Since 1972, TPL has protected more than 4 million acres of public land, created more than 5,500 parks, trails, schoolyards, and iconic outdoor places, generated over $112 billion in public funding for parks and public lands, and connected nearly 10 million people to the outdoors. Building on more than four decades of park, conservation, and trail leadership in New York, TPL partners with government, philanthropic, and community stakeholders to plan, fund, and deliver greenways and trails that connect people to parks, nature, jobs, and schools.