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Children play for the first time after the ribbon cutting ceremony in the Space to Grow schoolyard at Nathan Davis Elementary School. / Photo courtesy of Space to Grow

Bringing conservation to the playground

Source: 
Winter 2022 Saving Land
Author: 
Tom Springer

There’s an expression among conservation professionals that “asphalt is always the last crop.” Once an ecosystem gets plowed under and the very topsoil scraped off and trucked away, that’s true eno

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Students learn in the gardens at Wadsworth STEM, a Space to Grow school in Chicago. Space to Grow is a partnership of Healthy Schools Campaign and Openlands land trust to transform Chicago schoolyards into vibrant spaces to play, learn and be outside, while helping neighborhoods to reduce urban flooding. / Photo by Space to Grow

Counting what matters: Stories from the 2020 National Land Trust Census

Source: 
Winter 2022 Saving Land
Author: 
Tom Springer

You may have heard the saying, “No numbers without stories and no stories without numbers.” Since 1981, that sound piece of communications advice has been a guiding principle behind the National La

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Designing access with and for the community

Source: 
Open to All: A disability inclusion guide for land trusts
Author: 
Chris Soto

“We have these beautiful lands and incredible infrastructure, but a whole segment of the community was not being served,” says Nicole Braddock, executive director of the Solano Land Trust. “We are looking at this as a longevity thing; we must strive for access for all if we will indeed protect these places forever.”

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Inclusive outdoor programs ensure nobody gets left behind

Source: 
Open to All: A Disability Inclusion Guide for Land Trusts
Author: 
Chris Soto

Mohonk Preserve in New York has an active environmental education program for local K-6 students who look forward to their annual trip to the Preserve for field studies

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Making volunteering possible for those who want to

Source: 
Open to All: A Disability Inclusion Guide for Land Trusts
Author: 
Chris Soto

In 2017, Blue Hill Heritage Trust Executive Director Hans Carlson received an intriguing opportunity from Whit Whitney at the Maine Land Trust Network.

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Gerldine Wilson, who is legally blind, is Grassroots Gardens’ lead gardener and founder of the Victoria Avenue Community Garden. She is now the Gardening for All Task Force Coordinator and is also one of the facilitators for the Grief in the Gardens program. Credit: Grassroots Gardens of Western New York

Healing the mind through gardening

Source: 
Open to All: A Disability Inclusion Guide for Land Trusts
Author: 
Chris Soto

Long-time gardener Gerldine Wilson is passionate about the new initiatives of Grassroots Gardens WNY to provide accessibility and opportunities for healing through gardening.

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