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The Trust for Public Land in Action: 2018 C E L E B R AT I N G W HAT YO U M A D E P O S S I B L E IN THE NORTHWEST AND BEYOND

All people deserve access to nature. Thanks to your support, more than 8 million people live within a 10-minute walk of a place created or protected by The Trust for Public Land—and countless more visit each year. In towns and cities across the country, people are relaxing, exercising and playing in parks, trails, gardens, and playgrounds. Thanks to supporters like you, we protected the land around Lime Kiln Point State Park on San Juan Island where you may have watched orcas play. We’ve preserved open spaces near and far: from the Carbon River entrance at Mount Rainier National Park to the popular Potso Dog Park in Portland. Here at home in the Northwest, The Trust for Public Land has protected more than 200,000

acres of land, creating community parks, and ensuring public access to the wildlands that define our region. Thanks to supporters like you, our successes include Rattlesnake Mountain in North Bend, Washington, and the Columbia River Gorge. In the following pages, we will share the transformative power of your support here in the Northwest. We hope you enjoy learning about our groundbreaking collaboration with the City of Lynnwood, victories at the ballot box, and the newly protected South Puget Sound Forest. Your support for land for people comes at a critical time. Attacks on our public lands—the pride of our nation and region—threaten to inflict irreversible damage. As we go to press, we are fighting to save our nation’s premier conservation program: the Land and Water Conservation Fund. It hasn’t been easy. But we’re not giving up! Together, we can protect the lands we all share. Thank you for standing up for land for people.

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Clatsop Butte Natural Area Portland, OR

Creating a powerful partnership for parks BUILDING ON SUCCESS As Lynnwood grows, so will our partnership. Sarah is imagining new parks, and we’re helping identify sites, generate funding, and engage community members.

When Sarah Olson imagines a happier, healthier community, parks play a central role. As Deputy Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Lynnwood, Washington, Sarah has collaborated closely with The Trust for Public Land. Together, we analyzed maps and population data to identify which neighborhoods in the fastgrowing city lacked quality parks.

Sarah couldn’t be happier. “As a public servant, I feel very connected to the community,” she said. “It feels so good to go to a park and meet people and see kids laughing and playing.”

“One neighborhood glaringly came off the page as a high-need area,” Sarah remembers. The city hadn’t invested in South Lynnwood Park in over four decades.

“The Trust for Public Land pushed us to be more culturally relevant, to ensure we understood the needs of the neighborhood,” Sarah said. “At the end of the day, I really appreciate your commitment to engagement—to best serve community members with great parks they want and need.” With a grant from Kaiser Permanente, we rallied a coalition of residents and city officials to redesign South Lynnwood Park. Adults and kids alike weighed in. They called for a new playground, a picnic shelter, a soccer field, and walking paths. Armed with the community’s vision for a place to gather, play, and exercise, we applied for $1 million in state funding to renovate the park next year.

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S U C C E S S F U L PA R K P R O J E C T S S TA R T W I T H C O M M U N I T Y Our partnership began with 18 months of intensive community engagement and outreach. Bringing neighbors together to transform parks builds connections, creates a sense of ownership, and helps residents steward their parks over the long run.

Creating quality parks requires collaboration from community members, governments, nonprofits, and supporters like you. We couldn’t develop these powerful partnerships without your support. Thank you!

Lynnwood Deputy Parks Director Sarah Olson (right) and The Trust for Public Land Project Manager Grace Bergman (left).

A forest protected forever Imagine walking through a verdant forest on the Olympic Peninsula. Pine needles crunch beneath your boots. The light filters through the trees, drawing lacy patterns on the forest floor. You’re heading to a lookout where you hope to spot Mount Rainier peeking out from the behind the clouds. You can smell the memory of last night’s rain. This forest sits above Case Inlet on the southern end of Puget Sound. For generations, it has provided shade for salmon-bearing streams and protected water flowing into the shellfish rich bay. Orca whales hunt and play in the waters below. Because of your support, we protected 7,000 acres of this essential forest. This land will remain a working forest while protecting water quality and wildlife habitat. It provides hiking, mountain biking, and other outdoor recreation opportunities. Whether you work or play in this forest, it will remain protected for generations to come.

