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ATLANTA, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Enterprises and The Trust for Public Land announced Donna Shearer as the 25th Cox Conserves Hero. Created in 2008, Cox Conserves Heroes is an awards program that honors community volunteers who create and preserve outdoor spaces in local communities. The winners and finalists select environmental nonprofits to receive a donation in their honor. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121115/CL12695-INFO ) To date, more than $280,000...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Across the nation, voters of all political leanings gave overwhelming approval yesterday to taxing themselves and spending money for new parks in their communities, The Trust for Public Land announced Wednesday. Of the 57 measures on local and statewide ballots, 46 passed, an approval rate of 81%. The measures in 21 states will provide more than $2 billion overall, including $767 million in new money to support protection of...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land announced Martin Camp as Santa Barbara's 2012 Cox Conserves Hero. Sponsored locally by Montecito Bank & Trust, Cox Conserves Heroes honors volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces. Camp was nominated for volunteering with a local, urban farm. He educates the public on the importance of sustainable food and conserving land. From fixing aging farm...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KTVU Channel 2 and The Trust for Public Land today announced Charlie Bowen as the Bay Area's 2012 Cox Conserves Hero. As her nonprofit of choice, the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association will receive $10,000. Bowen was nominated for a decade's worth of volunteerism. She has been the engine behind restoring and growing Berkeley's historic network of public paths. Her volunteer group turns overgrown and fenced off paths into beautiful...

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land announced Sally Nelson as San Diego's 2012 Cox Conserves Hero. Sponsored locally by Think Blue San Diego and radio partners KYXY 96.5 and Energy 103.7 FM, Cox Conserves Heroes honors volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces. Nelson was nominated for her volunteer work with the Park Patrol and the Gate Keeper programs that help keep the San Diego Riverbed trail...

ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A 30-acre private parcel in Zion National Park has been protected from potential development and will be added to the park, The Trust for Public Land and National Parks Conservation Association announced today. An anonymous donor, working with the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and The Trust for Public Land, donated $825,000 so the land could be purchased and given to the park, said Will Rogers,...

Lease buyout will protect 58,000 acres of sensitive land in and around Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest, near Grand Teton National Park Local residents, ranchers, hunters and state officials express strong support for transaction JACKSON, Wyo., Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Trust for Public Land announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Plains Exploration & Production Company (NYSE: PXP) to purchase oil and gas leases on 58,000 acres of...

Program honors Boston attorney who helped create the Land Trust Alliance CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Peter Stein, a leader in forests and rural lands conservation and managing director of Lyme Timber Co, was named the Kingsbury Browne Fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Stein, who previously was senior vice president at the Trust for Public Land, was also named the winner of the Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award by the Land...

BRAINERD, Minn., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Minnesota conservation advocates and Potlatch Corporation announced today that they have reached final agreement on an $11 million deal to conserve a nearly 2,000-acre natural area along the Mississippi River northeast of Brainerd, Minnesota. The area is known by conservation leaders as "Mississippi River Northwoods." "This conservation effort took a great deal of leadership, commitment and patience from many--including Crow...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land announced Martin Camp, Katie Davis and David Fainer as the finalists for Santa Barbara's Cox Conserves Heroes program. The winner will be chosen through an online vote, which is open to the public through Sept. 21 at CoxConservesHeroes.com. Sponsored locally by Montecito Bank & Trust, Cox Conserves Heroes honors volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor...