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NEW ORLEANS, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land (TPL) announced today that Jenga Mwendo was chosen as New Orleans' 2010 Cox Conserves Hero. The award was presented at Cox's annual Heroes Banquet today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070925/CLTU013LOGO-a ) Mwendo was nominated for the program by a member of the community, selected as a finalist by local environmental leaders and ultimately named as the Hero after receiving the most votes...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jamie Williams, The Nature Conservancy's Northern Rockies Initiative Director, and a pioneer in collaborative conservation work in the West, was announced today as the winner of the Land Trust Alliance's prestigious Kingsbury Browne Conservation Leadership Award. He is the fourth recipient of this honor awarded by the Land Trust Alliance to recognize outstanding leadership, innovation and creativity in land conservation. Williams was also...

Nine-acre Nat Turner Park offers area residents state-of-the-art athletic field, running track, green spaces, playground, and amphitheatre NEWARK, N.J., July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayor Cory A. Booker; White House Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs David Agnew; Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.; Newark Municipal Council Members; The Trust for Public Land Vice President Rose Harvey; President and CEO of The New York Giants John Mara; Former New York Giant...

WASHINGTON, March 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) today announced three winning programs for the fifth annual County Leadership in Conservation Awards, which recognizes leadership, innovation, and excellence on local land conservation and park creation initiatives by county leaders across America. Large County Category, Winner: Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program, Hillsborough County, Florida...

Site will become part of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park MIDDLESBORO, Ky., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A 2,171-acre tract of land that protects the drinking water for residents of Kentucky has been purchased by The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and will eventually be added to the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, TPL announced today. The property is a key piece in an effort begun by TPL in 2004 to protect the approximately 4,500-acre Fern Lake watershed on behalf of...

To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Nicole Doss, TPL, +1-202-368-8902 Land Conservation is Important Component of Bill WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement by Alan Front, Senior Vice President for The Trust For Public Land (TPL), a national land conservation organization, on the draft climate proposal: "TPL applauds Congressman John Dingell, Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, and Congressman Rick Boucher, who chairs the Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee,...

John Watson, president and CEO of conservation real estate company Orvis/Cushman & Wakefield, wanted to find the perfect stewardship buyer for the 2,864-acre Palo Duro Canyon Ranch. It wasn't just any property. It was situated along the rim of the state-owned "Grand Canyon of Texas," and adjacent to Palo Duro Canyon State Park -- with unlimited sporting and recreational opportunities. The sale of the ranch (locally known as Fortress Cliffs Ranch) to The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a...

CAMERON, Mont., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Roger Lang, owner of Sun Ranch, has made a private donation of $3.9 million to protect the water, wildlife and working land of the Madison Valley, announced The Trust for Public Land (TPL) this week. The gift will be used to establish the Sun Ranch Fund at The Trust for Public Land for the acquisition of lands and interests in land that contribute to protecting the vast open space and agricultural heritage of Montana's renowned Madison Valley. Lang...

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Susan David of The Trust for Public Land, +1-212-677- 7171, +1-347-675-5824, Susan.David@tpl.org Mount Vernon School Playground to Be Complete in September NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is on track to finish by the beginning of September construction of a new community playground at Mount Vernon School, site of last summer's tragic shooting of four young people. "Nothing can erase what happened that terrible...

By KEVIN MILLER; OF THE NEWS STAFF Roughly 50 projects have been awarded $18 million in funding from the Land for Maine's Future program to conserve forests, farms and working waterfronts throughout the state. The Land for Maine's Future program, or LMF, uses voter-approved bonds to help groups or individuals protect land from development while ensuring public access to the property. Recipients of LMF money are required to match the funding. On Tuesday, LMF's board allocated $15 million...