LAND FOR PEOPLE ON THE O LY M P I C P E N I N S U L A The Olympic Peninsula is a natural wonder where close-knit communities, recreational opportunities, working lands, and national security converge. The population is surging as our friends and colleagues seek spectacular recreation opportunities, proximity to rapidly growing cities, and affordability. Helping communities thrive is at the heart of our work. The Trust for Public Land is not just conserving land: we’re helping ensure growth is compatible with the region’s recreational treasures and natural resource economy; maintaining the region’s economic vitality for generations to come. The forest preserved this year is the second of a three-phase project to protect over 20,000 acres in South Puget Sound. We are working hard to complete the third and final phase in 2019. With your help, we can plan for sustainable growth and increase access to the outdoors for everyone.

View of Mount Rainier

from The South Puget Sound Forest

Victory at the ballot box! country have approved billions of dollars for parks and public land. In addition to Eugene, our successes this year include:

Did you know... At the federal, state, and local levels, we advocate for the importance of parks and open space and the need to fund them, in order to create parks and protect land for people to enjoy.

• California: $4.1 billion bond for parks, the environment and clean air and water. • Lynnwood, Washington: The City Council approved a park impact fee that is projected to generate $42 million to meet the growing population’s need for open space.

Since 1996, we’ve guided nonpartisan political action on over 500 ballot measures across more than 30 states nationwide, generating over $68 billion in public funds for healthy land and water.

• Colorado: Passed a bill to renew over $100 million in annual funding for parks and the great outdoors through 2049. As we go to press, nine states are considering measures we helped craft. If voters approve all of these measures, they would generate over $3 billion in new public funding for conservation and parks.

Eugene, Oregon, had a problem: 75 percent of residents used the city’s parks each month, but budget cuts during the Great Recession were taking a toll. The city lacked the resources to maintain and renovate aging parks and trails.

The city will use the funding to renovate parks and community centers, step up park maintenance, and bolster safety.

N AT I O N - W I D E S U C C E S S Since 1996, we’ve guided nonpartisan political action on more than 500 ballot measures across 30 states, generating over $68 billion in public funds for healthy land and water. 2018 has been a banner year for conservation at the ballot box. Thanks to advocates like you, voters here in the Northwest and across the

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In 2018, we helped park advocates in Eugene pass two measures to raise $54 million for the city’s parks and recreation system. Voters overwhelmingly supported the idea, with over 60 percent voting in favor.

These successes generate critical funding for conservation and build coalitions for parks and public land. Winston Pierre, a community organizer for parks and public housing in Boston said it best: “If you can build trust with people, nothing is impossible.”

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Meet The Trust for Public Landâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Northwest Team

Colleen Azelby, Philanthropy Coordinator Grace Bergman, Project Manager Richard Corff, Sr. Project Manager Alison Driver, Engagement Officer David Gorton, Institutional Giving Manager Ashley Knapp, Northwest Public Grants Writer

Andrew McConnico, Project Manager David Patton, Northwest Area Director Sam Plotkin, Project Manager Danny Rees, Northwest Director of Philanthropy Cary Simmons, Northwest Sr. Program Manager Ann Welz, Sr. Project Manager

Washington State Advisory Board We are so grateful for the leadership of our volunteers Marco Abbruzzese Josh Anderson, Vice Chair Tom Bayley Tony Cavalieri Barbara Fielden Alden Garrett, Chair Annalee Luhman Thomas S. Reeve F. Jerome Tone Brady Walkinshaw Katie Young

Board Members Emeritus Mary F. Black T. William Booth Elizabeth T. Bottler Campbell Mathewson Lyn B. White Martha M. Wyckoff

ADAIR FREEMAN RUTLEDGE

Thank you

for supporting The Trust for Public Land as we work to protect land and create parks for people in the Northwest and beyond. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it without you. Photo: Saddle Rock, Wenatchee Foothills

Join us. The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.

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David Patton Northwest Area Director 206.274.2916 | david.patton@tpl.org Danny Rees Northwest Director of Philanthropy 206.274.2921 | danny.rees@tpl.org 901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1520 Seattle, WA 98164

COVER: TOP LEFT, DARCY KIEFEL; TOP RIGHT, HANNAH LOZANO; MIDDLE LEFT, ROBB HIRSCH; MIDDLE RIGHT, KELLY BALCOMB-BARTOK; BOTTOM, ANNIE BANG.