey County, California, the Big Sur Land Trust inspires...
Matsuda Farm on Vashon Island, Washington
The Matsuda property was the last remaining farm on Vashon Island owned by a Japanese-American family. The farm grew...
Denny Cove, Tennessee
Located just 30 minutes northwest of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Denny Cove is a recreational landmark that is part of the...
Big Trout Bay, Ontario
There’s a reason the Great Lakes are called such – there’s simply no other word to describe this series...
Mount Hope Community Garden, San Diego, California
Established by Project New Village, the Mount Hope Community Garden provides a Southeastern San Diego neighborhood a greenspace to...
Preserving the ‘Peace of Land’ in North Carolina’s Piedmont
Over 90 acres of the Crossnore School & Children’s Home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was beautiful, urban farmland. Not...
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
The Appalachian Mountains unfold between Tennessee and North Carolina in rugged land that beckons with bird calls, breathtaking views...
Saving A 300-Year-Old Colonial Settlement Site In Connecticut
The town of Groton, Connecticut, has a long history dating to before its incorporation in 1705, and the 63-acre...
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
The Fund helps communities save their favorite outdoor places. This was the case in 2011 when a local land...
River Revitalization Foundation, Wisconsin
Three Wisconsin rivers—the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic—join in bustling downtown Milwaukee before flowing into Lake Michigan. These rivers define the...
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the former mill town of Orange, Massachusetts is a “food desert”—a community...
Natural Heritage Land Trust, Wisconsin
Giant teardrops. Whale profiles. Sculpted mounds. People get creative when describing drumlins: steep, narrow hills that clump in large...
Camp Francis Nature Preserve
Camp Francis in the western Connecticut towns of Kent and Warren has been a wilderness hideaway for more than...
Leech Lake Watershed Foundation, Minnesota
Just a few hours north of the Twin Cities, the pristine forests and clean waters that empty into Minnesota’s...
Leelanau State Park
If you envision Michigan as the palm of your hand, some of the state’s most important conservation lands can...
Pacific Crest Trail
Hikers call the Pacific Crest Trail one of the “triple crown” long-distance trails, along with the Appalachian Trail and...
Indian River Land Trust, Florida
Florida’s picturesque Indian River Lagoon attracts a third of Florida’s endangered manatees, 350 species of birds, thousands of animal and...
Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Hole, WY
Land conservation successes near and within Grand Teton National Park are improving wildlife habitat and visitor experiences in Jackson...
Healing Nature in Los Angeles with TreePeople
Although Los Angeles is known for its concrete sprawl, TreePeople is at the forefront of a movement to re-imagine...
Historic Waterfront, Southampton
Over the past 25 years, the community of New Suffolk in Southampton, New York, has rallied to protect the...
Hopewell Spruce Hill Earth Works
The most extraordinary achievements of the Hopewell people were the huge earthworks they built, including walls of stone and earth...
Ice Age National Scenic Trail
Glaciers may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Wisconsin, but consider this:...
McIntosh SEED Community Forest
In the coastal flatwoods of Georgia, a project that demonstrates our focus on community and the environment is unfolding....
Franklin Land Trust, Massachusetts
Rich Hubbard’s phone rings often. As director of the Franklin Land Trust in western Massachusetts, Hubbard fields multiple calls...
Gallatin Valley Land Trust, Montana
Popular for its trails, beaches, fishing access, dog park and climbing boulder, the 16-acre Bozeman Pond Park sits in...
Farm Creek Preserve, Norwalk Land Trust
The mud flats and salt marshes of Long Island Sound’s tidal estuaries are havens for oysters, osprey, herons, egrets...
