Land&People
EDITOR: William Poole EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS:
Yasaman Golban Alia Salim
EDITORIAL SERVICES: Parlandau Communications
David Sweet PHOTO RESEARCH: Nancy Biskovich CARTOGRAPHY: Ben Pease DESIGN AND PRODUCTION:
Land&People is the magazine for anyone who loves the land and wants to conserve land for people. Published by the nation’s preeminent organization working to protect land for human benefi t and enjoyment, Land&People highlights conservation ideas and techniques through inspiring stories about how people and communities are creating new parks, playgrounds, and greenways and protecting the lands they love.
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tpl.org/freemag.
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tpl.org/lpdigital—all the stories and photos laid out exactly as in the paper version, but with search tools, easy content-sharing, and instant links to additional information.
Printed in the USA. This paper includes 30 percent post-consumer waste and is manufactured without elemental chlorine.
Glyph Publishing Arts DESIGN SUPPORT: Helene Sherlock MARKETING: Kristen Anderson
Land&People is published to advance the mission of The Trust for Public Land. The magazine seeks to highlight TPL’s work and to increase awareness of land conservation issues. Our goal is to encourage livable communities in which no child lives more than a ten-minute walk from a park, playground, or natural area.
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donor.outreach@tpl.org; or to The Trust for Public Land, 101 Montgomery St., Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94104. Please be sure to include your old address.
Printed in the USA by Quad Graphics, Wisconsin.
©2012 The Trust for Public Land. All rights reserved. The Trust for Public Land, TPL, Land&People, Parks for People, Conserving Land for People, LandVote, LandLink, Greenprint for Growth; along with The Trust for Public Land and LandVote logos, are registered trademarks of The Trust for Public Land. ParkScore and Fitness Zones are trademarks of The Trust for Public Land.
OFFICERS William B. Rogers, President and Chief Executive Offi cer
Margie Kim Bermeo, Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Offi cer Raymond Christman, Senior Vice President and Division Director
Ernest Cook, Senior Vice President and Director of Conservation Strategies Jeff Danter, Senior Vice President and Division Director Kathy DeCoster, Vice President and Director of Federal Affairs
M. Holly Haugh, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary Roger Hoesterey, Senior Vice President and Division Director
Christopher K. Kay, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Offi cer
Cynthia Scherer, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Offi cer, and Treasurer Brenda Schick, Vice President and Director of Conservation Transactions Barbara Smith, Vice President and Director of Human Resources
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Page Knudsen Cowles (Chair) Stephen W. Baird, Brian M. Beitner, George Bell, Margaret L. Brown,
William J. Cronon, George P. Denny III, Douglas Durst, F. Whitney Hatch, Caroline P. Niemczyk, Michael E. Patterson, Thomas S. Reeve, Roy Richards Jr., William B. Rogers, Kent J. Thiry, Sheryl Tishman, F. Jerome Tone, Susan D. Whiting
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