from the president
ALL IN THE FAMILY
I grew up in the Northeast, developing a strong connection with New England’s forests and coastline. But one summer when I was a boy, our family piled into our Ford station wagon for a two-month journey through western national parks and public lands. I will never forget my first exposure to the big skies, wide-open spaces, and stunning land- scapes of the West. That trip gave me a whole new appreciation for America’s great outdoors and became one of my most treasured child- hood memories. Years later, when my wife, Kate, and I
started our own family, we wanted to give our boys, Wiley and Cooper, plenty of time out- side in nature. Together our family grew veg- etables and raised honeybees in our backyard, explored the parks and wild places around the San Francisco Bay Area, camped and back- packed in the Sierra Nevada, cross-country skied in the Rockies, and took our own family road trip in our minivan to explore the forests and coastlines of New England. As this issue of Land&People makes clear,
spending time outside as a family is more than just fun—it’s therapeutic. Time in nature gives us a chance to connect to each other and to teach our children that places matter. As we all spend increasing time indoors
and in thrall to our digital devices, it’s more important than ever to create parks and protect close-to-home spaces where families— everyone, for that matter—can get outside. Here our children can stretch their limbs, shed excess pounds, build muscles, and exercise their imaginations. For a while, anyway, they abandon their screens and keyboards to enjoy in-the-flesh social networks of family and friends while exploring the World Wide Web of nature.
8 · LAND&PEOPLE · FALL/WINTER 2013
Spending time outside as a family is more than just fun—it’s therapeutic.
Improving lives by creating parks and connecting people to the natural world is at the heart of our mission at The Trust for Public Land. As the holidays approach and we mark the end of another year, we want to thank you—our generous members—for help- ing advance this work that benefits so many people. On page 59 of this magazine, you will find a Year in Review section enumerating some of our accomplishments together. But the real value of our work lies in the daily experiences of the millions of people across America who are enjoying parks, playgrounds, exercise areas, gardens, trails, and inspiring wilderness because of your support. We hope that you enjoy this issue of
Land&People and that these stories inspire you to help create parks and protect the lands you love. Thanks for being a member of our own land-for-people family.
Will Rogers president
darcy kiefel
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